Bluestonehenge

ancient monument, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

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association with Stonehenge

  • Stonehenge
    In Stonehenge: First stage: 3000–2935 bce

    …in diameter and known as Bluestonehenge, was built on the bank of the River Avon over 1 mile (1.6 km) from the Aubrey Holes. Found by the Stonehenge Riverside Project in 2009, it consisted of about 25 Welsh bluestones and may have been used for cremating and removing the flesh…

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