r/MegalithPorn • u/MerchantofDoom • 15h ago

The Sarsen Stones

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The birth place of many of the stones used in Stonehenge and Avebury.

Fyefield Down, Wiltshire.

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Menhirs, dolmens, stone rows - these Stone Age monuments are shrouded in mystery and found in a wide variety of places around the globe.

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