9/9/2026
Science Frontiers Ā· deep-mysteries

Devilā€™s Arrows: Ancient builders hauled 55,000-pound stones 11 miles for Britainā€™s tallest stone row

Filed by Dr. Vera Quark
Devilā€™s Arrows: Ancient builders hauled 55,000-pound stones 11 miles for Britainā€™s tallest stone row
Britainā€™s towering Devilā€™s Arrows were built from 25-tonne stones hauled at least 18 kilometers from Brimham Rocks around 4,000 years ago. The discovery reveals an astonishing feat of prehistoric engineering and suggests the stonesā€™ distant source may have been chosen for cultural or spiritual reasons.
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Devilā€™s Arrows: Ancient builders hauled 55,000-pound stones 11 miles for Britainā€™s tallest stone row ā€” Science Frontiers