An Architect’s Radical New Theory About Stonehenge

“Why would you move 75 large stones just so you could dance around twice a year? If you put a roof on it you can use it all year.”

An illustration of Stonehenge. Kameshkova

English landscape architect Sarah Ewbank says the prehistoric Stonehenge megaliths may once have served as supports for a wooden, two-storey roundhouse—a venue for feasting, speakers, and musicians.

Ewbank designed a small model of what she has in mind and is looking for money to build a 1:10 scale model of the structure. She says the fact she is not an archaeologist has freed her from preconceived notions and allowed her to approach the matter in a fresh way.

Sarah Ewbank