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About 2,000 BC, the first stone circle (the inner circle )comprised of small bluestones, was set up. The stones used in that first circle are believed to be from the Prescelly Mountains, located roughly 240 miles away, at the southwestern tip of Wales. The bluestones weigh up to 4 tons each and about 80 stones were used, in all. Given the distance they had to travel, this presented quite a transportation problem. The giant sarsen stones (which form the outer circle), weigh as much as 50 tons each. They were transported from the Marlborough Downs, roughly 20 miles to the north. Modern work studies estimate that at least 600 men would have been needed just to get each stone past this obstacle. |
