First Stonehenge monument constructed
Approximate date · Calendar as reported in the source (not converted) · Date as reported
The first henge monument at Stonehenge dates to about 3000 BCE.
- Type
- ancient context
- Category
- ancient astronomy
- Organization
- Neolithic communities
- Participants
- Neolithic communities
Context and qualifications
Context for later solar alignment; not a dated astronomical observation.
Sources and attribution
- English Heritage — Stonehenge history (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary; source attribution retained.