Frank Kaslik - Stonehenge
10 Interesting facts about Stone Henge
1. Stonehenge is an engineering wonder located in Wiltshire, England near the town of Amesbury.
2. This prehistoric wonder is a monument of huge stones set in a ring. There are other stone circles in England but Stonehenge is by far the most famous.
3. Some of the stones are so huge and heavy, it's a mystery how they got there! It is believed that many of the stones had to dragged more than 250 kilometres to reach the site's location.
4. There are many theories surrounding the purpose of Stonehenge but it is thought that the site provided a cemetery as there are many burial mounds around the area which date back to Neolithic times.
5. From approximately 2600 BC, stone was used instead of timber and wood to continue the construction of Stonehenge. The types of stone used at this time included bluestones and sandstone.
6. A huge sandstone alter was positioned at the centre of the prehistoric monument which weighed 5.4 tonnes.
7. It's thought that thirty great sarsen stones were added to the site around two hundred years later. Each sarsen stone would have weighed around 22 tonnes and was arranged to create a new circle with a diameter of 33 meters.
8. Inside the circle of sarsen stones, a horseshoe of stones was created weighing approximately 45 tonnes each.
9. The tallest trilithon (two vertical stones supporting a third horizontal stone) is thought to have measured approximately 7.3 meters.
10. Some of the stones have a lintel joining them. Many, you will see, consist of two standing stone with a lintel on top, joining them together. These are known as trilithons as they consist of two big vertical stones which support a third horizontal stone.
Frank Kaslik thinks this is what it used to look like when it's construction was completed.
Still Standing after 5000 years
The nipples on the uprights sat in the hole on the cross pieces
Frank Kaslik was told that most of the pieces on the ground was damage caused by vandals. Only some of it was wear & tear
