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- Stonehenge - WikipediaStonehenge 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 ...
- Stonehenge ‑ Location, Definition & Age - HISTORYToday, nearly 1 million people visit Stonehenge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986, every year. Archaeologists believe England most iconic prehistoric ruin was built in several...
- History of Stonehenge - English HeritageStonehenge is perhaps the world’s most famous prehistoric monument. It was built in several stages: the first monument was an early henge monument, built about 5,000 years ago, and the unique stone circle was erected in the late Neolithic period about 2500 BC.
- Thousands greet the winter solstice at the ancient Stonehenge monumentLONDON (AP) — Thousands of tourists, pagans, druids and people simply yearning for the promise of spring marked the dawn of the shortest day of the year Saturday at the ancient Stonehenge monument.. Revelers cheered and beat drums as the sun rose at 8:09 a.m. (0809 GMT) over the giant standing stones on the winter solstice — the shortest day and the longest night in the Northern Hemisphere.
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