any one know the mystery to stonehenge?

Answer 1

Nobody really knows at all what Stonehenge was intended for. But this doesn't mean there aren't a number of theories that set out to explain Stonehenge's purpose.

Megalithic Myth
The story of Stonehenge wouldn't be complete without its legends. These mythical stories serve to explain the meaning of the monument, and maybe even the dangers. One such story says that the henges are gateways to where we originally came from. The legend goes on to suggest that every 5,000 years or so, someone attempts to open one of them, which brings about some horribly catastrophic event.

Evil powers have also been associated with Stonehenge. One myth tells the story of the devil who buys magical stones from an Irish woman. He transports them through the air to Salisbury Plain and then dares the entire village to count the stones in a bizarre-type of riddle. The friar of the village tells him there are too many to tell, which is based on another myth that says it is impossible to count all the stones. The devil gets so angry that he throws one of the stones at him and it hits the friar on his heel. Although the friar is unhurt, the stone is dented and has ever since been known as the Heel Stone.

But the most popular myth stems from a story written in the 12th century by Geoffrey of Monmouth. According to Monmouth, the king of the Britons, Aurelius, wanted to build a monument over the site of several hundred graves believed to be slain Saxon soldiers. King Ambrosius, or the father of King Arthur, asked Merlin the magician where such a monument could be found. Merlin told him to look in a mountain of Ireland where a circle of massive stones stood, named the Giant's Dance. These stones, believed to have the ability to heal, were so named after a myth that they were brought from Africa long ago by giants. King Aurelius and his army tried to dismantle the stones without success. Merlin once again came to help and used his own gear of "engines and other contrivances" to take apart the monument for transport. He later reconstructed the site on Salisbury Plain.

It is only one of probably many legends that reflect the inability to explain how the heavy stones could have ever been transported by primitive humans.

Answer 2

hmm... well, if even one person knew the mystery, it wouldn't be a mystery anymore now, would it. ;)

There are many hypotheses (but no theories; it has been impossible to theorize since the ideas about stonehenge cannot be tested... all the people, worldviews, and activities that occurred there are now extinct) about what stonehenge "is", what its purpose was, who built it, why they built it, etc. It has been unequivocably determined that it was built before Druid occupation, that is, it was not the Druids that built it, as was up until recently believed. The only tangible thing we know about this monument is that it did exist, that it was huge, and that the people that built it were not as "primitive" as we'd like to think they were.

Answer 3

I`ve heard some weird things about it, but never really knew what it was all about!
They are some study that shows that the geomagnetic energy of the site is very abnormal, but reasons are unknown!
Edit: the answer above me is correct in her premise that it is actually an observation center, and was effectively used by some druids, but studies have showed that it was much more than just an observation center... Some say a kind of Oracle, other believes to have been a ceremonial place, converted into an observatory.. Well, we may wait a few decades to be sure of what it was...

Answer 4

No human being on this earth knows the mysteries of Stonehenge.. For it was built to long ago and no one can find any writing on it... All anyone has said or done about it has been pure guess work..... And that is just the way it will always remain............................ Yes they know that certain people have used stonehenge for this reason or for that reason, but not one living human being knows who build it or why is was builded.................................................................

Answer 5

Experiments suggest that it was a calendar as it could record summer and winter soltice and was aligned with the stars as they appeared in the sky at the time.
The mystery is realy who built it. The druids certainly used it in rituals (and as a calendar) but it was built before the druids were around.

Michael John Weaver, M.S.

Answer 6

^No one knows for sure, some say it was used as a calender, some say it was a place of worship, there are even theories about extraterrestrials building it. I have always found it intriguing and hope to visit someday. I use it as my desk top picture and my screen saver. The sites below have some pictures and information, enjoy.

Answer 7

no one does,hence the term "mystery".

There are many speculative theories that might make sense though.

Answer 8

One thing about it is that it is perfectly aligned with solstices and equinoxes.

Answer 9

some kind of calendar

Answer 10

Yes I do.