UNESCO World Heritage · South East England
Stonehenge
In or near Amesbury.
Stonehenge — Neolithic henge monument in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England, UK.
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Stonehenge is a unesco in south east. (Prehistoric monument in England.) Wikipedia notes: "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 which are held in place with mortise and tenon joints—a feature unique among contemporary monuments.". Coordinates 51.1789°, -1.8261°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.
- Coordinates
- 51.1789, -1.8261
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q39671 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Stonehenge (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Stonehenge Total.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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