Stonehenge is in the country, but there is a guided audio tour and a giftshop on the Stonehenge site.
its kinda both because its a disgrace because people died making it but its a monument as well because people went through all this because that's how strongly they believed.
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Stonehenge was built on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, between 3000 and 1500 B.C. There are many theories as to why it was built, such as an ancient healing center or alien landing site.
There were three major challenges involved in the building of stonehenge...
1) Selecting and shaping the 'right' stones.
2) Transporting the stones to the Salisbury plain (some came from south Wales).
3) Erecting the stones to acheive the desired monument.
Yes, stonehenge is guarded by the 8 mystical spirits of the Nephilim. One must possess the rune of Zanthor in order to be allowed into stonehenge.
No one discovered it. It's been there since the bronze age,sitting in the isolation of salisbury Plain. Medieval chroniclers knew of it and a few drew rough representations of it.
It is called Stonehenge and it stands on the Salisbury Plain
Stonehenge is located on Salisbury plain in the county of Wiltshire, England.
Stonehenge is important because no one knows why it was built or who built it. Also the stones used to build it were an enormous size for the technology around that time. How they lifted those stones or transported them from their distant location is still a mystery; much like the pyramids of Egypt. People do not know what its purpose was. Some believe it is a calendar or a burial site or a place for religious sacrifice.
The outcrop sedimentary rocks at Stonehenge are the Late Cretaceous, Santonian Age, calcium carbonates. The outcrop sedimentary rocks comprise the first construction material used by the Stonehenge builders. This material is approximately 85 million years old. These rocks are locally called the Seaford Chalk Formation (Stonehenge White Chalk).
The oldest limestone sedimentary rocks at Stonehenge are the Mississippian Period (Early Carboniferous), Arundian Age, calcium carbonates. The Mississippian Period limestone sedimentary rocks comprise the first (1st) foreign construction material used by the Stonehenge builders. This material is approximately 340 million years old. These rocks are locally called the Birnbeck Limestone Formation (Stonehenge Whitestones).
The volcanic rocks (oldest geologically) at Stonehenge are the Ordovician Period intrusive igneous diabases (dolerites), and extrusive igneous felsites (rhyolites) and tuffs (basic). The Ordovician Period igneous rocks comprise the second (2nd) foreign construction material used by the Stonehenge builders. This material is approximately 470 million years old. These rocks are locally called the Ordovician Volcanics (Stonehenge Bluestones).
The oldest sandstone sedimentary rocks at Stonehenge are the Silurian and Devonian Period micaceous sandstones. The Silurian and Devonian Period sedimentary sandstone rocks comprise the third (3rd) foreign construction material used by the Stonehenge builders. This material is approximately 417 million years old. These rocks are locally called the Old Red Sandstone Formation (Stonehenge Coshestons).
The youngest sandstone sedimentary rocks at Stonehenge are the Oligocene and Miocene Period silicates. The Oligocene and Miocene Period sandstone sedimentary rocks comprise the fourth (4th) foreign construction material used by the Stonehenge builders. This material is approximately 24 million years old. These rocks are locally called the Reading Formation (Stonehenge Sarsens).
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It takes about 2 - 3 hours by car and is nearly impossible to get there by public transport although various tourist organisations run coach trips to the site.
Stonehenge is not a problem. It is a national English historical site.
Stonehenge was built in Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England between 3000 and 1500 BC. No one is really sure why it was built or what group used it but theories abound that state Stonehenge may have been a Celtic temple or used by Druid societies.
At Stonehenge human remains were found as well as tools used to help constructing the henge.
It is not in London Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England