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Megalithic monuments in England

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Stonehenge
Stonehenge is a prehistoric megalithic structure on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, west of Amesbury. It consists of an outer ring of vertical sarsen standing stones, each around high, 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. Inside is a ring of smaller bluestones. Inside, these are free-standing trilithons, two bulkier vertical sarsens joined by a single lintel. The whole monument, now in ruins, is aligned towards the sunrise on the summer solstic
Avebury
Avebury () is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in south-west England. One of the best-known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains the largest megalithic stone circle in the world. It is both a tourist attraction and a place of religious importance to contemporary pagans.
Mên-an-Tol
The Mên-an-Tol (Cornish: Men an Toll) is a small formation of standing stones in Cornwall, England (). It is about three miles northwest of Madron. It is also known locally as the "Crick Stone".
sarsen
thumb|Sarsens in a garden in Wiltshire Sarsen stones are silicified sandstone blocks found extensively across southern England on the Salisbury Plain and the Marlborough Downs in Wiltshire; in Kent; and in smaller quantities in Berkshire, Essex, Oxfordshire, Dorset, and Hampshire.
West Kennet Long Barrow
Neolithic tomb or barrow in Wiltshire, England, UK
Bluestonehenge
Bluestonehenge or Bluehenge (also known as West Amesbury Henge) is a prehistoric henge and stone circle monument that was discovered by the Stonehenge Riverside Project about south-east of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England. All that remains of the site is the ditch of the henge and a series of stone settings, none of which is visible above ground.
West Kennet Avenue
prehistoric avenue in Great Britain
Lanyon Quoit
dolmen in Cornwall, England, UK
Rollright Stones
Neolithic stone complex in Oxfordshire, England, UK
Rudston Monolith
menhir
Devil's Arrows
menhir
Chestnuts long barrow
chambered long barrow in England
Chûn Quoit
Dolmen in the Cornwall region, England
Coffin Stone
archaeological artifact in Kent, England
Mayburgh Henge
Neolithic henge monument in Eabridge, Westmorland, Cumbria, England, UK
Medway megaliths
group of long barrows in Kent, England
Mên Scryfa
early Christian memorial stone in Madron, Cornwall, England, UK
Merrivale
village in Devon, England, UK