Each statement is furnished with a reference to the particular pages in this book, where fuller information and arguments "for and against" may be found.
I. When and by whom Stonehenge was built
(a) Stonehenge was erected about the year 1700 B.C. (See page 51.)
(b) It was built by a race or men who had only a slight knowledge of the use of bronze, and no knowledge of iron. ([See pages 40-49.])
II. Stonehenge consists of
(a) A circular earthwork, 300 feet in diameter. ([See page 34.])
(b) An avenue bounded by earthworks approaching it on the north-east. ([See page 34.])
(c) One large unworked Sarsen Stone, called the "Hele Stone," or "Friar's Heel." ([See page 28.])
(d) A recumbent slab within the earthwork called the "Slaughtering Stone." ([See page 31.])
(e) Two small unhewn Sarsens lying north-west and south-east of the Circle of Stones. ([See page 27.])