Sarsen - Wikipedia Sarsen stones are silicified sandstone blocks found extensively across southern England on the Salisbury Plain and the Marlborough Downs in Wiltshire; in Kent; and in smaller quantities in Berkshire, Essex, Oxfordshire, Dorset, and Hampshire
Stonehenge: Sarsen stones origin mystery solved - BBC The origin of the giant sarsen stones at Stonehenge has finally been discovered with the help of a missing piece of the site which was returned after 60 years
The mystery of where Stonehenge’s iconic sarsen stones came from has . . . The mystery of where the giant sarsen stones at the ancient, mystical site of Stonehenge in England came from has been solved The 15 giant upright sarsens that form the central horseshoe, known as megaliths, typically weigh 20 tonnes and stand up to seven meters tall
One Mystery of Stonehenge’s Origins Has Finally Been Solved For more than four centuries, archaeologists and geologists have sought to determine the geographical origins of the stones used to build Stonehenge thousands of years ago Pinning down the source
Scientists solve the origin of Stonehenge’s sarsen stones “Sarsen” is the common term for the giant sandstone—more specifically, duricrust silcrete—megaliths that enwreathe Stonehenge Fifty-two of an estimated 80 sarsens remain today
Sarsen | stone | Britannica About 2500 bce the sarsen stones were brought from the Avebury area of the Marlborough Downs, about 20 miles (32 km) to the north Outside the northeastern entrance of Stonehenge they were dressed smooth by pounding with sarsen hammers