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About Me

I am a Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic monument located near Amesbury in the English county of Wiltshire, about 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Salisbury. I am composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones and I am one of the most famous prehistoric sites in the world. Archaeologists think my standing stones were erected between 2500 BC and 2000 BC although my surrounding circular earth bank and ditch (which constitute my earliest phase) have been dated to about 3100 BC. I and my surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986 in a co-listing with Avebury henge monument. I am also a "legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument". Currently the local chief who claims ownership of me in this temporal unit is named "English Heritage"........ Many have claimed ownership of me but I stand upon the shores of time and bow to no mortal.....During the long reign of the Dark Queen Thatcher, my children were persecuted by her hordes of blue darkness. These Romans set up barbed wire and lines of stone hearts around my sacred body. My children were beaten and bloodied as they tried to celebrate the solstices by dancing within my skirts as they had for years uncounted. After the passing of the Dark Queen a new Robber King has allowed the gathering of the tribes.....English Heritage have provided this interesting interactive map of me....http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/stonehengeinteracti vemap/index.html My surrounding downland is currently "owned" by something called the "National Trust" apparently an organization originally set up to help the local aristocracy avoid "paying death duty taxes" by buying their expensive houses off them but allowing them to still live there paid for by everybody else.....I am surrounded by an extensive ritual landscape some of which dates back to the Mesolithic era around 8,000 BC. This bit is currently a "car park". I have been described by the local robber barons (Members of Parliament) as "a national disgrace" as they have built stuff all over me including a busy road. I like Hippies, but not the ones that climb on me or treat me with disrespect. I also like Pagans and Druids as they are cool and good friends to me.....Stonehenge welcomes all peoples and religions....we are all one under the dreaming skies.....Click Here to get a tiny myspace layout!

My Interests

Astronomy, philosophy and sacred architecture. I really like free parties with lots of music, happiness and children dressed brightly. I have always enjoyed these gatherings especially at the mid winter and mid summer solstices. Some have abused my hospitality, especially those Romans with their riot police...I might be getting a few different humans mixed up here..... width="425" height="350" ..

I'd like to meet:

All of you.CURRENT MOON moon phase info

Music:

Drums mainly, some chanting... width="225" height="150" ..

Movies:

Spinal Tap SUPPORT THE SAVE TARA CAMPAIGN.. width="425" height="350" ..

Television:

Children of the Stones.. width="425" height="350" ..

Books:

Coming soon.....

Heroes:

The Sun, The Moon, The Sky, Avebury, Callanish, Carnac Brittany. THE STONEHENGE PEOPLES' FREE FESTIVAL..APPEARING LIVE TONIGHT HAWKWIND AND ROY HARPER JUST CLICK HERE FOR AN HOURS SHOW LIVE FROM THE STONES.... .. width="425" height="350" ..

My Blog

Megalithomania Part 3: Stonehenge is a map of neolithic exploration!

..Peter Marshall's talk led on nicely to the next thoroughly academic presentation on ancient carvings or petroglyphs by Jay Wakefield and Reinoud de Jonge to promote their book How the Sun God ...
Posted by Stonehenge on Tue, 27 May 2008 02:44:00 PST

Megalithomania Part 2: Standing with stones and Pete Marshalls Europes Lost Civilisation

Saturday morning and registration at the conference. The Assembly Rooms were nearly full as we mingled around the exhibition of megalithic art which was all of the highest quality. The first presentat...
Posted by Stonehenge on Tue, 27 May 2008 02:29:00 PST

Megalithomania Conference Glastonbury 2008: Introduction

Megalithomania was held on the weekend of the 16th and 17th of June 2008 at the Glastonbury Assembly Rooms in Somerset England .Megalithomania is a conference dedicated to the study of ancient c...
Posted by Stonehenge on Tue, 27 May 2008 02:21:00 PST

The New Stonehenge Dig: First Findings and Great Videos

Here is a summing up of the new Stonehenge dig from the BBC. I have included a link http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/stonehenge/video.sht ml?video=day5 with some vids of the dig. Check ...
Posted by Stonehenge on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:46:00 PST

BELTANE : NATURE AND WEATHER LORE

BELTANE : NATURE AND WEATHER LORE Greetings on this eve of summer! Tomorrow there shall be many merry meets! The Porkbeast shall be dancing a Morris around the skirts of Dawn! Stonehenge wi...
Posted by Stonehenge on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:18:00 PST

New excavation at Stonehenge

For the first time in over four decades archeologists are digging at Stonehenge. Stonehenge was one of the earliest of monuments in Britain to be excavated and due to poor methodology was done so rath...
Posted by Stonehenge on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:31:00 PST

Season’s Greetings: Imbolc

Imbolc: Celebrating Winter's Ending... Imbolc is one of the four principal festivals of the Irish calendar, celebrated ei...
Posted by Stonehenge on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 11:45:00 PST

Stonehenge: The New Jerusalem...

Mystical ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Stonehenge..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Many have come to Stonehenge...
Posted by Stonehenge on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 01:30:00 PST

Samhain - the origin of Halloween

..>..> ..> Samhain - the origin of Halloween ..> October 31st This is the beginning of the Celtic and Wiccan New Year. Samhain is Irish-Gaelic for 'the Summer's end', and is pronounced 'so...
Posted by Stonehenge on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:00:00 PST

Rotherwas Ribbon Latest

Please see previuos post for an introduction to this recently discovered Bronze Age monument.More information: What is it? How old is it? Work has continued to complete the rec...
Posted by Stonehenge on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 02:55:00 PST