Inside reads: STONEHENGE is 2 miles west of Amesbury beside the A344 road in Wiltshire. More than half a million visitors a year come from all over the world to see this. the most famous prehistoric temple in Europe. Stonehenge was reshaped a number of times between 2200 BC and 1300 BC. Stonehenge I dated from the New Stone Age (Neolithic) period; Stonehenge II was made by the Beaker people about 1700 - 1600 BC; Stonehenge III was rebuilt in three stages (between c. 1600 and 300 BCI during the early Bronze Age. the last major rebuilding. Copyright Department of the Environment Produced by Venture Matches in england 0772 685119