The Neolithic period in the British Isles lasted from c. 4100 to c. 2,500 BC. Constituting the final stage of the Stone Age in the region, it was preceded by the Mesolithic and followed by the Bronze Age.
Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England, built c. 3000–2500 BC
The Neolithic site of Silbury Hill in Wiltshire, southern England (c. 2400 BC), is one example of the large ceremonial monuments constructed across the British Isles in this period.
Thornborough Henges, Yorkshire, England, 3500–2500 BC
Avebury, Wiltshire, England, c. 3000–2600 BC
Bronze Age Britain is an era of British history that spanned from c. 2500–2000 BC until c. 800 BC. Lasting for approximately 1,700 years, it was preceded by the era of Neolithic Britain and was in turn followed by the period of Iron Age Britain. Being categorised as the Bronze Age, it was marked by the use of copper and then bronze by the prehistoric Britons, who used such metals to fashion tools. Great Britain in the Bronze Age also saw the widespread adoption of agriculture.
Bronze swords found in Scotland
Stonehenge ruins
Silbury Hill, c. 2400 BC
Bush Barrow gold lozenge, c. 1900 BC.