Stonehenge

One of the pre-eminent landmarks of the British countryside, Stonehenge has intrigued, delighted and confounded countless vistors over the centuries. Explore these guides, galleries, podcasts and opinion pieces to help you get to know this ancient wonder, and don't forget the many other henges, sites and structures across Britain that are worthy of attention…

A photo of Stonehenge with plains in the background

General prehistory

Secrets of StonehengeWhen & how was it built?

Crowds gather to watch the summer solstice sunrise at the ancient stone circle of Stonehenge, 2019

Opinion“Stonehenge is no longer a Neolithic monument – it is a pop culture phenomenon”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Stonehenge: everything you wanted to know (part one). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An aerial photo of Stonehenge

Your guide to Stonehenge, plus 12 fascinating facts you might not know

Stonehenge

History’s greatest mysteriesStonehenge. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tourists at Stonehenge. We have no better idea today than 200 years ago what the people who erected these sarsens truly believed. (Getty Images)

Prehistoric religion: a pagan riddle we will never solve?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

In picturesStonehenge tourism through history

Tourists at Stonehenge

Stonehenge: a prehistoric tourist trap. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Stonehenge mystery solved: where do the large stones come from?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Britain's stone monuments

Find out more about the other henges, sites and structures that tell us more about Britain's prehistoric past…

Andrew Ziminski pictured at his workshop in Somerset.

Andrew Ziminski"The stonework at Stonehenge is a Gordian knot of mind-bogglingness". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Your guide to Britain’s prehistoric stone circles. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Alice Roberts, author of Ancestors: A Prehistory of Britain in Seven Burials

Alice Roberts“Graves are like time capsules – little microcosms of prehistoric culture". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A panorama of the man-made Neolithic structure Silbury Hill in Wiltshire

ExploreSilbury Hill & Avebury, the site of Neolithic Britons. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The west Cornish tomb Lanyon Quoit, which dates to the Neolithic period (3500–2500 BC). The Anglo-Saxons believed that ancient burial sites were cursed – and guarded by dragons. (Image by Dreamstime)

Giants, dragons and Middle Earth: the Anglo-Saxon fear of the past. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

History Explorer: Neolithic treatment of the dead. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

General prehistory

Explore8 little-known prehistoric sites in Britain

A statue of Robert the Bruce at Stirling Castle in Scotland. The castle "is in many ways like a bottleneck – so much of Scottish and British history passes through it and goes off to its eventual destination,” says Neil Oliver. (Photo by Iain Masterton via Getty Images)

BBC presenter Neil Oliver on his top 5 must-visit places in Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.