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Surroundings:

Hisarya - Roman tomb - mosaic pavementHisarya - Roman tombTo the tomb in ChisariaEntrance to the burial chamber - Hisarya  - Roman tombRoman tombs in HisariaChisarya - Roman tomb - masonryHisarya - Roman TombHisarya - Roman Tomb - entranceHisarya - Roman TombChisarya - Roman tomb - masonryEntrance to the tomb in HisaryaChisarya - Roman tombHisarya - Roman Tomb - labelThracian tomb - view from the NWHisarya - Roman Tomb - descriptionChisarya - Roman tombHisarya - Roman TombChisarya - Roman tombChisarya - Roman tomb - mosaic pavementChisarya - Roman tombamphitheatreRoman bathsHissarya - DiocletianopolisDiocletianopolis The Southern Gate at Night

Location:

  • Bulgaria, Staro Zhelezare
  • geo:42.436966,24.658623
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Class:

  • Temple or sanctuary
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=45481

Annotations

Staro Zhelezare Stone Circle was discovered in 2001 by late Bulgarian archaeologist Georgi Kitov. It consists of  24 of different size standing stones (of which 2 are missing)  arranged in a proper circle and is  6 meters of diameter

See:

  1. http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/background-infonotes/shrines/thracian-cromlech-stone-circle-staro-zhelezare-bulgaria/
  2. http://www.balkanmegaliths.bgjourney.com/Bulgaria/Menhiri/CROMLEHS/Staro_Jelezare/StaroJelezare.html
  3. Georgi Kitov, „Тракийски култов център Старосел”, изд. Славена, Varna 2003
  4. idem: Могили, храмове, гробници (записки на един могилар)”, изд. ТЕМП, С., 2008

Nearby

Hisarya - Tomb No. 3. (7 km)

Roman tomb - IVth century

Diocletianopolis - Hisarya (7 km)

Early Christian basilica

Diocletianopolis - Hisarya, Basilica (7 km)

Early Christian basilica - Vth century.


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