stonehenge - English Heritage

STONEHENGE
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Arrow marking sunrise and
sunset at the solstices
Stone marker
Station Stone
marker
Modern access path
Heel Stone
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V
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North ‘Barrow’
Slaughter Stone
Station Stone
Horseshoe of sarsen trilithons
Lintel stones
Circle of sarsen stones
Altar
Stone
Horseshoe
of bluestones
Circle of bluestones
Aubrey Hole
markers
Station Stone
Z hole locations
Y hole locations
Station Stone
marker
Aubrey Hole locations
South ‘Barrow’
Bank and ditch enclosure
KEY TO THE STONES
Sarsen
KEY TO THE EARTHWORKS
Indicates gentle slope
Indicates steeper slope
Fallen sarsen
Bluestone
Some earthworks omitted for clarity
Fallen bluestone
Sandstone
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February 2015
25m
STONEHENGE PHASES
The First Stonehenge c.3000 BC
The Stones Arrive c.2500 BC
Heel Stone
The Bluestones Rearranged c.2200 BC
Heel Stone
Station Stones
Heel Stone
Avenue
Double bluestone arc
(Q and R holes)
Circle of
sarsen stones
Circle of stones or posts
(Aubrey Holes)
Circle of
bluestones
Altar Stone
Oval of
bluestones
Horseshoe of
sarsen trilithons
Station Stones
Horseshoe of sarsen trilithons
THE STONES VIEWED FROM THE AVENUE
Circle of sarsen
stones
Heel Stone
This drawing is English Heritage copyright and is supplied for the purposes of private research.
It may not be reproduced in any medium without the express written permission of English Heritage.
February 2015