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What type of stone was Stonehenge made from?
Sarsen and bluestonelimestone
What was Stonehenge made from?
Stonehenge was constructed largely from sandstone (local 'sarsen' stone) and also so called bluestone (dolerite, from West Wales) and a few other types of exotic stones. See the linked plan from 'Solving Stonehenge'.
What are the sarsen stones?
Sarsen stones are blocks of a sort of high silica sandstone which can be found in several locations in the south of England. The stone is much more durable than normal sandstone and was often used in the past for doorsteps and curbstone. The biggest stones at Stonehenge are all sarsen stones.
What are sarsen stones?
Sarsen stones are stone blocks found in quantity on Salisbury Plain
What are the 162 blocks of sarsen?
it is the stone in Greece
How much does a Sarsen stone weigh?
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Prehistoric English site of tall huge stone slabs is?
stonehenge
What is another word for large boulder?
Do you want two words e.g Huge Rock, or a word to describe a large boulder? Then i may be able to answer:) One possible word would be Sarsen, a large stone used in the construction of ancient monuments such as Stonehenge.
Is sarsen stone the same as sand stone?
Sarsen is a type of very hard sandstone, comprising fine sand grains bound in a silicaceous cement. It is generally regarded as being about five times harder than granite.
What is name of large boulder often used in ancient monuments?
lime stone. sarsen
Does Stonehenge have 12 stones?
Stonehenge has two Heelstones (one is now missing), two "Slaughter Stones," four Station Stones, 30 outer ring uprights, 30 lintels, five Trilithon uprights, five Trilithon Lintels, one Altar stone and a lot of bluestones (total there are 79 major stones, mostly 'sarsen' and 80 or so bluestones). In other words, Stonehenge has a lot more than 12 stones!
How tall is the tallest stone of Stonehenge?
The inner circle's stones are 26 feet high.The outer circle's stones are about 10 feet high.In fact the 'inner circle' i.e. the sarsen 'horseshoe' array trilithons are three diffrent heightsAnswer:Average 4.1m high
