There are many legends about Stonehenge. For example, the Devil had bought stones from an elderly woman and used "magic" to turn the stone into their present state. Another states that UFOs were involved in the creation of Stonehenge. A final legend states that dancing giants were dancing on the Salisbury Plain. Then suddenly, without a reason were turned into stone.

What was Stonehenge for? It may have been built for observing the moon and other celestial objects in the sky. It my have even been used for religious ceremonies. It may have been a place of worship, a place of sacrifices to please the Pagan gods. No one really knows.

Just when was Stonehenge built? We do know that it was not all built at the same time. Radio-carbon dating on ancient, buried charcoal near Stonehenge reveals burnt fire wood from around 1800 BC.

There are three main stages of building Stonehenge. Around 300 BC, the first stage was began. It consisted of a 300 feet diameter rin

No one knows exactly who could have built Stonehenge. Anthropologists know there were large numbers of humans in Stone Age England, but they cannot isolate any single group. Imprints of short daggers in the stones resemble the same type used by the Myceneans, ancient people who lived in Greece. Maybe the Myceneans did build Stonehenge, but it is more likely that Stonehenge was built by men who knew nothing about metals. The Fomorians were a fierce and dangerous people, but they were diligent farmers who built towers. They brought their skills from Africa. The Nemedians came from Greece. They brought political skill. They defeated the mighty Fomorians. They prospered until a "great wave" came from the sea and "drowned and annihilated" the Nemedians. The few that survived returned to Greece. The Tuath de Danann were the people thought to have next come to Stonehenge. They knew magic, wizardry, and druidism. They were thought to be descendants of those few Nemedians that returned to Greece. The Milesius were the most numerous and best organized of the legendary fortune hunters thought to have come to Stonehenge. They had political unification. There are many legends about the Milesius, many just bedtime stories, although some legends have mists of reality behind them.

The Heel Stone is not located in the main part of Stonehenge. It was named by John Aubrey for its "heel shaped dent", which relates to the legend that the Devil was angered by the Friar and threw the stone at his heel and dented the stone. Experts have never found such an indention in the stone.

g shaped ditch and the fifty-six holes that surround Stonehenge were most likely dug at the same time. The second stage was begun around 200 years later. It contained the bluestone circle and the broad "avenue" that stretches from Stonehenge to the Avon River. Some archeologists believe that this was the entrance to Stonehenge. Around 200 years later the stone pillars were added.

Putting the stones in place would have also been an extremely hard job. First holes were dug. Then, some 200 men could have hoisted the stone upright. To help with setting the stones upright, lines made of vines and skins of animals were fastened to a collar, made of tree limbs and leather belts, then were wrapped around the upper end of the stone pillar. By pulling on the lines and pushing on the stone with long poles, the men put the stone to an upright position. Once in place, the stone was held steady while dozens of men filled in the hole as quickl

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