Bluestone from the Preseli Hills was used to build Stonehenge AlamyAn ancient stone like that used to build Stonehenge was stolen from the Welsh hills and used as a garden ornament. Police in Pembrokeshire tracked down the thief ten miles from the Preseli Hills, from where some of the stone used for the Wiltshire monument was quarried and transported. Inspector Reuben Palin said that local authorities had been aware that bluestone was being taken from the Preseli area but were struggling to find out where it was going. “This case was quite unusual in that there was actually a witness to the theft, who swiftly started filming while the stone was dug up and put into a car,” he said. A review of CCTV covering the area showed men putting the stone in the boot…

Source: The Times January 12, 2020 18:00 UTC