Labyrinths on Bolshoi Sayatsky
The 14 Stone labyrinths of Bolshoi Zayatsky Island , only a 1.25 square kilometer island, a closed group of labyrinths on one of the Solovetski islands ( Russian Соловецкие острова / Solowezkije Ostrowa ; also called Solovetski) in Onega Bay of the White Sea in the Arkhangelsk in Russia .
There are a total of 35 labyrinths on the archipelago (locally called "Vavilons" - "Babylons"). The most remarkable are the stone labyrinths on Bolshoi Sajazki (Great Rabbit Island), which are concentrated in an area of 0.4 km², more than a quarter of the area, in the west of the island. All were built from local boulders. This is the largest concentration of labyrinths in the world. The smallest labyrinths are around 6.0 m in diameter, the largest around 25.4 m in diameter. The rows of boulders form spirals; some of them are double spirals that are described as two snakes with their heads in the middle. The entrances to the labyrinths are mostly in the south.
In addition to the labyrinths, there are more than 850 piles of reading stones on Bolshoi Sajazki as well as numerous other stone settings, including a spoked wheel, possibly a symbol of the sun. Another complex of stone settings on the Sopka hill in the eastern part of the island does not contain any labyrinths. Parts of bones were found during excavations in the stone piles.
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Coordinates: 64 ° 58 ′ 13.8 " N , 35 ° 39 ′ 53.3" E