Why do you think stone henge was built?

[herpguy]

I watched a special about stone henge a few days ago, and it said no one knows why it was built. I want to know the most popular idea so please reply with why you think stone henge was built.

 

I think it had something to do with astronomy, but I'm not sure.

[ecoli]

well, the druids obviously needed a place to make their human sacrifices

 

I heard that there are still people who call themselves duids that go there... is that right?

[herpguy]

I heard that there are still people who call themselves duids that go there... is that right?

 

I've heard that they go there and say they are doing what their ancestors did even though they have no idea what they are doing.

 

 

http://witcombe.sbc.edu/earthmysteries/EMStonehengeC.html

[Bluenoise]

Yeah and their are people who call themselves vampires and drink each others blood. But it doesn't make them so...

[aj47]

Yes, go to Stone henge on summer solstis and you'll witness the greatest coming together of weiros on the planet.

 

I have met several druids through a family friend and you really need to have an open mind when talking to them, there just nuts.

[the tree]

I reckon that stonehenge was something incredibly boring, like a village hall or the tribal chiefs house. If you look at the way it's arranged, it would have been easy to lay big branches right the way across to make the beams for a thatched roof.

Pointing at the sun, was probably for the sake of pointing at the sun, to fill the building with light. It's nothing mystical, houses are still built with consideration to wich way they are pointing today.

[JonM]

I think its main purpse was to show the strength of the civilization who built it... just like every other big and massive man made structure

 

And I thought it was built before the druids?

[RyanJ]

It seems too be some sort of calendar but no-one is realy shure but it does match with the summer and winter saulsdisks so I suppose thats one of the best guesses.

 

There is also a lot of evidence that many peopel went through therer each year so it does seem to be a place of ceremonial significance too.

 

Cheers,

 

Ryan Jones