Simply mention ‘Stonehenge’, and much discussion and contention will immediately and inevitably arise. The architectural marvel of Stonehenge has shown no sign of occupying less significance in the minds of academics as time has progressed. If anything, time has cemented its legacy. Visit this imperious landmark for yourself on a Stonehenge coach tour from London with Golden Tours.
London, England -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/05/2011 -- Stonehenge is a structure that has left scholars equally bemused and rapt through the ages. One of the most quirky early theories about Stonehenge was that postulated by Geoffrey of Monmouth. In the twelfth century, Geoffrey of Monmouth included a story in his work Historia Regum Britanniae that ascribed the building of Stonehenge to none other than Merlin. Geoffrey of Monmouth then made the peculiar statement that the rocks of Stonehenge were healing rocks, called the Giant's Dance. He argued that giants brought these rocks from Africa to Ireland for use in healing.
There is certainly much surmise as to what Stonehenge was purposely erected for. Some believe Stonehenge was used in pagan rituals, expressly for human sacrifice; others claim its purpose was a far less disturbing one, such as an astronomical clock.
The question of how the stones were moved in order to build Stonehenge has especially been the focus of great debate and disagreement. How did our ancestors transport these vast stones over such a distance and then, using only the most simple tools, create this grand, towering landmark? The mysteries behind its construction seem as impenetrable as ever.
Excavations of Stonehenge still take place to the present and new breakthroughs are continually being made. Yet no matter how many theories are commended as breakthroughs, we still seem no nearer to, in truth, having any certainties revealed to us about Stonehenge. We possibly never will; this could be why it ensnares so many. Precise facts behind this archaic, majestic monument may never be unearthed.
As has been made abundantly evident, Stonehenge encourages a great deal of debate. Serious endeavor and outstanding planning skills would have been vital to carry the stones tens, even hundreds of miles by land and water, and then to shape and lift them. Only a sophisticated society could have congregated such a large labour force.
With Golden Tours, you can achieve extraordinary immediacy to the landmark that persistently entices as much as it baffles, on a Stonehenge tour. Golden Tours’ Stonehenge special access tour is very different from, for example, a typical Stonehenge morning tour, in that you will be able to visit alluring Bath and enticing Lacock on the very same day. Take Stonehenge tours from London and become enraptured by this ever mystifying monument. You can even step inside the stone circle, for an inexpressible experience that will give you lasting memories.
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