苏格兰古老石圈的用途是考古学界最久远的难题之一。最近,有不同的研究者各自声称自己找到了合理的答案。苏格兰境内有不少石阵,石头形状各异,常常呈环形排列。其中位于奥克尼和刘易斯岛上的两个石圈——斯丹尼斯和卡兰尼什——被认为是英国最古老的石圈,距今约有5000年的历史。此外,还有众多的石圈散布在苏格兰的乡村间。这些石圈的立石有的单块 The use of ancient stone circles in Scotland is one of the oldest problems in archeology. Recently, different researchers each claimed to have found a reasonable answer. There are many stone formations in Scotland, the stone shapes vary, often in a circular arrangement. Of these, the two stone circles on the island of Orkney and Lewis Island - Sneden and Carranish - are considered the oldest stone circle in the United Kingdom about 5,000 years ago. In addition, there are numerous stone circles scattered in the villages of Scotland. There are some monoliths in these stone circles