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Here Are 50 Rare Images of Stonehenge You’ve Probably Never Seen

Ivan PetricevicbyIvan Petricevic
April 8, 2019 - Updated on May 3, 2023
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One of the most famous stone monuments on the European continent is Stonehenge: the massive stone formation in Wiltshire, England. This ancient monument attracts millions of tourists and is home to countless secrets. Believed to have been between 3000 BC to 2000 BC. Radiocarbon tests performed in 2008 indicate that the first stones were raised between 2400 and 2200 BC.

However, some argue the monument is much older and that the first standing stones at Stonehenge were put into position as early as 3000 BC. At the site we see today, the beautifully arranged stones were transported hundreds of miles away. Somehow, its builders raised and placed the massive stones into position in ancient times without advanced tools.

But like many other monuments around the globe, Stonehenge too was restored numerous times. From 1901 to 1964, the stone circle was restored in a series of makeovers that have left it, in one archaeologist’s words, as a product of the 20th-century heritage industry’. Furthermore, there are various references, such as Stonehenge by Malone and Barnard, confirm that:

In 1958 a 60-ton mobile crane was used to restore the stones that had fallen in 1797 and 1900

There’s also an article published by New Scientist offering evidence that:

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virtually every stone was re-erected, straightened or embedded in concrete between 1901 and 1964…

…The first restoration project took place in 1901. A leaning stone was straightened and set in concrete, to prevent it falling.

More drastic renovations were carried out in the 1920s. Under the direction of Colonel William Hawley, a member of the Stonehenge Society, six stones were moved and re-erected.

Cranes were used to reposition three more stones in 1958. One giant fallen lintel, or cross stone, was replaced. Then in 1964, four stones were repositioned to prevent them falling.

The 1920s ‘restoration’ was the most “vigorous”, says Christopher Chippindale of the Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. “The work in the 1920s under Colonel William Crawley is a sad story,”

Cambridge University archeological archivist and leading Stonehenge author Christopher Chippindale admitted, “Not much of what we see at Stonehenge hasn’t been touched in some way’. And historical research student Brian Edwards, who recently revealed that the nearby Avebury Monument had been totally rebuilt, has found Stonehenge’s rare pictures being restored.

He said: “It has been as if Stonehenge had been historically cleansed. For too long, people have been kept in the dark over the Stonehenge restoration work. I am astonished by how few people know about it. It is wonderful the guidebook will tell the full story in the future.”

50 Rare Images of Stonehenge

These 50 rare images of Stonehenge show us the transformation of this incredible monument throughout the years. However, the images also tell us how important it is to take care of our ancient legacy and invest in the preservation of ancient sites across the world.


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Ivan Petricevic

Ivan Petricevic

I've been writing passionately about ancient civilizations, history, alien life, and various other subjects for more than eight years. You may have seen me appear on Discovery Channel's What On Earth series, History Channel's Ancient Aliens, and Gaia's Ancient Civilizations among others.

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