Stonehenge is a on in , England, two miles (3 km) west of . It consists of an outer ring of vertical , each around 13 feet (4.0 m) high, seven feet (2.1 m) wide, and weighing around 25 tons, topped by connecting horizontal stones. Inside is a ring of smaller . Inside these are free-standing , two bulkier vertical Sarsens joined by one lintel. The whole monument, now ruinous, is oriented towards the sunrise on the . The stones are set within in the middle of the most dense complex of and monuments in England, including several hundred (burial mounds).Archaeologists believe it was constructed from 3000 BC to 2000 BC. The surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3100 BC. suggests that the first were raised between 2400 and 2200 BC, although they may have been at the site as early as 3000 BC.One of the most famous landmarks in the United Kingdom, Stonehenge is regarded as a . It has been a legally protected since 1882, when legislation to protect historic monuments was first successfully introduced in Britain. The were added to 's list of in 1986. Stonehenge is owned by and managed by ; the is owned by the .

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