Some conspiracy theories exist only to discredit the real ones
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Couldn't this be settled by looking for the first written statements about Stonehenge? If we try to locate the first written acknowledgment of Stonehenge, then we can determine if it existed before 1950.
Nothing of Stonehenge in British literature as far as I know. Shakespeare never wrote about it.
I've been doing a little research and the earliest thing I can find so far is a reference to Stonehenge is in Henry of Huntingdon's Historium Anglorum , which was written in the mid 1100s. So it would appear Stonehenge has been around since at least this time.
Haven't found anything earlier.
It is possible that the tradition of setting up these rocks goes back to 1100s, point is that they are going to fall down when there is strong wind outside, that being why they got digged in and solidified the 50s. From what I remember you can also find similar stone structures (ruins) in Scotland, so to me it seems clear they been used in some religious ceremony by the Celtics, who worshiped stone.
Thanks for digging up some old references on it.