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A ten-question quiz, eight myth-or-fact cards, and a five-step walk through how a stone was raised. The answers follow the same sourced wording as the rest of the site.
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About how long ago was the first Stonehenge built, in English Heritage wording?
About when were the stones set up in the centre of the monument?
How many pits are known as the Aubrey Holes?
On average, about how much does a sarsen at Stonehenge weigh?
Where did the bluestones come from, in English Heritage wording?
At midsummer, where does the sun rise, close to, in English Heritage wording?
When did Cecil Chubb give Stonehenge to the nation?
In which year was Stonehenge, with Avebury, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
How many trilithons form the inner sarsen horseshoe?
A 2024 study published in Nature, summarised by UCL, says the Altar Stone came from where?
Myth or fact?
Merlin built Stonehenge.
The Druids recorded by Julius Caesar built Stonehenge.
Stonehenge was built by aliens.
The main axis of the stones is aligned on the solstitial axis.
The Slaughter Stone is so named because Druids carried out sacrifices on it.
It is settled that the Altar Stone came from south-east Wales.
English Heritage says Stonehenge serves no known practical function.
Stonehenge is the largest stone circle in the world.
How a stone was raised
People dug a large hole with a sloping side.
The stone was moved into position at the lip of the pit.
It was hauled upright using plant-fibre ropes and probably a wooden A-frame.
Mortice holes and protruding tenons were cut so a lintel could be fitted. Lintels were slotted together with tongue-and-groove joints — joints usually found only in woodworking.
The finished trilithon stands as two uprights capped by a lintel. Five of these form the inner horseshoe; three complete trilithons still stand.