The Rudstone Monolith

[poliphilo]

The tallest prehistoric monolith in Britain. It stands around 25 feet high, is made of millstone grit and has been in place for something like 4,000 years. 

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[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

According to Wikipedia the nearest outcrop of millstone grit is over nine miles from Rudston. I'd love to what technology was used to transport the monolith over such a distance.

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

They're still trying to figure out how the Stonehenge stones were moved from Wales to the Salisbury Plain.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/12/111222-stonehenge-bluestones-wales-match-glacier-ixer-ancient-science/

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Every year brings fresh theories about Stonehenge. I take most of them with a pinch of salt.