Table 2

SIZES OF TALL STANDING STONES


Stone #
Location
Height
Base
Slab Size
Stone Weight
(lbs.)
Slab Weight
(lbs.)
1 Summer Solstice Sunrise
10'
56"x 25"
4' x 4'
7000
3200
2 Summer Solstice Sunset
8'5"
80"x 50"
5' x 4'
8500
4600
3 North
9'1"
40"x 30"
5' x 4'
7800
3600
4 South
7'6"
34"x 27"
4' x 4'
6000
3100
5 Winter Solstice Sunrise
8'
30"x 68"
4' x 5'
7000
3800
6 Winter Solstice Sunset
7'3"
25"x 60"
4' x 4'6"
5800
3000
7 West Portal
~8'
20"x 55"
6'6"x 4'
7000
5200
8 West Portal
~8'
20"x 55"
for portal
4200
for portal
9 East Portal
7'4"
24"x 70"
7' x 5'
5800
5800
10 East Portal
6'3"
22"x 57"
for portal
4600
for portal
11 N Moonrise
6'9"
45"x 21"
4' x 3'
3900
2300
12 S Moonrise
5'9"
42"x 18"
3' x 3'
2200
1100
13 N Moonset
6'2/5"
25"x 26"
3' x 3'
2900
900
14 S Moonset
5'7"
30"x 41"
3' x 3'
2200
900

Notes:



  A project conceived by Dr. Judith S. Young
 Professor of Astronomy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
 e-mail: Judith Young

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Last Update: 7/15/2003