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Stonehenge has mystified academics and archaeologists down the centuries. Become enchanted by the numinous ambience that suffuses this landmark on a Stonehenge tour.

After all, Stonehenge cannot be measured up against any other structure: it is a powerful competitor for the title of the most legendary landmark on the globe. It does not fail to fascinate equally and charm visitors from all over the planet.

Embark upon a Stonehenge tour from London and probe into its many ambiguities. Theories about the construction of Stonehenge as remarkable as they are curious have persistently circulated. Three exceptionally intriguing theories are:

The Legend of Merlin
The legend goes that Merlin transported the stones to Salisbury Plain from Ireland after the treacherous Saxon leader, Hengest, butchered 300 British noblemen. Aurelius Ambrosius, the high king, wanted to have an apt cenotaph to the massacred men fashioned. Merlin recommended that the Giant's Ring stone circle in Ireland be transferred to Britain: this became Stonehenge.

Erich von Däniken
It is possibly von Däniken’s theory about Stonehenge has provoked the most debate in the current era. Däniken argued that either extraterrestrials, or humans who were guided by extraterrestrials, built Stonehenge. As well as this, he argues that Stonehenge is a copy of our solar system, true to scale, including the asteroid belt. 

Edward Duke
Edward Duke was the first person to link astronomy with Stonehenge, asserting that Stonehenge itself served as a planetarium replete with significant astronomical sequences. He also contended that particular stones appeared to line up with the midsummer sunrise and midwinter sunset.

These days Stonehenge continues to enthrall hundreds of thousands of visitors per annum, and especially immense crowds gather to view the sunrise on the summer solstice. Premises as to the initial purpose of Stonehenge continue to be disseminated.

Which theory do you find most compelling? Which sounds most persuasive? Or do you cast off all three of these arguments? They are, after all, amongst the most unusual and bizarre. Maybe a Stonehenge coach tour can clarify things for you; perhaps a visit to the crucial landmark itself will help you to come to your own assumptions as to why Stonehenge was constructed.
Allusions to Stonehenge recur in the work of intellectuals dating all the way back to the Middle Ages. Indeed, Roman artefacts and coins have been found at the site, and, more chillingly, Saxon remains of a headless man were unearthed in 1923.
Visit this legendary World Heritage Site and realise for yourself why Stonehenge has engendered such contention. You would never be able to grow weary of attempting to figure out its infinite ambiguities. A Stonehenge special access tour is particularly valuable. Or possibly decide upon a Stonehenge coach tour, such as a Stonehenge morning tour, for an extraordinary experience of this ineffable landmark.

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