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Modern SitesSite Name: Crystal Lakes Golf Course Stonehenge Alternative Name: Montana's StonehengeCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 179.655 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: The Northwest Mountains Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Trego, Montana Nearest Village: Fortine, Montana
Latitude: 48.786080N Longitude: 114.88849W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Modern Stone Circle / Monolith in United States
This is almost certainly the prettiest Stonehenge replica in the States. The white limestone 'sarsens' stand out beautifully on the golfing green. Some effort is made toward accuracy, with the three-lintel stretch included and the trilithon horseshoe opening toward it, but it's pretty simple, with no bluestones.
Unfortunately, this Stonehenge is on private property, with no access for the public. Bob LeBlanc's beautiful photos make this all the more regrettable.
This article gives a few details about it and claims:
"...Mr. Smith had built a full-size and almost identical replica of the Stonehenge right in the middle of the golf course. It was constructed right down to the 13-degree adjustment to make up for the latitude so it would line up correctly during the equinox."
Some very interesting pictures of the replica, including one from inside, can also be seen at that link. If I could only visit one replica in North America, this would probably be it. Second and third would be the replica at Odessa Texas (which is not Stonehenge II) and the Circle of Life in Connecticut.
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