Megalithic Madness û Was Stonehenge Built in the 1950s?

 

Megalithic Madness û Was Stonehenge Built in the 1950s?

In this episode of megalithic madness we take a look at the crazy online rumours that stonehenge was BUILT/CREATED in the 1950s.

There are many well documented images of Stonehenge drawn & painted prior to 1958, so to claim it was BUILT in the middle of the 20th century is ludicrousà but there is documented evidence to suggest that some of the fallen stones were re-erected (I have highlighted these blocks in BLUE throughout this post) and the tilted block in the sketch below was straightened up in 1901 (I have highlighted this block in GREEN throughout this post).

If anybody takes the time to compare the older drawings and paintings of stonehenge against any modern photo, you can clearly see that in 1820 & 1835 when the British artist John Constable sketched the monument there were 6 horizontal lintel blocks in place on the outer circle of Sarsen stones and 2 horizontal lintel blocks still in place on the inner Horse Shoe Trilithons. A total of 8 horizontal lintels.

Today there are 6 horizontal lintel blocks on the outer sarsen circle of stones and 3 horizontal lintel blocks on the inner Horse Shoe Trilithons. A total of 9 horizontal lintels. This would mean that somebody has re-erected the additional horizontal lintel block since 1835.

In fact, to reposition the horizontal lintel block on the inner Horse Shoe Trilithon, would have required that the 2 fallen vertical blocks (HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE) which form the modern upright pillars of the Trilithon that the horizontal block now rests on, would have to be re-erected first, because older maps & drawings show those two vertical blocks collapsed on the floor next to their accompanying lintel.

The 1958 repair works are what can be seen in the online photos that some misinformed bloggers have erroneously suggested show the CREATION of Stonehenge. I have another posting which shows how the Bolivian government blatantly REBUILT the majority of the ancient site of Tiawanaku in the mid 20th century, but I do not believe the British government are guilty of a similar offence. There is a big difference between the conservation of a monument and the blatant tampering & fabrication of history to be found at the Tiawanaku site in Bolivia.

The paper clip below from 1919 hints at an unwritten rule regarding the re-erection of the fallen stones, ie, if the archaeologists knew the date that a stone fell over then they felt it was OK to stand it back up againà

I have taken the extract below from a 1916 book titled ôStonehenge û Today and Yesterday÷ written by Frank Stevens, which says that the TILTED trilithon block (HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN) was straightened in 1901.

àFive great Trilithons, arranged in a horseshoe, with the opening to the north-east. These Trilithons rise gradually in height towards the south-west. The largest group of stones fell 1620AD. Those next to the great Trilithon on the north-west fell on 3rd January 1797AD. To-day only two of the Inner Trilithons are standing. One upright of the great Trilithon (raised and made secure in 1901) is erect.

 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/19130/19130-h/19130-h.htm

In this book there is a plan/map of Stonehenge drafted by the Illustrator Heywood Sumner. This plan/map clearly shows only two of the five horse shoe LINTELS still in place on top of their corresponding Trilithons. The third trilithon which we see standing today, is shown lying on the floor with its lintel leaning against the vertical Sarsen block which it crashed into and displaced during its collapse (HIGHLIGHTED BELOW IN BLUE).

Any logical minded person can see that the 3rd Horseshoe Trilithion was re-erected in 1958, but that does not warrant wild claims that the whole site was constructed in 1958.

This newspaper article below from 1919 clearly proves that the henge was not CREATED in 1958à (Credit MIKEPITTS.com)