Woodhenge is a Neolithic Class I henge and timber circle monument located in the Stonehenge World Heritage Site in Wiltshire, England. Woodhenge was discovered by accident in the 1920s. Dark old pole holes pointed to prehistoric wooden poles that had stood here. These spots are now marked with stone markers. A skeleton from the Stone Age was also found here. It was of a three-year-old child whose skull had been smashed. A burial pit was also found, a memorial stone now lies here. In the Alexander Keiller Museum in Avebury you can learn more about the story of the world heritage site, its monuments, and the people associated with it. Woodhenge maakt deel uit van de werelderfgoedinschrijving Stonehenge, Avebury en bijbehorende plaatsen. In the tv-series "Heritage Sites of the World" we visit 26 locations. Each location featured is considered to be unique of universal value for all mankind. Officially designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Site, each one is to be safeguarded for the future as a testimony to its enduring past. Information: www.stockshot.nl/worldheritagenl/ broadcast video footage available at: www.stockshot.nl/ ©

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