Radiocarbon dating has determined that the granite menhirs were erected by a Neolithic community around 6,000 years ago (about 1,000 years before Stonehenge).

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There were local memories of standing stones, or menhirs, at La Torre-La Janera, but they were discovered by archaeologists only in 2018. (Image credit: Linares-Catela et al., 2022, Trabajos de ...

“Spanish Stonehenge” emerges from watery grave for second time in last 3 years ... At the corridor entrance is a large standing stone, or "menhir," carved with what appears to be a snake.

With so much unmonitored traffic at the monument, Mr. Castaño is concerned about the possible damage to the fingerlike menhir at the entrance to the burial vault.

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There is another menhir given on the Ordnance map, azimuth N. 70° 30′ E., which, with hills 3° high, points out roughly the place of sunrise from the circle in May (April 29).

Like Stonehenge, the Mudumal menhirs are deliberately aligned with the rising and setting sun during the solstices, suggesting a sophisticated understanding of celestial phenomena among ancient ...

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Temperatures later topped 33 degrees Celsius (91.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in Surrey, 80 miles (128 kilometers) east of Stonehenge, the hottest temperature recorded in the U.K. so far this year.