UNESCO WHS - Stone Circles of Senegambia Postcard

UNESCO WHS Serie - World Heritage Sites in the Gambia - Stone Circles of Senegambia - The site consists of four large groups of stone circles that represent an extraordinary concentration of over 1‘000 monuments in a band of the River Gambia. The 4 groups, Sine Ngayène, Wanar, Kerbatch and Kerbatch, cover 93 stone circles and numerous tumuli, burial mounds, some of which have been excavated to reveal material that suggest dates between 3rd century BC and 16th century AD. Together the stone circles of laterite pillars and their associated burial mounds present a vast sacred landscape created over more than 1‘500 years. It reflects a prosperous, highly organized society. Name: Stone Circles of Senegambia Country: The Gambia Location: Kuntaur Division Inscription: 2006 Category: Cultural (i)(iii) Unesco Ref: 1226 Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the site.