El Iringi yeBrodgar Isangqa selitye esime kwindawo entle phakathi kwamachibi amabini kwilizwekazi le-Orkney Islands. Ukulinganisa phantse i-104m ubukhulu, sisangqa sesithathu ngobukhulu e-Bhritane.
Iringi yeBrodgar yakhiwa kwiminyaka engamakhulu aliqela emva kwamatye kufuphi naseStenness kwaye yayisesinye sezikhumbuzo zokugqibela ezakhiwa kwiNeolithic eOrkney, eli chwebakazi elimi ngentla kwe EScotland.
Imihla eqikelelweyo yokwakha ivela kuma-2700 BC (ngokwe-Url, 146) ukuya kumaxesha angaphambi kwama-2500 BC (eRitchie, 187) phakathi ko-2500 ukuya ku-2000 BC (i-Historic Scotland). Oku kubeka isikhumbuzo ngokubanzi kwixesha elidlulileyo le-Neolithic okanye ixesha lokuqala leBronze.
Amatye agudileyo amalunga neenyawo ezingama-20 ngaphezulu komhlaba, ziikubhite ezintandathu ububanzi kwaye inyawo okanye amabini angqindilili, kwaye embiwe ajikeleze, apho inkulu [iBrodgar] ingama-95 cm ububanzi, kwaye kwaziwa ukuba ivela kwiindawo eziphakamileyo zonqulo kunye nedini amaxesha obuhedeni ... iitempile zakudala zoothixo.
Isangqa selitye sasiyindawo yokuqala kwiBritish Isles ukuba ikhuselwe ngokusemthethweni, yachongwa njengeSikhumbuzo seLifa leMveli leSizwe ngo-1882.
Oko uyakubona
Iringi yeBrodgar ngumbono omangalisayo. Oku kungenxa yobukhulu bayo obukhulu, kodwa nangakumbi kwimeko yomoya. Amatye ahlukaniswe kwisiqwenga somhlaba esiphakamileyo esigqunywe ngengca ende kunye ne-scrubland eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka phakathi kwamachibi amabini-ichibi elinamanzi amatsha iHarray empuma kunye nenxalenye yamanzi etyuwa eStenness Lake ngasentshona.
Indawo engaphakathi kwesangqa zii-8.435 zeemitha zesikwere, iyenza indawo yesithathu ngobukhulu eBritane (emva kweA Avebury kunye noDrew Stanton). Isangqa sineminyango emibini: enye kwicala elingasentla-ntshona kunye ne-SE.
Malunga namatye angama-27 asemi namhlanje kwiRingi yeBrodgar, ukongeza malunga nezinye iitumps zamatye ezili-10 ezibekwe kwindawo yazo yoqobo.
Amanye amatye aseBrodgar anemibhalo ebhaliweyo, eyayibhalwe ngabahlaseli beViking ngenkulungwane ye-12. Ngasekunene kweNW yokungena kwisangqa, ilitye lesithathu linokuba negama elithi "Bjorn", elelesine linomnqamlezo, Anvil wesibhozo nowesithoba u-ogham umbhalo.
Ufika njani
Iringi yeBrodgar ibekwe ecaleni kwendlela ye-B9055, malunga neekhilomitha ezintlanu kumantla mpuma eStromness kwaye ingaphantsi kwemayile enye kumantla eStenness Stones kwilizwekazi le-Orkney Islands. Indawo yokupaka yasimahla ifumaneka kwindawo encinci kwindlela eya emantla mpuma esangqa.