... of the circular bank. There are four station stones just inside the earth bank- one that points north, one that points to the south, and two that together make a line perpendicular to the axis of the avenue. The faces of all of the Sarsen stones were dressed and shaped, and they were mostly given a convex shape to exaggerate the impression of ... ...

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... placed. Within all of this, a perfect circle of 56 perfectly separated holes (the Aubrey holes) were dug and refilled with chalk. Finally, four "station- stones that create a perfect rectangle oriented perpendicular to the heel stone. They are so located that each side and one diagonal have an astronomical significance (Hawkins 20-60). The second wave of construction began around 1750 B.C. In ... ...

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