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- 2. One of the most famous landmarks in Britain, the unique stone circle situated in modern-day Wiltshire
- 3. Ten interesting facts about Stonehenge It is really, really old The site went through various transformations
- 4. 2. It was created by a people who left no written records. This, of course, is
- 5. 4. Some of the stones were brought from nearly 200 miles away They were quarried at
- 6. 6. There is an Arthurian legend about Stonehenge. According to this legend, the wizard Merlin removed
- 7. 8. The earliest known realistic painting of Stonehenge was produced in the 16th century Flemish artist
- 8. 10. It attracts more than a million visitors a year The enduring myths surrounding Stonehenge make
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One of the most famous landmarks in Britain, the unique stone
One of the most famous landmarks in Britain, the unique stone
Ten interesting facts about Stonehenge
It is really, really old
The site went
Ten interesting facts about Stonehenge
It is really, really old
The site went
2. It was created by a people who left no written
2. It was created by a people who left no written
3. It could have been a burial ground
In 2013, a team of archaeologists excavated the cremated remains of 50,000 bones at the site, belonging to 63 men, women and children. These bones date back as early as 3000 BC, though some are only dated back to 2500 BC. This suggests that Stonehenge may have been a burial ground at the start of its history, though it is not clear if that was the site’s primary purpose.
4. Some of the stones were brought from nearly 200 miles
4. Some of the stones were brought from nearly 200 miles
5. They are known as “ringing rocks”
The monument’s stones possess unusual acoustic properties – when struck they produce a loud clanging sound – which likely explains why someone bothered to transport them over such a long distance. In certain ancient cultures, such rocks are believed to contain healing powers. In fact, Maenclochog mean “ringing rock”.
6. There is an Arthurian legend about Stonehenge.
According to this legend,
6. There is an Arthurian legend about Stonehenge.
According to this legend,
7. The body of a decapitated man was excavated from the site
The 7th century Saxon man was found in 1923.
8. The earliest known realistic painting of Stonehenge was produced in
8. The earliest known realistic painting of Stonehenge was produced in
Flemish artist Lucas de Heere painted the watercolour artwork on site, sometime between 1573 and 1575.
9. It was the cause of a battle in 1985
The Battle of the Beanfield was a clash between a convoy of approximately 600 New Age travellers and around 1,300 police that took place over the course of several hours on 1 June 1985. The battle erupted when the travellers, who were en route to Stonehenge to set up the Stonehenge Free Festival, were stopped at a police roadblock seven miles from the landmark.
The confrontation turned violent, with eight police and 16 travellers being hospitalised and 537 of the travellers arrested in one of the biggest mass arrests of civilians in English history.
10. It attracts more than a million visitors a year
The enduring
10. It attracts more than a million visitors a year
The enduring