Best of European Union » earthworks http://www.best-of-european-union.eu Travel through the most beautiful places in Europe Sun, 08 Sep 2013 13:36:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6 Stonehenge – the well-known prehistoric stone monument in England, United Kingdom http://www.best-of-european-union.eu/2010/08/10/stonehenge-the-well-known-prehistoric-stone-monument-in-england-united-kingdom/ http://www.best-of-european-union.eu/2010/08/10/stonehenge-the-well-known-prehistoric-stone-monument-in-england-united-kingdom/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:28:04 +0000 Julius http://www.best-of-european-union.eu/?p=1132 Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the Wiltshire, about 3.2km west of Amesbury and 13km north of Salisbury. One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones. It is at the centre of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze […]

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]]> Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the Wiltshire, about 3.2km west of Amesbury and 13km north of Salisbury. One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones. It is at the centre of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds. It has been probably erected around 3100 BC – 2500 BC.

The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites in 1986 in a co-listing with Avebury Henge monument. It is a national legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument. Stonehenge is owned by the Crown and managed by English Heritage, while the surrounding land is owned by the National Trust.


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