New theory on how six-tonne Stonehenge rock was transported from Scotland thousands of ...

Theory Briefing

• A new theory proposes a glacier, not Neolithic people, transported a six-tonne Stonehenge stone from Scotland.
• If glacial transport is confirmed, it would mean ancient builders incorporated a rock that nature had already delivered to the site.
• The theory challenges long-held assumptions about the extraordinary human effort behind Stonehenge's construction.
• Scotland as the origin point is notably farther than the Welsh quarries already linked to Stonehenge's smaller bluestones.