Whats the purpose of the Stone Henge?

Question

Why was it built?

Answer 1

What is Stonehenge's Purpose?
Stonehenge still remains one of
the great mysteries of the world. Perhaps most amazing is the precision with which it has been built. It is speculated that the site was an astronomical calendar. Others claim that it was a temple
or sacred site where sacrifices took place on specific days of the year. It has even been linked to the
Crop Circle phenomenon, UFOs
and extraterrestrials! Whatever its purpose it is one of the most interesting things to be seen

Answer 2

Nobody really 'knows' why Stonehenge was built, but it seems to be some sort of 'astronomical calculator' that can tell the 'season' by the way the sun hits the stones. Some think Stonehenge was built by 'Druids,' but some think it was built by people who live long before 'Druidry' came to England ... there are many good books on Stonehenge, and also if you do a 'search' on the Internet you should get some good 'information' but you will need to spell it properly. Stonehenge is one word, not Stone Henge ... that wouldn't give you the 'results' you need.

Answer 3

This ancient monument of huge stones solitarily standing on the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England has captured imaginations for centuries. Theories about who built it have included the Druids, Greeks, Phoenicians, and Atlanteans. Speculation on the reason it was built range from human sacrifice to astronomy.


Investigations over the last 100 years have revealed that Stonehenge was built in several stages from 2800 - 1800 BC. It seems to have been designed to allow for observation of astronomical phenomena - summer and winter solstices, eclipses, and more.


Stonehenge is a Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic monument located near Amesbury in the English county of Wiltshire, about 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury

Answer 4

If we knew that one of the great mysteries of the world would be solved!

The truth is, we have no idea! It was built too long ago by people who kept no written records. The best we can say is that it had some religious/ceremonial purpose.

The fact that the rising of the sun on the Winter Solstice is directly lined up between two of the stones is often cited as proof of this.

Answer 5

No-one knows. I used to live less than a mile from it, and even the tourist information there doesn't claim to know why.

However, there are suspicions that it could have been used as a calender, and for rituals. This is supported by the close surrounding barrows which are filled with people and their possessions etc... It's also a lot bigger than it looks, but when seen from the sky there is a much larger circle surrounding it where stones used to be.

Answer 6

stone henge was used by mystics for time travel back in time or forward in time it is built on lay lines that the base of each stone is dug into this gave a positive field to energise the mystic he could then tell his tribe what was to come or what had been

Answer 7

Good question. While we know it has some astronomical functions, no one knows for sure how or why it was built. Archaeologist think it was for religious purposes, but I believe they reach too fast for the religious card.

My personal feeling is that it was a meeting place. Each portal belonging to a different tribe or family. It was devised that way to keep down ambushes and other chicanery to a minimum.

Answer 8

My theory is that after some builders finished constructing they realised they had a fair bit of concrete left over but unfortunately for them it was a bit too big to throw in a skip so they thought they'd leave it in a field somewhere.
LOL, I bet they never new it would turn out to be such a mysterious British landmark

Answer 9

people aren't completely sure what the purpose was; many believe it was some kind of stone calender; others that it was a temple and others a burial place of kings.

Answer 10

I believe it was a neolithic kids playground,probably kept a few of them out of trouble