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Stonehenge is a prehistoric megalithic structure on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, two miles (3 km) west of Amesbury.It consists of an outer ring of vertical sarsen standing stones, each around 13 feet (4.0 m) high, seven feet (2.1 m) wide, and weighing around 25 tons, topped by connecting horizontal lintel stones, held in place with mortise and tenon joints, a feature unique among ...
John Wood, the Elder (1704 – 23 May 1754) was an English architect, working mainly in Bath.. In 1740 he surveyed Stonehenge and the Stanton Drew stone circles.He later wrote extensively about Bladud and Neo-Druidism.
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS) in Wiltshire, England. The WHS covers two large areas of land separated by about 24 kilometres (15 mi), rather than a specific monument or building.
The Circus, originally called the King's Circus, was designed by the architect John Wood, the Elder.Convinced that Bath had been the principal centre of Druid activity in Britain, [4] Wood surveyed Stonehenge, which has a diameter of 325 feet (99 m) at the outer earth bank, and designed the Circus with a 318 feet (97 m) diameter to mimic this.
The Roman Baths are no longer used for bathing. In October 1978, a young girl swimming in the restored Roman Bath with the Bath Dolphins, a local swimming club, contracted naegleriasis and died, [6] leading to the closure of the bath for several years. [7] Tests showed Naegleria fowleri, a deadly pathogen, in the water. [8]
As part of a long-term strategy to restore a natural landscape around Stonehenge, [6] the A344 road which once joined the A303 at Stonehenge has been removed, [7] following the removal of other features over the last century including the Stonehenge Aerodrome which used to span the A303 around 500 metres (1,600 ft) west of the henge. [8] [9]
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