Stonehenge Facts
 Its purpose to be built is unknown
 many still believe that the monument served as a temple to worship ancient earth deities, and
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that the Aubrey Holes may have been dug for the purpose of making an offering to the gods
The biggest stones are about 30 ft. high and weigh about 25 tons
Smaller stones weigh about 4 tons
The building of the Stonehenge started about 5,000 years ago with the creation of an
earthwork enclosure
Stonehenge is inscribed on the World Heritage List and is located in the southern of England, in
Salisbury
it was constructed by the Neolithic people
History says it all that Stonehenge was a ceremonial Centre which related to fertility, death and
rebirth
the ancient monument of Stonehenge is protected by the Scheduled Ancient Monument
Stonehenge reflects the culture, beliefs and the lifestyle of the prehistoric period
The Heel stone is famous for its spectacular views of sunrise
The Altar stone too is of a major importance
The name Stonehenge is derived from the Old English words; stān means stone and hencg
meaning hinge or hen(c)en, which means hang or gallows
Stonehenge is located in the English county Wiltshire, about 3.2 km west of Amesbury and 13
km north of Salisbury, in southern England
The Stonehenge is a single structure made of several stones, earth and timber structure, and
was constructed in phases over a period of more than 1500 years
the great Neolithic to the Danes, Romans, Saxons, Merlin and Phoenicians Celts could have
built it
Stonehenge was added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986 and is legally
protected by the Scheduled Ancient Monument
Thirty million labor hours may have been used in the construction of Stonehenge.
The building of Stonehenge comprised sophisticated mathematical and geometrical
understandings of the structural engineering of the construction
Two types of stones were used for the construction; blue stones weighing nearly four tons and
sarsen stone weighing twenty-five tons.
It was built for a coliseum (people say)
Read more at:
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/interesting-facts-about-stonehenge.html
http://www.livescience.com/22427-stonehenge-facts.html
http://www.journeymart.com/de/england/salisbury/stonehenge.aspx