Stonehenge - Wikipedia
WEBStonehenge is a prehistoric megalithic structure on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, two miles (3 km) west of Amesbury. It consists of an outer ring of vertical sarsen standing stones, each around 13 feet (4.0 m) high, seven feet (2.1 m) wide, and weighing around 25 tons, topped by connecting horizontal lintel stones.
Stonehenge | History, Location, Map, Meaning, & Facts
WEBMay 2, 2024 · Stonehenge, prehistoric stone circle monument, cemetery, and archaeological site located on Salisbury Plain, about 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. It was built in six stages between 3000 and 1520 BCE, during the transition from the Neolithic Period to the Bronze Age.
Stonehenge | English Heritage
WEBThe Stonehenge World Heritage Site is famous throughout the world and is one of the most important prehistoric landscapes in Europe. Today this landscape is split in two by a major road - the A303 - which acts as a barrier to people enjoying, exploring and understanding the World Heritage Site.
Stonehenge - Location, Definition & Age | HISTORY
WEBJun 1, 2010 · Located in southern England, it is comprised of roughly 100 massive upright stones placed in a circular layout. While many modern scholars now agree that Stonehenge was once a burial ground, they...
History of Stonehenge | English Heritage
WEBStonehenge is perhaps the world’s most famous prehistoric monument. It was built in several stages: the first monument was an early henge monument, built about 5,000 years ago, and the unique stone circle was erected in the late Neolithic period about 2500 BC.
Stonehenge | National Geographic
WEBStonehenge in southern England ranks among the world's most iconic archaeological sites and one of its greatest enigmas. The megalithic circle on Salisbury Plain inspires awe and fascination—but...
History and Stories: Stonehenge | English Heritage
WEBHome. Visit. Places to Visit. Stonehenge. History and Stories. Building Stonehenge. Timeline. Understanding Stonehenge. Virtual Tour. Stonehenge Landscape. WWI Aerodrome. The World of Stonehenge. Stonehenge 100. …
Significance of Stonehenge | English Heritage
WEBStonehenge is the world’s best-known ancient stone circle, lying at the heart of one of the richest archaeological landscapes in Europe. Built around the same time as the Great Pyramid in Egypt, 4,500 years ago, the finished monument of massive and finely dressed sarsen stone was unlike anything ever seen across Europe.
Stonehenge - World History Encyclopedia
WEBDec 14, 2010 · Stonehenge. Jan van der Crabben (Copyright) Stonehenge is a Neolithic / Bronze Age monument located on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, southern England. The first monument on the site, began around 3100 BCE, was a circular 'henge' earthwork about 360 feet (110 metres) in diameter, a 'henge' in the archaeological sense being a circular or …
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites - UNESCO World …
WEBStonehenge and Avebury, in Wiltshire, are among the most famous groups of megaliths in the world. The two sanctuaries consist of circles of menhirs arranged in a pattern whose astronomical significance is still being explored. These holy places and the nearby Neolithic sites are an incomparable testimony to prehistoric times.
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