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Woodhenge
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No more than a short drive from Stonehenge is the perhaps lesser known Woodhenge. First discovered in 1925 through aerial photographs in wheat fields between Larkhill and Amesbury in Wiltshire, England, these Bronze Age remains have been dated back to around 2300 B.C. There is speculation on which of the two 'henges' was actually constructed first. Radio carbon dating in the 1970's offered evidence that Woodhenge was more recent than Stonehenge.
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Like Stonehenge, Woodhenge was surrounded by a circular ditch and a circular bank of ground with the entrance to the northeast. It was comprised of six oval rings focused around a central point. The major axis of these ovals pointed towards the rising sun on Midsummer Day. It has been suggested that the purpose of the rings was to line up with positions of the Sun on the horizon.
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References:
1. Stonehenge World Heritage Site. Woodhenge. http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/stonehengeinteractivemap/sites/woodhenge/01.html. (26 July 2006)
2. Fraser, R (June 2000). Woodhenge. http://www.this-is-amesbury.co.uk/woodhenge.html. (26 July 2006)
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