The Stonehenge
Stonehenge is a building built during the Bronze Age and Neolithic . It lies adjacent to Amesbury in Wiltshire , England , about 13 kilometers northwest of Salisbury . As one of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is a circle of upright stones located within an earthen wall. Stonehenge comes from the words Stone and Henge. Stone means stone, while Henge means circle. Archaeologists define a henge as a circular earthen wall with a ditch in it. By the early 20th century, most of the stones were no longer standing upright. This is probably due to the large number of tourists who climbed Stonehenge around the 19th century because of their great curiosity. Since then, three stages of renovation have been carried out to straighten tilted or overturned stones, and to carefully return the stones to their original places. Yet, the formation of the stone was built miraculously that folktale was made. The Heel Stone is also known by the local community as Friar’s Heel . There is a...