Stonehenge, a prehistoric megalithic structure located on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, lies about two miles (3 km) west of Amesbury. This ancient monument features an outer ring of vertical sarsen standing stones, each approximately 13 feet (4.0 m) tall, seven feet (2.1 m) wide, and weighing around 25 tons, topped with horizontal lintel stones. Inside this ring is a circle of smaller bluestones, which in turn encircle free-standing trilithons-two larger vertical sarsens topped by a single lintel. Aligned with the sunrise on the summer solstice and the sunset on the winter solstice, the ruinous monument sits within a complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age earthworks and burial mounds, the densest in England.
Archaeologists estimate that Stonehenge was built in multiple phases from approximately 3100 BC to 1600 BC, with the large sarsen stones erected between 2600 BC and 2400 BC. The earliest phase, involving the construction of the surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, dates back to around 3100 BC. Radiocarbon dating indicates that the bluestones were positioned between 2400 and 2200 BC, although they might have been at the site as early as 3000 BC.
Recognized as one of the most iconic landmarks in the United Kingdom, Stonehenge has been a legally protected scheduled monument since 1882, following the introduction of historic monument protection legislation in Britain. In 1986, it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Stonehenge is owned by the Crown and managed by English Heritage, while the surrounding land is owned by the National Trust.
There is evidence suggesting that Stonehenge may have served as a burial ground from its inception. Human bone deposits date back to around 3000 BC, when the ditch and bank were first created, and continued for at least another 500 years.#drone #dji #gopro #stonehenge
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