On the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, two miles to the west of Amesbury is where you'll find the henge structure known as Stonehenge. Outer ring comprised of vertical sarsen standing stones, each measuring approximately 13 feet in height, seven feet in width, and weighing approximately 25 tonnes. Lintel stones were used to link the individual stones.
Stonehenge is among the most well-known buildings to have been constructed during the Stone Age. The initial construction was a prehistoric henge, which dates back approximately five thousand years; the unique stone circle was constructed in the late Neolithic age, roughly two thousand and five hundred years before present. During the early stages of the Bronze Age, this region was the site of the construction of a number of burial mounds. If your visiting the area search Stonehenge Holiday Accommodation Guide.
Stonehenge and Avebury, which is located nearby, are the two sites that serve as the focal points of a World Heritage Site that is home to a unique assemblage of historic buildings.
Many of today's specialists agree that Stonehenge served as a cemetery at one time, but they have not been able to explain how such a large building could have been constructed by a culture that had no concept of the wheel. The fact that the bluestones that make up the inner ring of Stonehenge have been traced all the way to the Preseli Hills in Wales, which are around 200 miles away from where Stonehenge is located on Salisbury Plain, only adds to the mystery surrounding the structure's construction.
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