The Altar Stone, the largest of the bluestones used to build Stonehenge, lies at the heart of the ancient monument in southern England. The 13,227-pound (6-metric ton) block was likely transported ...

The Altar Stone sits in the inner circle of Stonehenge buried underneath two fallen sarsen stones, barely visible to visitors. Aberystwyth University The so-called "cold moon" above Stonehenge on ...

Stonehenge, a Neolithic monument, is pictured in Wiltshire, England. Research has uncovered new insights into the provenance of the Altar Stone, one of the megaliths that form the monument.

The largest stone in Stonehenge's inner circle, known as the Altar Stone, may have come from farther afield than its neighboring monoliths — possibly even from northern England or Scotland ...

United Kingdom Stonehenge’s ‘altar stone’ originally came from Scotland and not Wales, new research shows The 16-foot stone was brought to its site from northeast Scotland, over 460 miles away ...

As the quest to find the origins of Stonehenge’s Altar Stone heats up, researchers rule out one Scottish site that appeared to have a direct link to the monument.

Construction on Stonehenge began as early as 3000 BC and occurred over several phases, according to previous research, and the Altar Stone is believed to have been placed within the central ...