Stonehenge

Dublin Core

Title

Stonehenge

Subject

Culture,Immovable Culture Heritage,Tourism

Description

Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument constructed from around 3000 BC to 2000 BC and located in Wiltshire, England. Stonehenge is composed of a circle of giant standing stones each around 4 meters high and 2.1 meters wide and with a weight of more than 25 tons and topped by connected horizontal lintel stones. What makes Stonehenge distinctive from other monuments is that the purpose of this monument remains a mystery, although many theories suggest it was a religious site, a burial ground, or an astronomical observatory. Stonehenge is a unique and important part of Britain's cultural heritage and a symbol of ancient Britain, attracting over 800,000 visitors per year.

Source

is51102023

Date

Around 3000 BC to 2000 BC

Contributor

zm32@st-andrews.ac.uk

Language

English

Type

Site

Identifier

724

Date Submitted

04/05/2023

References

‘Stonehenge’. (2023). Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonehenge (Accessed: 4 May 2023).

Extent

cm x cm x cm

Spatial Coverage

current,51.1789,-1.8280;

Europeana

Europeana Data Provider

Stonehenge

Object

https://www.stonehenge.co.uk/

Europeana Type

TEXT

Site Item Type Metadata

Institutional nature

Archaeological

Place

Salisbury SP4 7DE, UK

Status

public

Condition

1

Contact

zm32@st-andrews.ac.uk

Collection

Citation

“Stonehenge,” STAGE, accessed December 13, 2025, https://stage.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/1530.

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