The megalithic structure in Scotland, which was estimated to be a thousand years old, turned out to be a forgery made by a farmer in the 90s of the last century. Reported by The Guardian.
The circular building is located in the Scottish parish of Leochelle Cushney in Aberdeenshire County. It was distinguished from other similar cromlechs by the small size of the standing stones and the small diameter. The Scotland Archaeological Service considered the megalith to be a genuine ancient structure and conducted research until the former owner of the farm where he was located revealed that he was one of the builders of the "cromlech", which turned out to be a replica of a full-size megalith.
Representatives of the archaeological service said they were disappointed that the megalith was not real, but continue to consider it "an excellent element of the landscape."
Cromlech is an ancient structure built in the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age and is a group of vertically placed stones that form a circle. Cromlechs are often called megaliths, such as Stonehenge.
Earlier, in December 2018, it was reported that archaeologists have found out the purpose of the Folkton drums - ancient stone cylinders, whose age reaches 4-4.6 thousand years. It turned out that tribes living in the north of modern England used them as measuring instruments to create megalithic structures, including Stonehenge.