As the quest to find the origins of Stonehenge’s Altar Stone heats up, researchers rule out one Scottish site that appeared to have a direct link to the monument.

Thus, the true origin of the Altar Stone remained an open question—until now. Stonehenge is a Neolithic stone monument in the county of Wiltshire.

Stonehenge is among the most iconic locations in England, but it may have a wee bit of Scottish ancestry. Previous analysis of the rocks that comprise Stonehenge indicate they had been sourced from ...

Stonehenge’s iconic Altar Stone did not come from Orkney – but elsewhere in north-eastern Scotland, scientists say. The new findings follow last month’s reports that the largest “bluestone ...

The mysterious origins of Stonehenge ’s Altar Stone has deepened as new research has found it did not come from Orkney. Last month, it was revealed that the massive six-tonne stone at the heart ...

For more than a hundred years, scientists believed that Stonehenge’s central sandstone slab — long called the “altar stone" — came from much closer Wales.

THE six-tonne Altar Stone at Stonehenge travelled further to its resting place than first thought, new research has revealed. It’s been believed the Alter Stone originated from Wales for the … ...

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — In the hopes of solving one of the enduring mysteries about the iconic monolith, geologists have shifted the search for the origins of Stonehenge’s central ...

The Altar Stone, the largest of the bluestones used to build Stonehenge, lies at the heart of the ancient monument in southern England. The 13,227-pound (6-metric ton) block was likely transported ...