Stonehenge

Today it is cold and wet . So I have posted some pictures of Stonehenge, which is about an hours drive from here.



Age estimated at 3100 BC
Location Wiltshire,
UK OS Reference SU 122 422
Type of stone Bluestone, Sarson, Welsh Sandstone
Worship Lunar, Solar

Stonehenge is probably the most important prehistoric monument in the whole of Britain and has attracted visitors from earliest times. It stands as a timeless monument to the people who built it.
The stonehenge that we see today is the final stage that was completed about 3500 years ago.
It is thought these stones, some weighing 4 tonnes each were dragged on rollers and sledges to the headwaters on Milford Haven and then loaded onto rafts. They were carried by water along the south coast of Wales and up the rivers Avon and Frome, before being dragged overland again to near Warminster in Wiltshire. The final stage of the journey was mainly by water, down the river Wylye to Salisbury, then the Salisbury Avon to west Amesbury.
This astonishing journey covers nearly 240 miles.

In recent years Stonehenge has been managed by English Heritage and you are no longer able to walk amongst the stones. Instead you are given a handset and you walk around the outside of the stones whilst listening to a taped commentary.
A few miles away at Avebury there is another stone circle of similar age. Fewer stones remain and it is harder to see the original construction, especially as the Village has grown up in and around the stones. But here you can walk among the stones.