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    I saw one in Russia.

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    stone circles were scattered all over northern europe... stonehedge is just the best known and most intact surviving one
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    Yeah, there are henges all over (in real life and the game).

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    While this is all true Stone Henge is the only one with that design and that level of intricacy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Philipvs Vallindervs Calicvla
    While this is all true Stone Henge is the only one with that design and that level of intricacy.
    And while that is true, why would they waste time designing different henges for the battlemap.
    It's just a henge, thats all. And just because it resembles Stonehenge... so what. I'd rather the new patch was out sooner instead of them worrying about a henge that seems to confuse some of the more blinkered people.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Philipvs Vallindervs Calicvla
    While this is all true Stone Henge is the only one with that design and that level of intricacy.
    That is not Stonehenge, the shape and number of stones is a bit off.
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    and iunno really if any pile of rocks can be called intricate... but it's hard to really say stonehenge was the greatest stone circle, it's just the best surviving one... many ancient monuments, buildings, walls, etc were torn apart as later generations would consider them as a convenient source of stones.... this is especially true of things with spiritual significance.... newer religions usually made it a point to destroy the memories of previous faiths
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    If I remember the documentary correctly not all henges were made of stone. Some were of earthen and some of wood. Some were earthen and wood. Many were quite small and some rather large.

    Anyway I dont know why CA placed a henge in alot of their terrain maps. There's alot of things CA does that makes me go, 'huh?' They were never known for historical accuracy anyway. But its just a game. /shrug

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    Quote Originally Posted by JCoyote
    That is not Stonehenge, the shape and number of stones is a bit off.
    Open side on the outer ring? Check. Missing a chunk on the left(facing the outer rings opening) outer side, two arches down? Check. Three connected arches? Check. Three complete arches in the center? Yep.

    It's a pretty obvious attempt at a Stonehenge.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Feanaro
    Open side on the outer ring? Check. Missing a chunk on the left(facing the outer rings opening) outer side, two arches down? Check. Three connected arches? Check. Three complete arches in the center? Yep.

    It's a pretty obvious attempt at a Stonehenge.
    Aubrey holes? No. Different types of stone used for inner and outer rings? No.

    I think the only "obvious" conclusion that you can draw is that CA wanted to include henges in the Northern European landscapes and they decided to make them all look a bit like the Sarum henge, so everyone would recognise them. The alternative was that odd rings of misshapen rocks would appear seemingly at random on the landscape during battles.

    If you take the time to visit a few stone henges they all look like a "pretty obvious attempt at a Stonehenge" to a greater or lesser extent. They are henges made of stone, after all.
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    Listen to dio, he has a bit more up close and personal experience with the things.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Philipvs Vallindervs Calicvla
    While this is all true Stone Henge is the only one with that design and that level of intricacy.
    The only reason people think the Sarum henge was of a different design to others is because it's different now - simply due to better preservation. The smaller henges used smaller stones (obviously), which were easier to nick as cheap building materials.

    There are at least five henges within an hour's drive of where I live (deepest, darkest Somerset). The design of all of them is pretty similar. The level of intricacy of the Sarum henge (the 'Stonehenge' you refer to) is far higher than that shown in the screengrab.

    What you've got there is a bog standard henge - the sort you'd get from any half-decent neolithic DIY store ("This week's special offer - buy any stone-effect henge and get a sacrificial virgin half-price; buy two and get a free potting shed!").
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    For the record, I can confirm that Stonehenge has migrated to somewhere in Northern Italy, a few "squares" south of Milan, located next to a large monastary. Sorry I didn't think to screenshot it.


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