2006-07-11 00:36:44 · 7 answers · asked by Eika l 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
stonehenge
2006-07-11 00:40:00 · answer #1 · answered by CALLIE 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stonehenge. Do you want the whole description? It is also referred to as the Giant's Dance or the Hanging Stones. Legend has if that Merlin created it as a burial place for either Uther Pendragon or Arthur himself. But really, it was built by a stone-age people long before even the Celts came to England (roughly the same time the pyramids were being built in Egypt. Some of the stones were moved there from as far away as Wales (they may have been loaded on to barges and shipped by water most of the way, and hauled by rope the rest of the way) A group was able to duplicate how they were put into place--they dug a hole with a sloped side, then pushed the stone into it. The cap stones (the ones which sit on top) may have been raised by placing logs under the stones, levering them up , adding another layer of logs, and so on, until they reached the height they wanted. There were also holes dug around the perimeter of the site, known as the Aubrey holes, and a processional walkway which led to it. It is a wonderful observatory--both the summer and winter solstices can be lined up directly over the heelstone. If a priest were to show this to the people, he would surely have appeared magical to them.
2006-07-11 01:03:45 · answer #2 · answered by cross-stitch kelly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stone Henge
2006-07-11 02:13:58 · answer #3 · answered by sir_john_65 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stone Henge
2006-07-11 00:39:52 · answer #4 · answered by PsiKnight9 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Isle of Lewis in Scotland has status stones observed as the Callanish Stones, also in Aberlemno in the North-East of Scotland there are some Pictish status stones, considered as from the seventh or eighth century AC. There also are status stones in Carnac, Brittany, France and in Spain there are carved stones which date decrease back to the fifth or sixth century AC. There also are Dolmens that are burial mounds throughout Europe which include Spain, France, eire and Scotland. desire this enables.
2016-10-14 08:34:25 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stonehenge... and did you know that you can get a special tour that will take you inside the circle..??? We had get up at 4 AM to meet the bus in London that took us there... They wanted us to be there early because the regular tours started arriving at 9 AM... It was so neat being on the inside where you could touch them and study their details.. Sigh...!!! Great trip...
2006-07-11 02:27:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are looking at Stonehenge.
2006-07-11 20:17:29 · answer #7 · answered by Ken W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋