▁example ▁being ▁located ▁at ▁Car n ac ▁in ▁Brit t any , ▁France . ▁ ▁In ▁parts ▁of ▁Britain ▁and ▁Ireland ▁a ▁relatively ▁common ▁type ▁of ▁meg al ith ic ▁construction ▁is ▁the ▁stone ▁circle , ▁of ▁which ▁examples ▁include ▁Stone hen ge , ▁A ve bury , ▁Ring ▁of ▁Bro d gar ▁and ▁B elt any . ▁These , ▁too , ▁display ▁evidence ▁of ▁astronom ical ▁align ments , ▁both ▁solar ▁and ▁lun ar . ▁Stone hen ge , ▁for ▁example , ▁is ▁famous ▁for ▁its ▁sol st ice ▁alignment . ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁stone ▁circles ▁are ▁also ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Europe . ▁The ▁circle ▁at ▁L ough ▁G ur , ▁near ▁L imer ick ▁in ▁Ireland ▁has ▁been ▁dated ▁to ▁the ▁Be aker ▁period , ▁approximately ▁contempor aneous ▁with ▁Stone hen ge . ▁The ▁stone ▁circles ▁are ▁assumed ▁to ▁be ▁of ▁later ▁date ▁than ▁the ▁tomb s , ▁str add ling ▁the ▁Ne ol ith ic ▁and ▁the ▁Bron ze ▁A ges . ▁ ▁T omb s ▁ ▁Meg al ith ic ▁tomb s ▁are ▁above ground ▁bur ial ▁ch amb ers , ▁built ▁of ▁large ▁stone ▁sl abs ▁( m eg al ith s ) ▁laid ▁on ▁edge ▁and ▁covered ▁with ▁earth ▁or ▁other , ▁smaller ▁stones . ▁They ▁are ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁chamber ▁tomb , ▁and ▁the ▁term ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁describe ▁the ▁structures ▁built ▁across ▁Atlantic ▁Europe , ▁the ▁Mediter rane an , ▁and ▁neighbour ing ▁regions , ▁mostly ▁during ▁the ▁Ne ol ith ic ▁period