Stonehenge Word Search
Play a Stonehenge (Wiltshire) word search free online. We built the 12-word list around architectural features, history, and surrounding places, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Located in Wiltshire.
Words to find: STONEHENGE, MONOLITH, SARSEN, BLUESTONE, TRILITHON, LINTEL, EARTHWORK, AVENUE, BARROW, NEOLITHIC, BRONZEAGE, AUBREY.
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Stonehenge word list, defined
- MONOLITH /ˈmɒnəlɪθ/ (British); /ˈmɑːnəlɪθ/ (US) · noun
- A large, single upright stone, especially one carved with inscriptions or used as a monument. By extension, a monolith is a large, unified organization or system whose parts are closely integrated and difficult to change separately. Related: megalith, monument, megastructure, pillar.
- SARSEN /ˈsɑːrsən/ · noun
- A large block or fragment of sandstone, especially one used in prehistoric monuments or standing stones in southern England. Related: sandstone boulder, standing stone, megalith, rock.
- BLUESTONE /ˈbluːstoʊn/ · noun
- A dense, blue-grey stone—typically a sandstone or limestone—that is widely used for paving, steps, and building; in Australia the term also refers to a hard basalt used in construction. Related: flagstone, limestone, slate, basalt.
- LINTEL /ˈlɪntəl/ · noun
- A horizontal beam or lintel of stone, wood, or other structural material placed across the top of a doorway or window. It may support the wall above the opening or serve as a decorative architectural element. Related: header, headpiece, overdoor, architrave.
- EARTHWORK /ˈɜːrθwɜːrk/ · noun
- A rampart, embankment, or other construction made of earth, especially one used as a fortification. More broadly, any engineering structure formed by moving and shaping large quantities of soil. Related: embankment, rampart, bulwark, entrenchment.
- AVENUE /ˈæv.ə.njuː/ (UK), /ˈæv.ə.nuː/ (US) · noun
- A broad road or thoroughfare, often lined with trees, or a street in a city; more broadly, any means of approach, access, or pursuit of something. Related: boulevard, thoroughfare, road, street.
- BARROW /ˈbærəʊ/ (UK), /ˈbæroʊ/ (US) · noun
- A barrow is a small open cart or frame with handles at one end and wheels at the other, used for carrying loads by hand; in British usage it also denotes an ancient burial mound of earth or stone. Related: cart, trolley, handcart, wagon.
- NEOLITHIC /ˌniːəˈlɪθɪk/ · adjective; noun
- Relating to the Neolithic period, the final period of the Stone Age, characterized by the development of farming, settled communities, pottery, and polished stone tools. As a noun, “the Neolithic” denotes this period. Related: prehistoric, ancient, early, primitive.
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