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  2. Stonehenge - Wikipedia

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    Stonehenge is a prehistoric megalithic structure on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, two miles (3 km) west of Amesbury.It consists of an outer ring of vertical sarsen standing stones, each around 13 feet (4.0 m) high, seven feet (2.1 m) wide, and weighing around 25 tons, topped by connecting horizontal lintel stones, held in place with mortise and tenon joints, a feature unique among ...

  3. Avebury - Wikipedia

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    Avebury (/ ˈ eɪ v b ər i /) is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in south-west England.One of the best-known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains the largest megalithic stone circle in the world.

  4. Durrington Walls - Wikipedia

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    Durrington Walls is the site of a large Neolithic settlement and later henge enclosure located in the Stonehenge World Heritage Site in England. It lies 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of Stonehenge in the parish of Durrington, just north of Amesbury in Wiltshire.

  5. List of prehistoric structures in Great Britain - Wikipedia

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    Dartmoor kistvaens, burial tombs or cists found in Dartmoor in Devon. Fairy Toot, oval barrow. Five Marys, group of round barrows in Dorset. Julliberrie's Grave, unchambered earthen Neolithic long barrow. King's Quoit, Neolithic burial chamber in Pembrokeshire. Lanyon Quoit, dolmen. Lugbury Long Barrow, Neolithic burial mound in Wiltshire.

  6. Stonehenge's Altar Stone came from hundreds of miles away ...

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    Stonehenge's Altar Stone, weighing roughly six tons, was brought to the site from Scotland and not Wales, as was previously thought, researchers said. Stonehenge's Altar Stone came from hundreds ...

  7. One of Stonehenge's most ancient secrets solved: Where the ...

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    For thousands of years, Britain's Stonehenge has held tight to many of its secrets. Now, scientists say in a study published Wednesday they have uncovered one: The origin of many of the stones ...

  8. Megalithic architectural elements - Wikipedia

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    A trilithon (or trilith) is a structure consisting of two large vertical stones supporting a third stone set horizontally across the top. Commonly used in the context of megalithic monuments, the most famous trilithons are those at Stonehenge and those found in the Megalithic Temples of Malta.

  9. The search for the origin of Stonehenge’s mysterious Altar ...

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    Piecing together an ancient puzzle. Construction on Stonehenge began as early as 3000 BC and occurred over several phases, according to previous research, and the Altar Stone is believed to have ...