2 km wide circle found next to Stonehenge

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"Stonehenge: Neolithic monument found near sacred site - BBC News" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-53132567

"Archaeologists have discovered a ring of prehistoric shafts, dug thousands of years ago near Stonehenge.

Fieldwork has revealed evidence of a 1.2 mile (2km) wide circle of large shafts measuring more than 10m in diameter and 5m in depth.

They surround the ancient settlement of Durrington Walls, two miles (3km) from Stonehenge.

Tests suggest the ground works are Neolithic and were excavated more than 4,500 years ago.

Experts believe the 20 or more shafts may have served as a boundary to a sacred area connected to the henge."
 
Durrington Walls is itself one of the largest henge monuments. What's impressive is that each shaft in the giant ring surrounding it is more than 5 metres deep and 10 metres in diameter.

Here is a video of the shaft ring. Stonehenge and Woodhenge look ridiculously small in comparison.

 

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