Stonehenge is part of what is arguably the most extensive and complex megalithic site in Europe. New technology has now revealed the existence of another henge less than a kilometre from Stonehenge (BBC Focus October 2010). We were next presented with evidence that an early form of ball bearings may have been used to move the large stones of which the monument was constructed^(d).  Other recent discoveries in the vicinity include the 3,550-year-old skeleton of a teenage boy buried with a rare amber necklace – a clear indication of status. Furthermore, dental analysis revealed that he had come from the Mediterranean region.

We were next presented with evidence that an early form of ball-bearing may have been used to move the large stones of which the monument was constructed^(d). Stone balls were also discovered near a megalithic monument in Scotland and in Malta, stone  balls have been found  in the vicinity of the ancient temples there – some still in situ under the stones. 

More discoveries are expected as investigations continue.

Stonehenge, among other megalithic structures, has been linked by various writers with Plato’s Atlantis. One example^(a) of this is the suggestion that if the number of Aubrey Holes, 56, is multiplied by the diameter of the Aubrey Circle we get 16,200 feet which is “the exact diameter of Plato’s Atlantis”. Now a ten minute search on the Internet reveals FIVE different figures for the diameter of the Circle, ranging from 271.6’ to 288’. Combine that with the uncertainty attached to value of the unit of measurement employed by Plato, it is clear that any claim of a connection between the Aubrey Holes and Atlantis is at best tenuous and at worst foolish.

Philip Coppens echoes^(b) the views of a fellow Belgian, Marcel Mesdtagh, that there might be a connection between monuments within the Stonehenge Heritage Site and Atlantis, namely Woodhenge, which was comprised of posts arranged in six concentric circles. The suggestion being that this arrangement is in some manner a reflection of the concentric features in Atlantis described by Plato. I can only consider this to be speculation gone mad, somewhat akin to the suggestion^(c) that Stonehenge I was an earthquake predictor.

It is quite obvious that more convincing evidence is required if any claim of a Stonehenge/Atlantis connection is to be taken seriously.

^(a) http://knol.google.com/k/atlantis-eden-how-to-find#

^(b) http://www.philipcoppens.com/stone_ave.html

^{(c) http://lunaticoutpost.com/Topic-Stonehenge-an-earthquake-calculator}