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. Find out more about the proposed tunnel scheme.
History of Stonehenge - English Heritage
WEBHistory of Stonehenge. Stonehenge 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. In the early Bronze Age …
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WEBJoin today for a whole year of adventures from just £42. Membership unlocks unlimited days out at over 400 amazing historic places along with loads of other benefits. What's more, as a member, you'll be part of a charity that's on a mission to bring millions of people closer through heritage.
Solstice at Stonehenge - English Heritage
WEBSolstice. Stonehenge was built to align with the sun on the solstices. On the summer solstice, the sun rises behind the Heel Stone in the north-east part of the horizon and its first rays shine into the heart of Stonehenge. On the winter solstice, the sun sets to the south-west of the stone circle. LIVE!
Significance of Stonehenge - English Heritage
WEBSignificance of Stonehenge. Stonehenge 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 ...
The Stones of Stonehenge | English Heritage
WEBThe sole surviving upright of another trilithon, Stone 60 had a huge hole at its base, large enough for several people to shelter under during bad weather. In 1959 during a programme of restoration, the stone was straightened and the hole filled with concrete. Discover more about the individual stones that make up the stone circle at Stonehenge.
History and Stories: Stonehenge - English Heritage
WEBWork began on Stonehenge about 5,000 years ago, but it was built in stages over many years. The stone circle dates from about 2500 BC, in the late Neolithic period. We don’t know exactly how the stones were brought to Stonehenge, but some of them – the bluestones – came from the Preseli Hills in south-west …
Maps of the Stonehenge Landscape - English Heritage
WEBThe Stonehenge landscape in the early Neolithic, about 3400 BC. At the time of Stonehenge: the late Neolithic, about 2300 BC. After Stonehenge was built: the early Bronze Age, about 1700 BC. Open the image windows to find out more about the work of antiquaries and archaeologists in the Stonehenge landscape, from the …
Building Stonehenge - English Heritage
WEBBuilding Stonehenge. Stonehenge is a masterpiece of engineering, built using only simple tools and technologies, before the arrival of metals and the invention of the wheel. Building the stone circle would have needed hundreds of people to transport, shape and erect the stones. These builders would have required others to provide them with food ...
Tickets at Stonehenge - English Heritage
WEBVisit Stonehenge and hundreds of other historic places for free when you become an English Heritage Member from as little as £4.75 a month. VIP Experience. For something really special, go inside the stones with Stone Circle Experience: an unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime visit to Stonehenge. Now booking to March 2025.
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