Stonehenge Was Originally Erected in Wales Then Moved To England
The stones were dismantled and then rebuilt 140 miles away
In the twelfth century, Geoffrey of Monmouth wrote a tale about Merlin traveling to Ireland and stealing the ‘Giant’s Dance’ — a magical stone circle. Merlin then rebuilt it in England as a memorial for the dead. While the story seems more of a myth, there has been increasing evidence that there may be some truth in it.
A century ago, a geologist called Herbert Thomas reached the conclusion that the ‘bluestones’ of Stonehenge were originally from the Preseli Hills of western Wales, 140 miles from Salisbury Plain. This was unusual as almost all other stone circles in Europe were made relatively near to where they were quarried.
No one knew precisely where they originated, although several sites had previously been identified. New research has found that the stones not only came from Wales but had once stood for hundreds of years at Waun Mawn before being moved and rebuilt in Salisbury.
How can they be so certain? How were the stones moved, and most importantly, why?
