Heel Stone

The Heel Stone is a single large block of sarsen stone standing within the Avenue outside the entrance of the earthwork in , England.
Wikipedia
Photo: Heikki Immonen, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Stone
  • Description: block of sarsen stone in England
  • Also known as: “Heelstone” and “Pedra Taló”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Stonehenge and Altar Stone.

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is a Neolithic and Bronze Age stone…

Stone
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The is a recumbent central megalith…

Stone
The are elements of the prehistoric monument of . is situated 340 feet west of Heel Stone.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stonehenge Landscape and Larkhill.

Locality
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The is a property of The National…

Village
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is a garrison town in the civil parish of , Wiltshire, England.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Heel Stone.

Heel Stone

Latitude
51.17931° or 51° 10′ 46″ north
Longitude
-1.82533° or 1° 49′ 31″ west
Open location code
9C3W55HF+PV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 133262440
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­stone
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­stone
Wiki­data ID
Q5697984
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Heel Stone” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Heel Stone”
  • Chinese: “腳根石”
  • Esperanto: “Kalkanŝtono”
  • French: “Pierre Talon”
  • German: “Fersenstein”
  • Hebrew: “אבן העקב”
  • Japanese: “ヒールストーン”
  • Persian: “سنگ هیل”
  • Russian: “Пяточный камень”
  • Turkish: “Heel Stone”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Slaughter Stone and Station Stone.

Nearby Places

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