The Devil’s Arrows, Britain’s tallest surviving prehistoric stone row, have long raised questions about where they came from and how they reached Boroughbridge. It turns out that ancient Neolithic builders hauled these enormous 25-tonne structures across at least 11 miles to get there.

Each weighing around 25 tonnes and standing at almost 23ft (seven metres) tall, how the enormous stones got there has remained unclear - until now.

Prehistoric Britons likely chose megalithic stones from sources holding personal meaning for them rather than sites offering logistical convenience