About: Tisbury Stone Circle and Henge

Tisbury Stone Circle and Henge was a stone circle and henge in the south-western English county of Wiltshire. Archaeologists believe that it was likely erected during the Bronze Age. Tisbury Stone Circle and Henge was part of a tradition of stone circle construction that spread through much of Great Britain, Ireland, and Brittany between 3,300 and 900 BCE, during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age. The stone circle tradition was accompanied by the construction of timber circles and earthen henges, reflecting a growing emphasis on circular monuments. The purpose of such rings is unknown, although archaeologists speculate that the stones represented supernatural entities for the circle's builders.