Stonehenge Cromlech

United Kingdom / England / Larkhill /
 monument, megalith, UNESCO World Heritage Site, scheduled ancient monument, stone circle, tourist attraction, English Heritage
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, about 3.2 Km (2.0 mi) west of Amesbury and 13 Km (8.1 mi) north of Salisbury. One of the most famous prehistoric sites in the world, Stonehenge is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones. Archaeologists believe that the iconic stone monument was erected around 2500 BC, however this was not the first stone structure on the site. The surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3100 BC. The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986 in a co-listing with Avebury henge monument, and it is also a legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument. Stonehenge itself is owned by the Crown and managed by English Heritage while the surrounding land is owned by the National Trust.

Gerald Hawkins, an American astronomer, suggested in Stonehenge Decoded in 1966 that the monument was a prehistoric computer, capable of complex predictions of planetary alignments and eclipses
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonehenge
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Coordinates:   51°10'43"N   1°49'34"W

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  • Archeological site, not a cemetery.
  • It's also, maybe,a prehistoric observatory.
  • It's maybe our earth compass.
  • When I first visited Stonehenge many, many years ago I could walk right up and touch it, but now it is all cordon off. I know it is necessary, but still, a shame!
  • really it's so interesting place ,I'll try one day to be here
  • i still wanna visit this place
  • wonderful place
  • just plain old rocks
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  • Stonehenge were made 1954. http://www.liveinternet.ru/users/4489288/post241213509/
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