... across the middle showing the time of day. At different times during the day the sun casts different shadows on the stone that lies in the center of Stonehenge, the altar stone. The uses for Stonehenge have always been a great mystery. No one knows for sure what Stonehenge uses were. Stonehenge contains approximately one hundred and sixty-five stones. All of ... stone joints. At Stonehenge there are five different types of stone circles. The five types are: outer sarsen circle, outer bluestone circles, inner sarsen trilithons, inner blue horseshoe, and the altar stone. The outer sarsen ...

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... lintel across the top. The open end of the horseshoe faces the northeast. Inside the trilithon horseshoe is a bluestone horseshoe. Inside the bluestone horseshoe, somewhat towards the center, is the altar stone, which might not have been used for that purpose. At the entrance to the monument, the heel stone stands just south of the line that runs down the center ... ...

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... of 30 uprights capped by a continuous ring of 5-ton lintels. The outer ring enclosed a horseshoe formation of 5 trilithons each consisting of a pair of large stone uprights supporting a stone lintel. The altar stone was placed in the center of the horseshoe. The main reason why Stonehenge was built was for the Summer Solstice. The Summer Solstice is the longest day of the ... ...

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... of 30 uprights capped by a continuous ring of 5-ton lintels. The outer ring enclosed a horseshoe formation of 5 trilithons each consisting of a pair of large stone uprights supporting a stone lintel. The altar stone was placed in the center of the horseshoe. The main reason why Stonehenge was built was for the Summer Solstice. The Summer Solstice is the longest day of the ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School