Answer · Stonehenge
Irish Sea ice carried the stones to or near Salisbury Plain and the builders collected erratics.
Irish Sea ice carried the stones to or near Salisbury Plain and the builders collected erratics.
Where it stands
DisputedOne piece of evidence for, three against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Glacial deposits or erratics of Preseli rock on or near Salisbury Plain.
- Bluestones with glacial surface features and a mix of lithologies matching an erratic train, not a few outcrops.
What would rule it out
- Demonstration that no ice reached Salisbury Plain and that the bluestones derive from a few discrete, quarried outcrops.
Evidence 1 for · 3 against
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AGAINST
The questions it answers
Most likelyPeople quarried the stones in Preseli and carried them to Wessex, overland or with a water stage, around 3000…
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Irish Sea ice carried the stones to or near Salisbury Plain and the builders collected erratics. [Answer ANS0CRWPF3E185T]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CRWPF3E185T
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title = {Irish Sea ice carried the stones to or near Salisbury Plain and the builders collected erratics.},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0CRWPF3E185T},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CRWPF3E185T}
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