Famous Stonehenge circle
by Patricia Hofmeester
Title
Famous Stonehenge circle
Artist
Patricia Hofmeester
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Famous ancient stone circle of Stonehenge, England.
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, whose History of the Kings of Britain was written in 1136, the mysterious monoliths at Stonehenge were first spirited there by the wizard Merlin, whose army stole them from a mythical Irish stone circle called the Giants’ Dance.
Centuries before the development of rudimentary geology, Geoffrey’s exotic theory – that the stones at Stonehenge were filched from a foreign field – has enveloped the 5,000 year-old site in yet another layer of mystical intrigue. Now, it appears the medieval chronicler might have been on to something.
Though the stones were moved by manpower not magic, and taken from Wales not stolen from Ireland, new research has revealed that Stonehenge may actually have first stood on a windswept hillside near the Pembrokeshire coast, at a site called Waun Mawn, before 3000BC. The findings have dramatic implications for understanding the UK’s best-known Stone Age site.
Stonehenge was built in five constructional stages over 1,500 years, beginning around 3000BC. Among its stones are the bluestones: smaller pillars of dolerite, rhyolite, volcanic ash and sandstone which we have long known were sourced from the Preseli Hills (Mynydd Preseli) in west Wales, more than 140 miles (225km) away. Stonehenge is the only stone circle in Europe whose stones were quarried more than 20km away, making it very unusual.
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Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Feel free to place your featured image in the Features Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p
Debby Pueschel
I have heard so much about this and have wondered how much fun it would be to visit. FL
Mike Lee
Absolutely stunning, Patricia! Congratulations on Artist of the Week in the Camera Art Group!