STONEHENGE

N
Arrow marking sunrise and
sunset at the solstices

Station Stone Stone marker

Modern access path marker

Heel Stone

E
U
N
E
V
A
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
Aubrey Hole locations marker

South ‘Barrow’
Bank and ditch enclosure

KEY TO THE STONES KEY TO THE EARTHWORKS

Sarsen Indicates gentle slope

Fallen sarsen Indicates steeper slope

Bluestone Some earthworks omitted for clarity

Fallen bluestone
Sandstone 0 25m

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It may not be reproduced in any medium without the express written permission of English Heritage.
February 2015
STONEHENGE PHASES

The First Stonehenge c.3000 BC The Stones Arrive c.2500 BC The Bluestones Rearranged c.2200 BC
Heel Stone
Station Stones
Heel Stone
Heel Stone

Avenue

Double bluestone arc

(Q and R holes)

Circle of
sarsen stones Circle of
bluestones
Circle of stones or posts Altar Stone
(Aubrey Holes)

Oval of
Horseshoe of bluestones
sarsen trilithons

Station Stones

Horseshoe of sarsen trilithons

THE STONES VIEWED FROM THE AVENUE

Circle of sarsen
stones

Heel Stone

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It may not be reproduced in any medium without the express written permission of English Heritage.
February 2015