Stonehenge

Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments, located on Salisbury Plain in the English county of Wiltshire. The roughly 5,000-year-old stone circle consists of massive Sarsen stones and smaller bluestones transported over great distances. Its precise alignment with the solstices suggests an important ceremonial or religious purpose, although its exact function remains debated by archaeologists. Stonehenge formed part of a much larger prehistoric landscape of burial sites, earthworks and processional avenues and, together with Avebury, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The monument offers a remarkable insight into the engineering skills, social organization and religious beliefs of Neolithic and Early Bronze Age communities.