"surely the rituals and ceremonies would have taken place in more comfort (or secrecy if needed) and far more accurate observations undertaken within an enclosed area (with suitable apertures obviously :-) than through friggin' great gaps between the stones with the wind and rain howling in across Salisbury plain :-)"
This pre-supposes that they were incapable of recognisiing artistic vandalism, which I refuse to accept. The Parthenon would be much more comfy if the gaps were bricked up, but who would do that?
As for a roof on Stonehenge, from an engineering point of view, with that span, I can't image how it could be done.
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