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Stonehenge is one of the most recognisable prehistoric monuments in the world. Located on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, the great stone circle has fascinated visitors for centuries and remains one of the most important archaeological sites in Europe.

Stonehenge trilithons and standing stones on Salisbury Plain under a deep blue sky with feathery white clouds. Stonehenge England. 800 x 600, 1024 x 768.

Stonehenge was built in several stages between about 3000 BC and 2000 BC during the Neolithic and early Bronze Age.

Stonehenge silhouetted at sunrise above misty golden fields, with bright sun low in a hazy sky streaked with contrails. Stonehenge sunrise, photo by Christopher Holt. 800 x 600, 1024 x 768.

The earliest phase of the monument consisted of a circular earthwork enclosure with a ditch and bank.

Aerial view of Stonehenge trilithons and standing stones in a snow-covered landscape with the circular ditch visible. Snow at Stonehenge. 800 x 600, 1024 x 768.

Later builders erected the massive sarsen stones that form the famous outer circle and inner trilithons.

Stonehenge silhouetted against an orange sunset sky, with the sun bursting through a gap between the sarsen stones. Stonehenge, photo by Cliff Wassmann. 800 x 600, 1024 x 768.

Some of these sarsen stones weigh up to 25 tonnes and were transported from the Marlborough Downs about 30 kilometres away.

Stonehenge sarsen trilithons and circle on green grass under a bright blue sky with thin white clouds. Stonehenge World Heritage Site, wallpaper shipped with Microsoft Windows. 800 x 600, 1024 x 768.

Many of the smaller bluestones came from the Preseli Hills in west Wales, over 200 kilometres from the site.

Stonehenge in black silhouette beneath a star-filled night sky, with the Milky Way visible above the central trilithon. Stonehenge at night from the Stone Pages. 800 x 600, 1024 x 768.

The stones are arranged with remarkable precision and align with the movements of the sun.

Stonehenge sarsen trilithons and standing stones on green grass under a heavy grey cloudy sky, with fallen stones in foreground. Stonehenge wallpaper, photo by Daniel Boulet. 800 x 600, 1024 x 768.

The most famous alignment marks the summer solstice sunrise, when the sun rises over the Heel Stone.

Stonehenge trilithons bathed in intense orange and red light at sunset, with weathered stones silhouetted against a glowing sky. Stonehenge World Heritage Site. 800 x 600, 1024 x 768.

Archaeology has shown that Stonehenge was part of a much larger ceremonial landscape including Durrington Walls and Woodhenge.

Summer sunrise at Stonehenge with the sun appearing between sarsen stones above a large crowd of silhouetted celebrants. Summer sunrise at Stonehenge. 800 x 600, 1024 x 768.

Today the monument is protected as part of the Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Stonehenge trilithons and standing stones on a grassy field at sunset, with orange and amber clouds filling the sky. Stonehenge desktop wallpaper. 800 x 600, 1024 x 768.

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