# Clarke 2024: A Scottish provenance for the Altar Stone of Stonehenge > Anthony J. I. Clarke, Christopher L. Kirkland, Richard E. Bevins et al., 2024. 17 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The 2024 Altar Stone finding… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CRWP1DY3VNT/a-scottish-provenance-for-the-altar-stone-of-stonehenge Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[Stonehenge](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge)Clarke 2024 **0** # A Scottish provenance for the Altar Stone of Stonehenge Anthony J. I. Clarke, Christopher L. Kirkland, Richard E. Bevins et al., 2024. _Nature_. Ages of detrital zircon, apatite and rutile in Altar Stone fragments match the Old Red Sandstone of the Orcadian Basin in north-east Scotland, at least 750 km from Stonehenge, and exclude Wales and England. **Stonehenge** ArticleCopy of **[The Altar Stone (Stone 80)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/artifacts/ART0CRWPRVY71WX/the-altar-stone-stone-80)** doi: **[10.1038/s41586-024-07652-1](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07652-1)** Checked against the original0 ## What it's used for here The 2024 Altar Stone finding; its supplementary tables are the isotope dataset. ## The document 21 pages [Pages][Text]Page 1 of 21 [![Page 1](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/3464535a6b9970cebe768c20290a2bb839bfda775c0979f617010b7cb42ffc90/p1)1][![Page 2](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/3464535a6b9970cebe768c20290a2bb839bfda775c0979f617010b7cb42ffc90/p2)2][![Page 3](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/3464535a6b9970cebe768c20290a2bb839bfda775c0979f617010b7cb42ffc90/p3)3][![Page 4](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/3464535a6b9970cebe768c20290a2bb839bfda775c0979f617010b7cb42ffc90/p4)4][![Page 5](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/3464535a6b9970cebe768c20290a2bb839bfda775c0979f617010b7cb42ffc90/p5)5][![Page 6](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/3464535a6b9970cebe768c20290a2bb839bfda775c0979f617010b7cb42ffc90/p6)6][![Page 7](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/3464535a6b9970cebe768c20290a2bb839bfda775c0979f617010b7cb42ffc90/p7)7][![Page 8](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/3464535a6b9970cebe768c20290a2bb839bfda775c0979f617010b7cb42ffc90/p8)8][![Page 9](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/3464535a6b9970cebe768c20290a2bb839bfda775c0979f617010b7cb42ffc90/p9)9][![Page 10](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/3464535a6b9970cebe768c20290a2bb839bfda775c0979f617010b7cb42ffc90/p10)10][![Page 11](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/3464535a6b9970cebe768c20290a2bb839bfda775c0979f617010b7cb42ffc90/p11)11][![Page 12](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/3464535a6b9970cebe768c20290a2bb839bfda775c0979f617010b7cb42ffc90/p12)12] ![Page 1 of A Scottish provenance for the Altar Stone of Stonehenge](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/v/3464535a6b9970cebe768c20290a2bb839bfda775c0979f617010b7cb42ffc90/p1) The first 12 pages are shown; the rest are in the file. 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Check it against the page. ## Cited by on this site 17 records [The stone came from Orkney, where Neolithic monuments of the period are concentrated.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/answers/ANS0CRWPKQW2DCD/the-stone-came-from-orkney-where-neolithic-monuments-of-the) Answer ANS [The stone came from the mainland Orcadian Basin, in Caithness or around the Moray Firth.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/answers/ANS0CRWPJRM1Z47/the-stone-came-from-the-mainland-orcadian-basin-in-caithness) Answer ANS [The stone was hauled overland the whole way.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/answers/ANS0CRWPRVY502P/the-stone-was-hauled-overland-the-whole-way) Answer ANS [The stone went by sea down the east or west coast of Britain.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/answers/ANS0CRWPR4G7HBZ/the-stone-went-by-sea-down-the-east-or-west-coast-of-britain) Answer ANS [The Altar Stone (Stone 80)](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/artifacts/ART0CRWPRVY71WX/the-altar-stone-stone-80) ART [The Altar Stone (Stone 80): photo](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/copies/CPY0CRWPS3R30C3/the-altar-stone-stone-80-photo) CPY [Altar Stone detrital zircon, apatite and rutile ages (supplementary data)](https://mysteriesdept.com/datasets/DAT0CRWPQMW4NPM/altar-stone-detrital-zircon-apatite-and-rutile-ages) Dataset DAT [A coastal route avoids the mountains and rivers of an overland haul of over 700 km.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/evidence/EVD0CRWPRCA4719/a-coastal-route-avoids-the-mountains-and-rivers-of-an) Evidence EVD [Detrital zircon, apatite and rutile ages match the Orcadian Basin and exclude Wales and England.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/evidence/EVD0CRWPK0E54XJ/detrital-zircon-apatite-and-rutile-ages-match-the-orcadian) Evidence EVD [The Altar Stone is from north-east Scotland, the bluestones from Wales, the sarsens from Wessex.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/evidence/EVD0CRWPNEJ2ZBC/the-altar-stone-is-from-north-east-scotland-the-bluestones) Evidence EVD [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) Evidence EVD [The Altar Stone is traced to the Orcadian Basin](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/events/EVT0CRWPC5P1RFB/the-altar-stone-is-traced-to-the-orcadian-basin) EVT [Anthony Clarke](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/people/FIG0CRWP8GG70YD/anthony-clarke) FIG [Richard Bevins](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/people/FIG0CRWP80W08QT/richard-bevins) FIG [Stonehenge](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge) The mystery article MYS [How did the Altar Stone travel some 700 km from north-east Scotland?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/questions/QST0CRWPFTW17XZ/how-did-the-altar-stone-travel-some-700-km-from-north-east) Question QST [Where exactly did the Altar Stone come from, and how did it travel?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/questions/QST0CRWPD4Y0ARZ/where-exactly-did-the-altar-stone-come-from-and-how-did-it) Question QST ## Cite it ``` Clarke, A. J. I., Kirkland, C. L., Bevins, R. E., Pearce, N. J. G., Glorie, S., & Ixer, R. A. (2024). A Scottish provenance for the Altar Stone of Stonehenge. Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07652-1 ``` [Read it free at doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07652-1)[Download PDF · 6.6 MB](https://mysteriesdept.com/files/d/3464535a6b9970cebe768c20290a2bb839bfda775c0979f617010b7cb42ffc90) Anyone can read it here; members can download it. Key **SRC** 0CRWP1DY3VNT Kind Journal article Rights CC-BY-4.0 Kept 27 Oct 2026 Checked Against the published article Added by [apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo) The record Bibliographic records are CC0. Take this one as CSL-JSON, BibTeX or RIS. [CSL-JSON](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CRWP1DY3VNT/a-scottish-provenance-for-the-altar-stone-of-stonehenge/csl.json)