What is Stonehenge?

Answer 1

It could be said that it is the world's most famous prehistoric monument. Stonehenge was built in several stages. The first part was built 5,000 years ago and the stone circle was erected about 2500 BC. Modern scholars have found burial grounds in and around the site. Yet, its purpose is still not known why it was built. The stones in the circle have been brought all the way from Preseli Wales 200 miles from where Stonehenge sits on the Salisbury Plain. Today nearly a million people a year visit a site.

Answer 2

The monument known as Stonehenge is a prehistoric circle of stones on Salisbury Plain in England. It has a history of construction that began in 3000 BC and the final modifications were made around 1600 BC. No one is really sure of its true purpose. The site was used a cremation burial ground, but before the Iconic stone structure were erected. The large stones (sarsens) are local sandstone, but the smaller 'bluestones' are rhyolite and came from West Wales. The most recent academic research no longer supports the 'astronomical observatory' or that it was built by 'Druids', theories that have their origins in the early 18th century.

Answer 3

It could be said that it is the world's most famous prehistoric monument. Stonehenge was built in several stages. The first part was built 5,000 years ago and the stone circle was erected about 2500 BC. Modern scholars have found burial grounds in and around the site. Yet, its purpose is still not known why it was built. The stones in the circle have been brought all the way from Preseli Wales 200 miles from where Stonehenge sits on the Salisbury Plain. Today nearly a million people a year visit a site.