Archaeologists Excavating the Real-Life “Stone Table” from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

<p>This July, archaeologists began excavating the famous &ldquo;<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/62147953" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Arthur&rsquo;s Stone</a>&rdquo; in Herefordshire, England. A thousand years older than Stonehenge, the Neolithic monument is said to be the place where King Arthur slew a giant. But there&rsquo;s another reason the 5,000-year-old site is legendary: it&rsquo;s the inspiration for the Stone Table in C.S. Lewis&rsquo;s&nbsp;<em>The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe</em>.</p> <p>The real-life structure consists of nine standing stones supporting a 25-ton hulking quartz capstone. It measures 13 feet long and 7 feet wide. Arthur&rsquo;s Stone and Lewis&rsquo;s Stone Table are both low to the ground and consist of two &ldquo;table&rdquo; pieces, with a gap running down the middle.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/exploring-history/archaeologists-excavating-the-real-life-stone-table-from-the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe-66e01398ca4d"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>
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