Did Stonehenge have a roof?

Could the prehistoric Stonehenge megaliths once have been the support for a wooden, two-storey roundhouse, a venue for feasting, speakers and musicians? That's the theory of an ... Ms. Ewbank speculates that the sides of the house were made of oak and the roof of thatching. read more

Stone buildings with roofs typically have a wall to support it. Not a collection of pillars making impressive doorways to nothing visible. A related building called Woodhenge might have had a roof, or perhaps not. All that survives are post-holes. read more

In fact, she says on her website people have asked her if there is evidence of a roof. She points out that 500-year-old abbeys have roofs missing. “So don’t expect to find the timber structure lying around after 4,000 years,” she said. read more