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BREAKING NEWS: Stonehenge’s iconic Altar Stone may have come from Scotland – not Wales – meaning there could have been long-distance trade networks in Neolithic times.

14 08 2024

The discovery was made during a study led by Australian scientists, who think the massive stone could have been transported by sea more than 5,000 years ago.

Previous geological research suggested that the six-tonne slab probably originated from the Brecon Beacons in south east Wales.

Now, scientists have concluded that the monumental Altar Stone actually hails over 460 miles from Salisbury Plain in north east Scotland.

For more than a century, archaeologists have known that some of the stones at Stonehenge came from Wales and were transported – somehow – about 125 miles ( 200km) to the site of the Neolithic monument on Salisbury Plain.

Now, a “jaw-dropping” study has revealed that one of Stonehenge’s central megaliths is not Welsh at all – it is actually Scottish.

In a discovery described by one of the scientists involved as “genuinely shocking”, new analysis has found that the largest “bluestone” at Stonehenge was dragged or floated to the site from the very north-east corner of Scotland – a distance of at least 466 miles (about 750km)

RELATIVE NEWS
Stonehenge megalith came from Scotland, not Wales, ‘jaw-dropping’ study finds – THE GUARDIAN
Experts believe the Stonehenge Altar Stone could have come from as far away as northern England or Scotland. We anticipate an exciting revelation shortly. STONEHENGE NEWS BLOG
Stonehenge mystery deepens after iconic stone is from a surprising location – THE METRO
Stonehenge’s altar stone was brought all the way from Scotland – THE NEW SCIENTIST
Famous Stonehenge stone came from Scotland not Wales – BBC
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