An ancient structure in England. The description of the painting by Matthies--"Swirled by winds up to 50 mph, it is a reminder that England seemed ancient even to the Saxons and Normans. The seven-ton Blue Stones in the structure are rocks quarried in Wales during the Bronze Age. Construction has been dated 2800 to 1500 B.C. Many people have worshipped here including the late Neolithics, the Early Bronze Age chieftains, and the Druids. Stonehenge is two miles west of the village of Amesbury and 10 miles north of Salisbury in the plains of England."
Near the town of Avebury in Wiltshire, England. Stonehenge is perhaps the finest of the British megalithic monuments. It stands in the center of Salisbury Plain, surrounded by a complex of cemeteries and ritual sites. Stonehenge is believed to date to about 2780 B.C., near the end of the Neolithic period. The function of the monument is thought to have been spiritual, but the arrangement of the megaliths also suggest possible astronomical uses, such as a calendar.