Hugh Thomson

New light on the building of Stonehenge

There may have been no conceived plan for Stonehenge, leading Mike Pitts to rethink how its crowded stage was constructed

Coloured engraving of a view of Stonehenge published in the Atlas Van Loon, 1668. [Alamy]

  • How to Build Stonehenge

    Mike Pitts

    Thames & Hudson, pp. 256, £20

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