It was built in several phases between 5,000 and 4,200 years ago. The Altar Stone is one of the most enigmatic rocks at Stonehenge, and is generally grouped with the bluestones. Despite its name ...

Researchers on Wednesday revealed that the long-mysterious “Altar Stone” at the heart of Stonehenge came from faraway ...

This pagan altar stone is from there. The sandstone altar would have stood in the open air, the depression in the top would have been used for burning sacrifices. In the 1850's the altar was ...

Stonehenge's Altar Stone may not be from Wales, as had been thought The largest "bluestone" at the heart of Stonehenge may not be from Wales, according to new research. The Altar Stone was ...

The quest for the origins of Stonehenge's six-tonne Altar Stone continues as new research has found it did not come from mainland Orkney. Last month it was revealed the iconic stone came from ...

The Altar Stone at the center of Stonehenge, long believed to have been hauled to southwest England from Wales, was actually transported more than 450 miles from northeastern Scotland, a team of ...