The structure is sometimes referred to as an 'American Stonehenge'. An additional stone tablet, which is set in the ground a short distance to the west of the structure, provides some notes on the history and purpose of the guidestones. A capstone lies on top of the five slabs, which are astronomically aligned.
One slab stands in the center, with four arranged around it. The monument stands at an approximate elevation of 750 feet (230 m) above sea level, about 90 miles (140 km) east of Atlanta, 45 miles (72 km) from Athens, Georgia and 9 miles (14 km) north of the center of the city of Elberton.
A set of ten guidelines is inscribed on the structure in eight modern languages and a shorter message is inscribed at the top of the structure in four ancient language scripts.
The Georgia Guidestones are a granite monument erected in 1980 in Elbert County, Georgia, in the United States.
