Interesting facts about Stonehenge

The Stonehenge monument may not be an icon that immediately come across your mind when talking about the United Kingdom, but it is, for sure, a real gem from our ancestors located in Wiltshire, England.

There are many theories about its function but remain subject to debate. Some experts suggest that Stonehenge was used for ancestor worship, while others think that it was a place of healing or had multiple functions. There is also the thought that it represented peace or unity between Britain’s Neolithic people.

On September 7, some researchers found the one that could be the largest Neolithic site of the world only three kilometres away from Stonehenge. This place is buried and they discovered it by mapping the earth beneath the famous monument.

There is also something very funny about Stonehenge, and it has nothing to do with its function or with archaeological matters, but with its “owner”. By the early twentieth century a man called Cecil Chubb bought the whole place at an auction in Salisbury. His wife wanted him to buy a set of curtains, but he maybe thought that paying about 6.600 £ for the place was a better present for his wife. The thing is that he gave Stonehenge away only three years later, becoming of public ownership. He only wanted that people could visit it without paying too much. As a result of his generosity, the Prime Minister gave him the title of First Baronet of Stonehenge.

The history and the mystery that surround this ancient place make of Stonehenge a point that everyone should visit once in a lifetime. I am looking forward to go there when I have the chance to travel to the United Kingdom.