"Some 4,500 years ago, people dug a series of deep, wide pits in the area near Durrington Walls in southern England. They were gemometrically arranged, forming a 2-kilometer (1.2-mile) wide circle that enclosed over three square kilometers (1.16 square miles). Long mistaken for naturally occuring features, the circle of human-made shafts has now come to be understood as a colossal project that lends new dimensions to the Stonehenge landscape."
"Each pit or shaft is approximately 10 meters (32.8 feet) wide and 5 meters deep. Of the 20 pits discovered so far, a new study suggests that at least 15 form a huge, even circle around the henge of Durrington Walls. A henge is a type of prehistoric earthwork consisting of a ring-shaped bank, fortified with an inward ditch, encircling a flat circular area."
About 4,500 years ago, people dug a ring of deep, wide pits near Durrington Walls, southern England, forming a roughly 2-kilometer-wide circle that enclosed over three square kilometers. Each pit measures about 10 meters across and 5 meters deep. Of about 20 pits discovered, at least 15 form an even circle around the Durrington Walls henge, which once held a central timber circle and associated settlement. Optically stimulated luminescence dating places the pits at roughly 2480 BCE with a 5–10% margin of error. The pits were long mistaken for natural features but represent a colossal, deliberate prehistoric construction linked to the Stonehenge landscape.
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