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Maryhill Stonehenge in 2024. The monument is located within the former site of the town of Maryhill; the town later burned down, leaving only the concrete replica standing. The memorial overlooks the Columbia Gorge. A second formal dedication of the monument took place on its completion on May 30, 1929.
Geoffrey of Monmouth describes it as a megalithic stone circle, whose stones were used to build the neolithic Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. According to Geoffrey, the wizard Merlin disassembled a circle at Mount Killaraus in Ireland and had men drag the stones to Wiltshire, and had giants assemble Stonehenge. [2] [1]
The Georgia Guidestones was a granite monument that stood in Elbert County, Georgia, United States, from 1980 to 2022.It was 19 feet 3 inches (5.87 m) tall and made from six granite slabs weighing a total of 237,746 pounds (107,840 kg). [1]
For the past 100 years, the Altar Stone at Stonehenge was thought to come from south Wales - but new research provided a new theory New mystery over origins of Stonehenge after remarkable ...
Some of the rocks at America's Stonehenge. 42°50′35″N 71°12′25″W / 42.84306°N 71.20694°W / 42.84306; -71.20694 America's Stonehenge is a privately owned tourist attraction and archaeological site consisting of a number of large rocks and stone structures scattered around roughly 30 acres (12 hectares ) within the town of ...
The Altar Stone is the largest of the bluestones used to build Stonehenge. Today, the Altar Stone lies recumbent at the foot of the largest trilithon and is barely visible peeking through the grass.
Lake Michigan Stonehenge (Grand Traverse County) Lake of the Clouds (Ontonagon County) Lovers' Leap (Alger County) Miner's Castle (Alger County) Presque Isle & Little Presque Isle (Marquette County) Skull Cave (Mackinac County) Tahquamenon Falls (Chippewa & Luce Counties) Turnip Rock (Huron County) The Thumbnail (Huron County)
A new study challenges the origins of Stonehenge. In a new study published on Wednesday, Aug. 14, a group of researchers claim that the giant "Altar Stone" of the famed structure in Wiltshire ...