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On the Salisbury Plain, north of Salisbury, England, stands a ring of stones that reaches for the sky. An eternal legacy of a people long since gone, it shrouds itself in mystery, speculation, and imagination. It seems that never will it speak its secrets nor answer the throng of questions that have arisen from its mere existance. Why was it built and what purpose did it serve? Was it a large, sophisticated calender? An insturment to observe the heavens? A temple, a palace, or a shrine? And who built it? The druids? The Romans? Another long since dead culture? Little green men from outer space? Men from all fields of scence, as well as spiritualist, clairvoyants and cranks have tried to crack the code, but still the answers remain elusive. These are the silent stones of Stonehenge.
Though there are more than 900 stone rings scattered throughout the British Isles, some quite larger than this, Stonehenge is by far the most publicized and popular and the most elaborate. What makes this group of standing stones unique is that this is the only megalith where the stones hve been artificially shaped. Obviously then, Stonehenge was very important to whoever constructed it. Taking three phases and a thousand years to build, it was indeed a massive project.
Thanks to Birklea Graphics for the background.
Thanks to Deneika's Graphics for the lovely buttons.