STONEHENGE


Went to Stonehenge for the first time,.... what a spectacular site! The stones are carefully placed in a beautiful green landscape. Who ever or what ever placed the stones there knew what they were doing. Dotted around the landscape, are round barrows. There is a tranquil and reminiscent aura in that area. Perharps its all the dead people around the place. What ever it is, the visit was worth it.

Mystery surrounds this 5,000 year old World Heritage Site. As old as the pyramids in Egypt, was Stonehenge designed as a place of sun worship, or as part of a huge astronomical calendar? Each monument was a circular structure, aligned with the rising sun at the solstice. Erected between 3,000 BC and 1,600 BC, the stones were carried hundreds of miles over land and sea, while antlers and bones were used to dig the pits that hold the stones. An awe-inspiring family visit, Stonehenge is a powerful reminder of the once-great Stone and Bronze