Stonehenge: the story of a sacred landscape

Perched On The Chalk Uplands Of Salisbury Plain, The Megaliths Of Stonehenge Offer One Of The Most Recognizable Outlines Of Any Ancient Structure. Its Purpose – Place Of Worship, Sacrificial Arena, Giant Calendar – Is Unknown, But Its Story Is One Of The Most Extraordinary Of Any Of The World's Prehistoric Monuments. Constructed In Several Phases Over A Period Of Some 1500 Years, Beginning C. 3000 Bc, Stonehenge's Key Elements Are Its 'bluestones' , Transported From West Wales By Unexplained Means, And Sarsen Stones Quarried From The Nearby Marlborough Downs. Francis Pryor Delivers A Rigorous Account Of The Nature And History Of Stonehenge, But Also Places The Enigmatic Stones In A Wider Cultural Context, Exploring How Antiquarians, Scholars, Writers, Artists, 'the Heritage Industry' – And Even Neopagans – Have Interpreted The Site Over The Centuries.