Stonehenge is one of the most intriguing
puzzles of history.Stonehenge, a circular group of huge stones was built on Salisbury plain in western England between 3000 and 1000 BC.
There are two stone circles in Stonehenge. The first stone – circle is consisted of small bluestones. They say, the stones were brought from the Prescelly Mountains. They are located 240 miles away from Stonehenge. The bluestones weigh up to 4 tons each. About 80 stones were used in construction.
The giant sarsen stones form the second circle. They weigh up to 50 tons each. They were transported from the Marlborough Downs, located 20 miles to the north.
Who built Stonehenge? How did the “builders” transport giant stones? These questions are unanswered even today.
The legend of King Arthur says that a great magician Merlin brought the stones to the Salisbury plain from Ireland.
Historians and scientists can’t determine the social functions of Stonehenge. It could be used as a market, a temple, a calendar or the gathering place for religions ceremonies connected with the Sun and Moon. Stonehenge, maybe, was a kind of huge computer itself? Who knows?
Shevchenko Dima
13 years
Okha, Sakhalin, 2002