Stonehenge
A prehistoric ring of standing stones on Salisbury Plain, its great sarsens around 4 metres high and capped with lintels held by mortise and tenon joints. The circle is aligned to the summer solstice sunrise and the winter solstice sunset, and sits among hundreds of Neolithic and Bronze Age burial mounds.
- Where
- Amesbury, England, United Kingdom
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 51.1789, -1.8261
Get the Stonehenge stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Stonehenge. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your England volume with your photos and a note.
Near Stonehenge
Salisbury Cathedral 13 km
An Anglican cathedral raised in just 38 years, between 1220 and 1258, which gives it a rare unity of Early English Gothic style. Its spire, finished by 1330, rises to 123 metres, the tallest in England, and it keeps one of the four surviving original copies of the 1215 Magna Carta.
Avebury 28 km
A Neolithic henge holding three stone circles, the outer one the largest megalithic stone circle in the world. A village grew up inside and around its great bank and ditch, so the stones stand beside lanes, cottages and fields.
Bath Abbey 43 km
A parish church and former Benedictine monastery founded in the 7th century and rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries. It is one of the finest examples of Perpendicular Gothic in the West Country, and its monastic community was dissolved in 1539.
Roman Baths 43 km
A well-preserved Roman bathing complex built around the hot springs of Aquae Sulis, where a temple stood by 60 to 70 AD. The baths were used until Roman rule ended in the 5th century, and the green, steaming Great Bath is still fed by the natural spring.
Royal Crescent 44 km
A sweeping curve of 30 terraced houses designed by John Wood the Younger and built between 1767 and 1774. It is among the greatest works of Georgian architecture in Britain, and its stone facade looks out over a lawn much as it did when first built.
Castle Combe 44 km
A small Wiltshire village of honey-coloured stone cottages, about 8 km north-west of Chippenham and 16 km north-east of Bath. Its parish counted just 356 people at the 2021 census, and it is often called the prettiest village in England.
Glastonbury Tor 61 km
A lone hill above Glastonbury, crowned by the roofless tower of St Michael's Church. Old stories tie it to King Arthur and the isle of Avalon, and the climb gives wide views over the flat Somerset Levels.
Osborne House 62 km
A summer home built between 1845 and 1851 for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on the Isle of Wight. Albert designed it himself in the style of an Italian Renaissance palazzo, and the family's rooms remain much as they knew them, with a private beach below.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in England
Questions
Where is Stonehenge?
Stonehenge is in Amesbury, England, United Kingdom. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Salisbury Cathedral (13 km), Avebury (28 km), Bath Abbey (43 km).
How do I get the Stonehenge stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Stonehenge and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your England volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Stonehenge before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your England volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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