Stonehenge

Have you ever heard of Stonehenge? To see some pictures of it click here.

The vocabulary below may help you before you tackle a quiz about Stonehenge.

BC – before the Christian era (as opposed to AD = after the birth of Christ dated as 1AD)
a gibbet – a gallows
to marvel at – to be filled with astonishment at
gather -assemble, meet
erode – wear away
labour – work
ditch – narrow channel dug to hold or carry water
bank – stretch of high, sloping ground
antler – horn on the head of an adult deer
feat – achievement
hammer – verb – hit or beat repeatedly
heave – lift or pull with great effort
upright – vertical
lintel – horizontal support eg across a door / window
speculation – theory
range from ….to – vary from ….. to