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title: "Big Ben vs Stonehenge — size, weight and speed compared"
description: "Stonehenge is 1.8× Big Ben on weight. Compared on 2 measured properties, with the full range and a source for each."
url: https://atoneplace.net/vs/big-ben-vs-stonehenge/
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# Big Ben vs Stonehenge

**Big Ben vs Stonehenge: Stonehenge is larger on weight**

Stonehenge is 1.8× Big Ben on weight.

Big Ben and Stonehenge can be compared on 2 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.

## Side by side

*Larger value in bold. Ranges reflect genuine variation, not uncertainty.*

|  | Big Ben | Stonehenge |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weight | 13.76 t | 2–30 t |
| Height | 96 m | 4.1–7.3 m |

## What the numbers say

- Stonehenge is 1.8× Big Ben on weight.
- Big Ben is 23× Stonehenge on height.

*Weight compared.*

- Stonehenge: 2–30 t
- Big Ben: 13.76 t

## Big Ben

The clock tower at the north end of the Palace of Westminster; Big Ben is properly the name of its great bell.

## Stonehenge

A prehistoric stone circle on Salisbury Plain, built in stages between about 3000 and 1500 BC.

> This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.

## Common questions

### Which is bigger, Big Ben or Stonehenge?

Stonehenge is 1.8× Big Ben on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.

### How do Big Bens and Stonehenges compare on height?

Big Ben: 96 m. Stonehenge: 4.1–7.3 m. Big Ben is 23× Stonehenge on height.

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- [Leaning Tower of Pisa vs Stonehenge](https://atoneplace.net/vs/leaning-tower-of-pisa-vs-stonehenge/)

## Sources

- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (https://www.wikidata.org/) [CC0 1.0]