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Stonehenge (abandoned complex) |
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| Lat: 51 10 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 51.1667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 001 50 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -1.8333 decimal degrees |
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Note: Prehistoric site located 2 miles from Amesbury and 8 miles from Salisbury. Large standing stones surrounded by an earthwork, dating from Late Neolithic Period-Early Bronze Age (ca. 1800-1400 BCE). Studies have suggested three building periods. Although its religious functions are undetermined, axial alignments to the sun and moon suggest sky worship and burials are located on the premises. |
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Stonehenge (abandoned complex) (P) |
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| abandoned complex (preferred, C) |
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| ruins (C) |
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was constructed in stages, beginning in 4th millennium BCE |
| megalithic site (C) |
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| earthwork (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| ancient site (C) |
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| World Heritage Site (C) |
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| sacred site (H) |
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| religious center (H) |
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| Neolithic (H) |
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| Early Bronze Age (H) |
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Related geographic places: |
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Amesbury .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Wiltshire) [7011224] |
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Normanton Down Barrows .......... (ruins) |
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(World, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Wiltshire) [7032602] |
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Salisbury .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Wiltshire) [7011210] |
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