Stonehenge
stone circle · 3000 BC–present
Stonehenge, a stone circle recorded 3000 BC–present: 2 mapped phases, cited to 1 source, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.
At a glance
- Construction began
- c. 3000 BC
- Completed
- c. 2500 BC
- Built by
- Neolithic Britons
Recorded boundaries
| Period | Control | Confidence | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3000 BC–2501 BC | — | medium confidence | no observation date recorded | Under construction. |
| 2500 BC–present | — | medium confidence | no observation date recorded | Standing, and still stands today. The great sarsen circle dates from about 2500 BC; the site was reworked for a further thousand years. |
Each row is a snapshot the source recorded, not a continuous history. The period between two observations is an inference this atlas shows rather than hides.