<< Our Photo Pages >> Kureishibaru - Stone Circle in Japan in Kyūshū
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Kureishibaru Alternative Name: 礫石原Country: Japan
NOTE: This site is 4.771 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Kyūshū Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Shimabara (Nagasaki pref.) Nearest Village: Kureishibaru-machi 礫石
Latitude: 32.803530N Longitude: 130.308500E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Maybe the southernmost stone circle in Japan, lie on a slope of the Unzen volcano. A signpost and a fence indicate the site but overgrown ferns spread over and conceal it.
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