Stonehenge today: Ownership

Stonehenge has several was owned by several people before it was then given to the nation. Stonehenge was first owned by King Henry the 8th and in 1540, he then gave the historical landmark to the Earl of Hertford. The earl of Hertford then passed it on to Lord Carleton and then to the Marquis of Queensbury. The Stonehenge was then sold to the Antrobus family of Chesire. During the first world war, an airfield was built on the west of the circle and in the dry valley at the bottom of the Stonehenge. The Antrobus family sold the site since the last of their heir was killed during the first world war. The Stonehenge was then auctioned on the 21st of September 1915 and was sold to Cecil Chubb for 6600 euros. He then sold it to the nation.