Major repair work starts at Stonehenge's stone circle

LONDON: Vital repair work to fix cracks and holes in Stonehenge's prehistoric megaliths begins on Tuesday in one of the biggest conservation jobs at the world heritage site in decades, English Heritage said.

The work at Stonehenge, one of the world's most famous prehistoric monuments whose stones date back some 4,500 years, will deal with problems caused by erosion and fix previous repairs which were uncovered by detailed laser scans. "Stonehenge is unique among stone circles by virtue of its lintels and the special joints used to secure the lintels in place," Heather Sebire, English Heritage's Senior Curator for the site.