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An ancient stone circle, buried for thousands of years, has been uncovered by archaeologists at a site in the Outer Hebrides.
Experts say the discovery is second in importance only to Stonehenge.
The discovery of the 30m circle - which is at least 3,000 years old and predates Stonehenge - was made by a team of archaeologists from Manchester University.
Mr Richards, who is senior lecturer in the university's School of Art History and Archaeology, has been working on a project for the last two years on the construction of stone circles in the north west of the UK, including Orkney and Arran.
"There are not many stone circles in this condition and I have never seen this type of construction used before," he said.
"It was long thought that there may be a further stone circle on the site but, until now, it has lain undiscovered, buried in the peat.
From; http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/3186601.stm
I wonder how many more finds of this magnitude are out there waiting to be un-earthed?