History of Stonehenge - English Heritage
History of Stonehenge. Stonehenge is perhaps the world’s most famous prehistoric monument. It was built in several stages: the first monument was an early henge monument, built about 5,000 years ago, and the unique stone circle was erected in the late Neolithic period about 2500 BC. In the early Bronze Age many burial mounds were built nearby.
Places to Visit in England - English Heritage
Places To Visit. Stonehenge. Dover Castle. Overseas visitors pass. Group visits. Find a place to visit. What's On. Family events. Members' events.
The Real Story of Bonfire Night - English Heritage
Inspire Me. The Real Story of Bonfire Night. Blooming marvellous: roses through time. Face-to-face: English Heritage through its portraits. A brief history of butter. Queen Elizabeth and Robert Dudley: The real story. Tracing the languages that built England. The Real Story of Bonfire Night.
Hadrian's Wall - English Heritage
Multiple sites in Northumberland, Cumbria, and Tyne and Wear, Northern England. Marching 73 miles from coast to coast, Hadrian’s Wall was built to guard the wild north-west frontier of the Roman Empire. Discover the remains of the forts, and towns that once kept watch over the Wall.
Understanding Stonehenge - English Heritage
Understanding Stonehenge. Spirituality was at the heart of Stonehenge from the start. Neolithic and Bronze Age people put an enormous effort into building this extraordinary structure, despite the fact that it serves no known practical function. Many theories have been put forward over the years about the purpose of Stonehenge.
A beginner's guide to heraldry - English Heritage
How heraldry started. Heraldry is about showing people who you are. In England it started in the later 1100s, when knights began to wear helmets which covered their faces, and they couldn't be recognised. So they began to paint unique combinations of colours, shapes and animals, called their 'arms', on their shields and banners.
Tickets at Stonehenge | English Heritage
Pre-book to explore this unique prehistoric monument and World Heritage Site. Visit Stonehenge and hundreds of other historic places for free when you become an English Heritage Member from as little as £4.75 a month. For something really special, go inside the stones with Stone Circle Experience: an unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime visit to ...
History and Stories: Stonehenge | English Heritage
Work began on Stonehenge about 5,000 years ago, but it was built in stages over many years. The stone circle dates from about 2500 BC, in the late Neolithic period. We don’t know exactly how the stones were brought to Stonehenge, but some of them – the bluestones – came from the Preseli Hills in south-west Wales, over 150 miles (250km) away.
Significance of Stonehenge - English Heritage
Significance of Stonehenge. Stonehenge is the world’s best-known ancient stone circle, lying at the heart of one of the richest archaeological landscapes in Europe. Built around the same time as the Great Pyramid in Egypt, 4,500 years ago, the finished monument of massive and finely dressed sarsen stone was unlike anything ever seen across ...
The Stones of Stonehenge | English Heritage
The Heel Stone. This huge unshaped boulder of hard sarsen stone stands in isolation surrounded by a small circular ditch. It weighs more than 36 tonnes! In 1979, the hole for another similar-sized stone was discovered next to it, which may have been the original position of the Heel Stone. Or, there may once have been a pair of upright sarsens ...