A series of massive geophysical anomalies, located south of the Durrington Walls henge monument have been identified during a fluxgate gradiometer survey undertaken by the Stonehenge Hidden Landscapes Project. The diameter of the circuit of pits exceeds 2km, so potentially the biggest prehistoric monument in Europe. There seems to be evidence of mathematics being used to lay out the site, and a summer solstice alignment. Best preserved on the north-east side, this great henge monument not far from Stonehenge measures 520m from north to south and 450m from east to west (the diameter of Avebury is 427m). The bank was originally 27m wide. The ditch was up to 42m wide and was 6m deep.
Published on June 22, 2020 12:35
