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<< Our Photo Pages >> Asota (Kalula) circle - Stone Circle in Pakistan

Submitted by theCaptain on Saturday, 14 January 2012  Page Views: 10122

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Asota (Kalula) circle
Country: Pakistan
NOTE: This site is 53.155 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Khyber Pashtunkwa  Nearest Village: Asoda Sharif
Latitude: 34.238820N  Longitude: 72.335640E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Asota (Kalula) circle submitted by ammanamba : A new site in Khyber Pasthunkwa, Northern Pakistan, a very nice cromlech, with 16 stones standing! Apparently there are more around Peshawar... (Vote or comment on this photo)
A very nice cromlech, with 16 stones still standing, some 3 m high, at Kalula, close to the village of Asoda Sharif, Swabi District, Khyber Pashtunkwa, Northern Pakistan. Apparently there are more around Peshawar region. Details below from ammanamba.

The site is in a small village called Kalula, Northwest of Swabi, a larger town and District Center in KPK and about 1.5 hrs drive from Islamabad. The stones can actually be seen on Google earth, if one knows where to look. I noted down as coordinates on my GPS: N 34 degree 14' 19.7" E 072 degree 20' 08.7". They were shown to me by a befriended retired general who lives in the area. The site used to have a fence, a sign and a guard, all gone. I have not had time yet to do research on it in literature but there should be some mention somewhere.

16 stones are still standing, plus one half buried and one has a base only, so in total 18 can be traced. Furthermore, another two small stones adjoin two of the larger standing ones, possibly as support.

The stones are in a nearly perfect circle, except for one which stands slightly outside of it. However, as most stones (13) stand on one side, forming a semi-circle, only an archaeological dig could confirm the circle as such. The semi-circle stones are roughly oriented south-west, the one out of line is on the other side, where two more standing and one lying stones can be found on the imaginary circle line.

The stones are generally uncut, although some seem to have been shaped into rectangular form with defined corners. They are of granite, which I believe can be found in the mountains nearby although my guide maintained that that type of granite comes from about 20 km away. The tallest stones are about 3 m high.

According to the archaeologist-director of the Peshawar museum there are at least two more circles in the vicinity of Peshawar which I have not yet been able to visit (a bit tricky area). One such circle was already depicted in James Ferguson's: Rude stones monuments in all countries (1872)!

According to locals the stones were once 30 and erected by Ashoka (Buddha) to be able to meditate at each one, one day of the month. However, it seems to me quite likely that the stone circle is of much earlier date, neolithic/early bronze age, in line with similar circles elsewhere. Again, I did not do any research in literature on these circles in Pakistan as yet.

Note: Pictures and details of this fascinating stone circle in northern Pakistan have been sent to the Megalithic Portal from ammanamba. Many thanks.
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Asota (Kalula) circle
Asota (Kalula) circle submitted by ammanamba : Another picture of part of the stone circle at Kalula, close ot the village of Asoda Sharif, Swabi District, Khyber Pashtunkwa, Pakistan. 16 stones still standing, some are 3 m high! (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Asota (Kalula) circle by Andy B on Wednesday, 24 October 2012
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The megaliths of Asota are one of the finest stone circles of the Indian sub continent. Though in a ruinous state today one can easily perceive with how much grace and aplomb these magnificent stones once stood.

The monument once comprised about 32 menhirs having an average height of about 3.5 meters and the circle had a diameter of about a 17 meters.

The menhirs are found to be placed at uneven gaps, the minimum space between the menhirs is 0.67 and the maximum is 1.34 meters.

More at
http://www.megalithindia.in/2011/12/megaliths-of-asota-pakistan.html
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