How much of Stonehenge is underground?

If you're only considering the main henge itself and not all the various surrounding features, I believe about one third of the total height of the big upright sarsen stones is underground, i.e. one third is underground and two thirds are above ground. If it were much more than that underground, they couldn't have fallen over. read more

If you're only considering the main henge itself and not all the various surrounding features, I believe about one third of the total height of the big upright sarsen stones is underground, i.e. one third is underground and two thirds are above ground. If it were much more than that underground, they couldn't have fallen over. read more

"Their work has revealed a clutch of previously unsuspected sites and monuments showing how much of the story of this world-famous archaeological treasure house remains to be told." Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath is shown on BBC Two at 2000 on Thursday 11 September. read more

The discoveries result from the Stonehenge Hidden Landscape Project, a four-year effort to create a high-resolution, 3-D underground map of the landscape surrounding Stonehenge. read more