Stonehenge is perhaps the most famous prehistoric monument in the world. Begun as a simple earthwork enclosure, it was built in several stages, with the unique lintelled stone circle being erected in the late Neolithic period around 2500 BC. Stonehenge remained important into the early Bronze Age, when many burial mounds were built nearby. Today Stonehenge, together with Avebury and other associated sites, forms the heart of a World Heritage Site with a unique and dense concentration of outstanding prehistoric monuments.
Take a spin from within the famous stone circle:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/british_prehistory/stonehenge_virtual_tour.shtml
TRIVIA QUIZ: Who made the last additions to Stonehenge?
Sources:
www.bbc.co.uk
www.english-heritage.org.uk
TRIVIA QUIZ: Who made the last additions to Stonehenge?
Sources:
www.bbc.co.uk
www.english-heritage.org.uk
The Wessex ? They turned their attention towards Stonehenge and in the third stage of its building, they dismantled the circle of stones erected by their predecessors and dragged 80 immense blocks of sarsen stone to set them up. They still stand today! :O
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