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Stonehenge is a prehistoric megalithic structure on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, two miles (3 km) west of Amesbury.It consists of an outer ring of vertical sarsen standing stones, each around 13 feet (4.0 m) high, seven feet (2.1 m) wide, and weighing around 25 tons, topped by connecting horizontal lintel stones, held in place with mortise and tenon joints, a feature unique among ...
A giant helps Merlin build Stonehenge. From a 14th-century manuscript of the Brut by Wace in the British Library (Egerton 3028). This is the oldest known depiction of Stonehenge. Many early historians were influenced by supernatural folktales in their explanations.
Stonehenge was also the largest burial ground of its time, lending support to the idea that the site may have been used as a religious temple, a solar calendar and an ancient observatory all in one.
In the 1985 American comedy film National Lampoon's European Vacation, the Griswold family win a vacation across Europe, the Griswold's visit Stonehenge during the UK part of their trip. After viewing the site Clark Griswold accidentally backs the car into an ancient stone monolith before driving off, toppling all but one of the stones like ...
Stonehenge was likely built as a project to unify ancient peoples from across the whole of the country, archaeologists claim in a new study.. More than 900 stone circles have been discovered ...
Stonehenge was built to unify ancient Britons during a “legitimation crisis” caused by the migration of people from mainland Europe, researchers have suggested.. More than 4,000 years ago, The ...
Geoffrey of Monmouth describes it as a megalithic stone circle, whose stones were used to build the neolithic Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. According to Geoffrey, the wizard Merlin disassembled a circle at Mount Killaraus in Ireland and had men drag the stones to Wiltshire, and had giants assemble Stonehenge. [2] [1]
The fascination with one of the world’s most iconic rock collections goes back to the Medieval period — the first time Stonehenge is discussed in writing, according to English Heritage.