PARTICULARS OF THE STONES.
Reading edition
58 stones of the Sarsen circle: 30 piers, 28 lintels.
26 ,, ,, Bluestone circle (2): this includes 1 impost.
15 ,, ,, Sarsen trilithons: 10 piers, 5 imposts.
19 „ Inner bluestones.
1 Sun stone.
1 Altar stone.
1 Slaughter stone.
1 Stones of the Earth Circle.
123 Total
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The question arises whether there were formerly other stones belonging to the earth circle. From probing the ground, there is reason to believe that a stone on this bank may once have marked the direction of the axis.