a tall upright megalith; found primarily in England and northern France

A single stone set upright in the ground. Sometimes known as a menhir.

Lone vertical stone; see Menhir

usually a remaining stone of a circle or tomb, but sometimes a sacred alignment stone.

Standing stones, orthostats, liths or more commonly, megaliths because of their large and cumbersome size, are solitary stones set vertically in the ground and come in many different varieties. Where they appear in groups together, often in a circular formation, they are sometimes called megalithic monuments. Standing stones are found throughout the world with no known or documented history.