Stonehenge

Memories of a pilgrimage to Stonehenge, Southern England [Double click photo to enlarge]


Stonehenge, Southern England [Double click photo to enlarge]
Stonehenge stands on the open down land of Salisbury Plain two miles west of the town of Amesbury, Wiltshire, in Southern England.	It consists of a series of earth, timber, and stone structures that were revised and re-modeled over a period of more than 1400 years.	The earliest portion dates to approximately 2950-2900 BCE (Middle Neolithic). It is comprised of a circular bank, ditch, and counter bank of about 330 feet in diameter.
Until 2400 BCE, post holes indicate timber settings in the center of the monument and at the north-eastern entrance.	The Trilithons are ten upright stones arranged as five freestanding pairs each with a single horizontal lintel. Three of five Trilithons are complete with their lintels. The others both have only one standing stone with the second stone and lintel lying on the ground.	They were erected in the form of a horseshoe with the open side facing north-east toward the main entrance of the monument. Certainly, one is left with a sense of deep mystery.