Exploring Stonehenge

I don’t always make plans to go look at rocks, but when I do, it’s likely because it’s an ancient rock formation that’s been standing for more than 5,500 years. We got up before the sun to take a bus out of London to Wiltshire to visit the Neolithic monument and were lucky to meet such a clear, beautiful morning once we arrived.

Our morning at Stonehenge was lovely. There’s something very surreal to observe one of the oldest standing structures in the world. Thousands of years stand between me and the origin of this structure’s story with so few answers to it’s purpose. Made up of sarsen stones and bluestones of thousands of pounds each, and all originating a considerable distance away, the mystery is surely thrilling. Some suspect it to be a sort of sundial or planetary calendar, which I feel like I can can see. Others think it could have been built by aliens, probably the most fun idea of all.

Grazing sheep wander the idyllic countryside offering a picturesque backdrop to the monument. English Heritage, the organization that oversees Stonehenge and it’s grounds recreated a Neolithic Houses to give visitors an idea of how people lived at the time the structure was built. It’s truly incredible to see and think about the engineering required to build this henge.