Stonehenge, large Stonehenge.
- Stonehenge is a large, circular rock structure in Wiltshire, United Kingdom.
- It is believed that the construction of Stonehenge started around 3000 BC – 2000 BC and was built for religious purposes.
- Stonehenge was declared a World Heritage Site in 1986.
- Stonehenge is owned by ‘The Crown’, the Royal Family.
- Stonehenge is believed to to have taken 1500 years to build.
The Stonehenge
Image courtesy of Matt Banks / Free Digital Photos
- Stonehenge is a burial place with approximately several hundred burials in the vicinity.
- William Glowland started a big restoration project on Stonehenge in 1901, which has lasted many years.
- In British mythology, it is believed that Stonehenge’s stones were carried by giants.
- Stonehenge stones, bluestone and sarsen, were from the Preseli mountains, south-west Wales and Marlborough Downs, north Wiltshire.
- Stonehenge was made from approximately 60 stones that made up the bluestone circle but many have been removed or are broken.
Bibliography:
History15 November, Stonehenge.co.uk, <http://www.stonehenge.co.uk/history.php>
Stonehenge 12 November 2012, Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonehenge>
