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title: "How much does a Stonehenge weigh?"
description: "Stonehenge weighs 2–30 t (4,410–66,100 lb). How that compares to other things, and where the number comes from."
url: https://atoneplace.net/weight/stonehenge/
site: "At One Place"
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# How much does a Stonehenge weigh?

**Typical weight: 2–30 t**

That is 4,410–66,100 lb, or 2,000–30,000 kg.

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

> A single sarsen; the smaller bluestones weigh 2-5 t each.

## How that compares

*Stonehenge against things of a similar mass.*

- Sperm whale: 15–57 t
- Humpback whale: 25–40 t
- Stonehenge: 2–30 t
- Excavator: 1,000–90,000 kg
- Fire truck: 14,000–36,000 kg
- Whale shark: 9,000–21,000 kg
- Semi truck: 12,000–36,290 kg
- Garbage truck: 12,000–20,000 kg

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## Common questions

### How much does Stonehenge weigh?

Stonehenge weighs 2–30 t (4,410–66,100 lb). A single sarsen; the smaller bluestones weigh 2-5 t each.

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