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Stonehenge - Facts and Figures

It's 4,000 years old and the World's most famous henge... But who made it? and why?

The end of Stonehenge's exclusion zone
	Lifting Stonehenge's Exclusion Zone
Length:	2:09 mins
Date:	Summer 1999

Stonehenge is probably one of the most recognisable monuments in the world. The 5,000 year old henge monument became a World Heritage Site in 1986 and is managed by English Heritage. Despite years of research and study the reason behind the construction of Stonehenge remains a mystery.

World's most famous henge

Probably the most famous henge in the world, Stonehenge continues to amaze and inspire the many thousands of visitors who come to see it for themselves.

The stones, as we see them today, were erected some 4,000 years ago.

Despite their size, the inner ring of Bluestones came from Preseli Mountains in Wales and there have been many theories put forward to answer just how they were moved.

A few years ago, a group from Wales re-enacted one theory and attempted to move a bluestone from Wales to Wiltshire - but they were scuppered when the stone was transported by sea and the group's attempt ended up at the bottom of the Bristol Channel!

The Giant's Dance

Stonehenge is also known as the 'Giant's Dance' and the stones thought to be erected by Devil, while in the C18th people believed scrapings from stones could heal wounds.

People continue to wonder just why Stonehenge was built with some suggesting it was used as a giant astronomical observatory.

In truth, it's fair to say that we're as much in the dark as we've always been.

last updated: 08/05/2008 at 12:57
created: 08/05/2008

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Dash
it is 2100 BC old that is a FACT!!

harry perry
i think its a bit wierd

cameron khajavi
i think that this will help me for my report about STONEHENGE!!!!

bob
how was it made cause i really want to know

dylan pitman
why was stone henge made

lauren mccallum
i want to lean more about this

mary
im doing a project bout stone henge it sounds really cool

John
Am I the only one who wants to know the height, with and weight of the stones? Or where do I finde this information

bob
i am doing an very interesting project on stonehenge, spiffing i know

Vicky Collins
i think it not that good its pretty ugly to be honest

Jack
Yeh it is really amazing been there my self but how did they get the stones on the top?

gary tooley aka zanny
hi im doing a project on the stonehenge and its pretty cool.

Caitlin Nunna
I think the stonehenge is really pretty and has a really weird mystery to it i think the world needs a little of theat so thats good and i owld LOVE to visit it one day!!!!!!!!!

Lilly and Ben
Loved every word best websight we have sceen so far! Thank you we loved it!

stonehenge girl
i find this veary intresting but is it 4,000 years old or 5,ooo? But esept from that loved it!

Sofia and Ailin.
I think that it is very very cool.

facundo y sergio
Stonehenge is a very beatiful monument,and it has a lot of mysteries.It is very destroyed

JOAQUIN FARIAS 6B
I THINK THAT THE BLUE STONE IS A MYSTERY THAT WON`T BE DISCOVERED AND I LOVE LOOK.

lucas y agustin 6ºb
this is a very special page and this is very informative and fantastic.i like this because this is beatiful and informative

Just a thought
We look to our past too much... Things such as Stonehenge are spriitual, intriguing, and full of an essence people no longer care to try to grasp... It seems that mystery is the source of you inspiration and inspiration is nothing.. passion is nothing unless you understand it. I think many are misunderstood about the past of course.. mostly about the present. WAKE UP and be who you are meant to be.

Shelbi Johns
I think the Stonehenge is the most breathtaking site in the world i havent seen it but i give an arm and a leg to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Russell Edwards
I visited Stonehenge and avebury last summer. While visually less spectactually, Avebury was more enjoyable because the energy of Stonehenge is totally ruined by the management practices, that feel more like a prison or a McDonalds outlet than a piece of ancient history.

Carlin Jones
These stone Henges always remind me of King Arthur cause I love his stories my character is Guinevere Thank you, Carlin.

dantreg
i spent alot of time hanging out round at these places and in my opinion you couldn't get a better history lesson if you sat at the front of the class for a year...

Marvin Eleazer
Absolutely Amazing. I've wanted to visit my entire life and finally got the opportunity this summer. The experience of walking around the site was near spiritual. Even though the area was covered with tourists everyone was extremely quiet in complete awe of this breath taking monument left for us to appreciate. I believe it has astronomical and religious value.

Aaron Lall
Its just amazing who got them on and how they did it

Natalie Hornshaw
Whilst Avebury is an amazing site, I found Stonehenge to be much more interesting and accessible. The shop wasn't too expensive either unlike the Avebury where a wooly jumper cost over £71!! As for Stonehenge's mystical qualities? I'm doubtful and if you want to see a place which was used to house the dead then I suggest West Kennet Long Barrow, that place has more of an aura than Stonehenge will ever had, plus not too many tourists visit it and you can actually go inside the barrow.

Karel Sebek
Stonehenge was designed as an astronomical observatory and a ritual center for honoring the Goddesses and Gods, spirits of the Ancestors and strengthening the fertility of the Earth. It was and is a sacred Pagan site. Fortunately, the British government is slowly recognizing this fact, by allowing the Druids access at the correct times to this most sacred place. Thank you for letting me express myself. BYWYD iR GYMRAEG "Life To Welsh!"

Wendilyn Emrys
I believe that Stonehenge is a living temple representing the Great Goddess as The Universal Mother. The alignment is such that it seems that at the Winter Solstice the "Sacred Child" goes into the Earth between the stones representing her thighs, and at Summer Solstice, the "Sacred Child" is born from an opposite set of stones, again as thighs. I think that it was also a place to honour the ancestors, and later a hierarchical gathering place for religious and political purposes.

Saba
They look like a doorway. The shape is very similar to those found in Japan, to the entrances of some of their temples. Thus perhaps another place of worship?

Darren Watts
"I haven't a clue what it was intended for, but I feel - as with all government owned projects - it's about time they finished building it!"

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