Stonehenge
The Ancients
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The History of Stonehenge
The word Stonehenge was applied to the monument from the medieval period at least onwards, probably from sort of hanging stones. The second part of that word henge is then used by archaeologists to apply to a particular part of the monument, which is the surrounding bank and ditch. So around the outside of the stones, there's about 100 metre diameter circular enclosure,. defined by a ditch with a bank on either side. And that bit is the henge, the earthwork itself. Now that term was then used to apply to lots of other similar monuments across Britain, which were called henges - or 'heights'
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