Stonehenge

What is Stonehenge?
Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous monuments. It stands on Salisbury Plain, in Wiltshire, in England, and its giant stones can be seen from miles around.
Stonehenge was built over many hundreds of years. Work began in the late Neolithic Age, around 3000 BC. Over the next thousand years, people made many changes to the monument. The last changes were made in the early Bronze Age, around 1500 BC.
We may never know exactly why Stonehenge was built, but people probably gathered there for religious ceremonies.
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In this photo you can see how Stonehenge looked like 4,000 years ago.
Station stones
The four station stones sit just inside the bank that surrounds Stonehenge. They may have been used to mark the position of the Sun and Moon during the year.
Outer circle
The outer circle was made from 30 standing stones called sarsens. On top of these sat a row of horizontal stones which formed a continuous ring.
Horseshoe
Five stone arches known as trilithons make up the horseshoe. These stones stand around seven metres tall and some weigh up to 50 tonnes.
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