Stone Circles of Senegambia, Senegal/Gambia - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Stone Circles of Senegambia, Senegal/Gambia

Weather: A few clouds from time to time, 67/104F.

Route: From Bamako 1,163 km west on RN24 and N1.

Significance: There are four main groups of stone circles in this area near the Gambia River. They were built between 3rd century B.C. and 1600 A.D.. All of the stone circles appear to mark burial places for important leaders of a highly organized society.

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Small stones are placed on the larger standing stones (from whc.unesco.org)

Most of the sites have multiple circles (from whc.unesco.org)