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Megalithic Sites in England

Megalithic Sites in England Alina Trussova 10b klass Contents Overview Purpose Monuments How they were built Overview Monument Large stones Neolithic-Bronze Age Divided: Menhir Dolmens Tumulus The Megalith Map Purpose Religion Astronomical Stonehenge Burial place West Kennet Long Barrow Stonehenge Wiltshire, England Stone Circles 3100 ­ 1100 BC Astronomical Alignment Avebury Henge Avebury, Wiltshire Stone Circles Surround the village 2600 -2400 BC  Rollright Stones Little Rollright, Oxfordshire 4000 - 1500 BC 77 stones 3 elements: The King Stone The Whispering Knights dolmen The King's Men West Kennet Long Barrow Wiltshire 3700 - 2000 BC. burial chamber The Hurlers Cornwall 3 Stone circle about 1500 BC Silbury Hill Wiltshire 2,400-2,000BC High: 30 m Wide: 160 m How they were built Questions? Thank you!