Lycos Stonehenge

Timeline

• 1900 BC - First phase of building at Stonehenge. Circular ditch and 4 holes excavated. The heel stone was erected and the 50 Aubrey holes dug.
• 1750 BC - Second wave of construction. Double circle of bluestones constructed.
• 1650 BC - Third wave of construction. Sarsen Circle and horseshoe of trilithons built.
• 1663 - John Aubrey does the first known systematic inspection of the site. He attributes the construction to the Druids who used the site as a temple.
• 1740 - Dr. William Stuckly, also a proponent of the Druid theory, investigated and measured the site, and was the first to suggest that it was astronomically aligned.

April 27

As far as I can tell, Stonehenge is a big pile of rocks used as a sundial. I associate it with Scarbourough Fair.

Sources:April 27

Scarbourough Fair-Mr. Trowbridge.