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The building of Stonehenge started to be carried out in approximately 2,100 BC in its erection there were three phases, the first phase consisted of an approximate 320' diameter circular outer bank surrounding a 6' high bank, in a ditch inside this bank are holes filled with rubble.
The next phase started about 2,000 BC, 80 bluestones in two rings were erected, the stone was transported 130 miles away, from the Preseli Mountains in South West Wales, water travel was used to help move these massive slabs, so the actual land journey was kept to a minimum.
The last phase lasted from around 2,100 BC to 1,100 BC this entailed the taking down and re-erection of the welsh bluestone, these were replaced by about 30 sandstone uprights which are linked together with lintals.
The ring is about 16' high in all, the sandstone was more local as it came from the Malborough Downs about a distance of 20 miles. It is estimated it took about 1,500,000 working days of about 1,000 workers at a time to construct this mysterious place called Stonehenge but one of the most unique stone.