Stonehenge

Stonehenge STONEHENGE Stonehenge is a monument in England that has raised questions throughout its history. These questions involve who built Stonehenge and for what purpose. In addition, there have been questions about what Stonehenge was built of, what it looked like, and how it should be restored. Stonehenge is located in southern England 75 miles south-southwest of London. This location is found on the Salisbury Plain 8 miles north of the city of Salisbury. The English Channel is located 30 miles west of Stonehenge. The Druids built Stonehenge. The Druids were a group of Celtic priests, medicine people, lawgivers, and judges. These people were from isolated tribes scattered throughout the fields and forests of southern England. The Druids herded animals and farmed for a living. Flint axes, deer antlers, and hammer stones are some of the tools used in their daily lives. The stones that make up Stonehenge are called sarsons, sandstones, and bluestones. These stones were brought from the Preseli Mountains in Wales 135 miles away in 2600 B.C. They were also brought from Marlborough Downs 25 miles to the north. The bluestones were thought to heal disease and to hold the stonehenge, built, stones, stage, miles, druids, stone, questions, people, ditch, bc, year, thought, summer, salisbury, ring, placed, outer, england, crops, been, about, weigh, uprights, tons, throughout, southern, solstice, should, say, sarson, restored, restoration, plans, plain