In southern England there stands a circle of huge stones! Local people call it stonehenge. It's said that it was built around 5000 years ago.
Stonehenge has about 80 stones and each is about five meters tall. They were 380 km away from where they were made. The ancient British people had only wooden tools. The stones might be moved by tree trunks. So it was a wonder to build stonehenge. Scientists say it took millions of man-hours to move and raise the huge stones.
How did people move these huge stones from so far without machines? Nobody knows the answer. One record said the great stones were carried to England by magical aliens!
Some scientists believe that stonehenge was a temple. Some believe it was a place to bury dead people or it was probably used for studying the stars and the sky at night. Others think it was even used to tell the time. Whatever the stones were used for, they have always been the pride of British people.
In modern times, stonehenge has become a huge hit with tourist.
