Stonehenge is an ancient ring of monolithic stones located near Salisbury Plain in England that has attracted visitors for over 5,000 years. Despite huge numbers of tourists and traffic nearby, Stonehenge maintains a mystical atmosphere. It remains one of Britain's greatest archaeological mysteries as its purpose and how it was constructed are still unknown.

1. Where is Stonehenge and what is it
like??
• Explore Stonehenge using online maps:
– Apple Maps.
– Google Earth App.
• Use the different layers. For example,
photos, satellite.
• Add information to your grid.
• Extension – visit Bing Maps and use the
Ordnance Survey Layer to add even more
information.

6. www.bing.com/maps
Stonehenge
Drop down the menu
and select ‘Ordnance
Survey Map’

7. Where is Stonehenge and what is it like?
Using Apple Maps or Google Earth. Stonehenge is….
Describe the location of Stonehenge:
Use the different forms of map available to you. Record information about Stonehenge in the table below. Only
use the map apps.
Ordnance Survey Map Apple Maps Google Earth
Starter here:
I think that the best source of information about Stonehenge is……
Because…..

8. ‘ If Stonehenge be then, as it is, a ‘Things had changed at Stonehenge
universal curiosity, for us Englishmen it is since I was last there in the early
one of the three things in our island – seventies. They’ve built a smart new gift
the other two are Land’s End and shop and coffee bar, though there is still
Hadrian’s Wall – which each of us must no interpretation centre, which is
see once in his life; it is a place of entirely understandable. This is, after
pilgrimage very sympathetic to this age, all, merely the most important
for Stonehenge is the shrine of an prehistoric monument in Europe and
unknown God. one of the dozen most visited tourist
attractions in England, ....’
...it stands wholly within the shadow,
over the horizon not only of history, but Notes from a Small Island. Bill Bryson
of legend, an aloof and inexplicable
thing rising from the plain between the 1993
sky and the grass...’
The Highways and Byways of Britain.
David Milner. These are taken from two travel guides.
Which one is the older extract? Why?
1897 - 1948

9. ‘One of the most important prehistoric sites,
What about the ancient ring of monolithic stones at
Stonehenge has been attracting pilgrims, poets
this one? and philosophers for the last 5000 years.
Despite the constant flow of traffic, and the
huge numbers of visitors, Stonehenge still
manages to be a mystical, ethereal place - a
haunting echo from Britain's forgotten past.
A reminder of a lost civilisation who once
walked the many ceremonial avenues across
Salisbury Plain, Stonehenge is also still one of
Britain's great archaeological mysteries:
although there are countless theories about
what the site was used for, ranging from a
sacrificial centre to a celestial timepiece, in
truth no one really knows what drove
prehistoric Britons to expend so much time
and effort on its construction.,
Lonely Planet, 2008.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/england/sights/5185?list=true

10. What can images tell us?
Watch the images. Record positives and negatives about Stonehenge. Are there any different points of view
represented? For example, tourists, local residents?
Viewpoints: Write which groups of people are represented:
Positive viewpoints Negative viewpoints
As geographers, it is important to use many different sources of information about a place
because…..

11. Next: Underline the problems
Arguably one of the world’s most important prehistoric sites, and certainly one
of Britain’s biggest tourist attractions, the ancient ring of monolithic stones
at Stonehenge (EH/NT; 01980-624715; admission £5.90; 9am-7pm Jul-Aug,
9.30am-6pm mid-Mar–May & Sep–mid-Oct, 9.30am-4pm Oct-Mar) has been
attracting a steady stream of pilgrims, poets and philosophers for the last 5000
years. Despite the constant flow of traffic from the main road beside the
monument, and the huge numbers of visitors who traipse around the stones
on a daily basis, Stonehenge still manages to be a mystical, ethereal place – a
haunting echo from Britain’s forgotten past, and a reminder of a lost
civilisation who once walked the many ceremonial avenues
across Salisbury Plain. Even more intriguingly, it’s still one of Britain’s great
archaeological mysteries: although there are countless theories about what
the site was used for, ranging from a sacrificial centre to a celestial timepiece,
in truth no-one really knows what drove prehistoric Britons to expend so much
time and effort on its construction.
Lonely Planet, 2012
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/england/southwest-england/stonehenge