# Merlin moved the Giants' Dance from Ireland to Salisbury Plain as a memorial for Aurelius Ambrosius.

> Disputed: Merlin moved the Giants' Dance from Ireland to Salisbury Plain as a memorial for Aurelius Ambrosius.

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# Merlin moved the Giants' Dance from Ireland to Salisbury Plain as a memorial for Aurelius Ambrosius.

Merlin moved the Giants' Dance from Ireland to Salisbury Plain as a memorial for Aurelius Ambrosius.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** None pieces of evidence for, three against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Stones of Irish origin; construction in the fifth century AD.

## What would rule it out

- Prehistoric dates for the monument and non-Irish sources for its stones.

## Evidence none for · 3 against

[Geoffrey of Monmouth's account of about 1136 is the earliest written version; it was widely believed until…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/evidence/EVD0CRWQ1N63VZV/geoffrey-of-monmouths-account-of-about-1136-is-the-earliest)

Established

AGAINST

[The monument was built about 3000–2500 BC.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/evidence/EVD0CRWQ1X078EY/the-monument-was-built-about-30002500-bc)

Established

AGAINST

[The stones come from Wessex, the Preseli Hills and north-east Scotland, none from Ireland.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/evidence/EVD0CRWQ24T50NF/the-stones-come-from-wessex-the-preseli-hills-and-north-east)

Established

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Who raised the stones?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/questions/QST0CRWPGJA3775/who-raised-the-stones)

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Merlin moved the Giants' Dance from Ireland to Salisbury Plain as a memorial for Aurelius Ambrosius. [Answer ANS0CRWQ1DC65F1]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CRWQ1DC65F1
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