Stonehenge
Ancient monument in England
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Stonehenge is a prehistoric megalithic structure on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, two miles (3 km) west of Amesbury. It consists of an outer ring of vertical sarsen standing stones, each around 13 feet (4.0 m) high, seven feet (2.1 m) wide, and weighing around 25 tons, topped by connecting horizontal lintel stones. Inside is a ring of smaller bluestones. Inside these are free-standing trilithons, two bulkier vertical sarsens joined by one lintel. The whole monument, now ruinous, is aligned towards the sunrise on the summer solstice and sunset on the winter solstice. The stones are set within earthworks in the middle of the densest complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred tumuli.
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Crowds gather at Stonehenge for winter solstice - as police issue roads warningCrowds have gathered at Stonehenge to welcome the sunrise for this year's winter solstice.Sky News - Published | |
New study casts doubt on origins of Stonehenge's largest 'bluestone'A new study has thrown new light on the likely origins of the Altar Stone at Stonehenge.Sky News - Published | |
Road tunnel near Stonehenge 'should not proceed in current form' - UNESCOControversial plans for a road tunnel near Stonehenge "should not proceed" unless major changes are made, according to a major UN body.Sky News - Published | |
Road tunnel construction near Stonehenge to go aheadPlans to construct a road tunnel near Stonehenge have been approved, the Department for Transport said.Sky News - Published | |
Boy, 11, killed and two seriously injured in car crash near StonehengeAn 11-year-old boy has been killed and two others seriously injured in a crash involving a car and a lorry near Stonehenge.Sky News - Published | |
Thousands flock to Stonehenge to mark summer solsticeAround 8,000 modern day spiritualists - and other curious visitors - flocked to Stonehenge to mark the summer solstice.Sky News - Published | |
'Stonehenge of the North' opens to public as Thornborough complex gifted to nationA massive Neolithic monument known as the "Stonehenge of the North" is set to open to the public.Sky News - Published | |
Supersize Queen lights up Stonehenge and Marble ArchSupersize pictures of the Queen have been projected on to Stonehenge to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee.Sky News - Published | |
Prehistoric poo discovered in Wiltshire gives a hint about the cooking skills of Stonehenge buildersAncient faeces found near Stonehenge show its builders may have dined on badly cooked cow offal during epic winter feasts.Sky News - Published | |
Mystery of Stonehenge 'solved' - here's why the monument was madeThe mystery of Stonehenge may finally have been unravelled by researchers who say it's a giant solar calendar that may link the UK to ancient Egypt.Sky News - Published | |
Stonehenge to repair cracks and holes in biggest work for 60 yearsWork to repair cracks and holes in Stonehenge is getting under way in the first major maintenance project in more than 60 years.Sky News - Published | |
Campaigners win legal battle over plans for road tunnel near StonehengeCampaigners have won a High Court battle over the Transport Secretary's decision to approve a controversial road project which includes a tunnel near Stonehenge.Sky News - Published | |
Stonehenge summer solstice live feed pulled as crowds gather against safety adviceA live feed of the summer solstice sunrise at Stonehenge was pulled after people disregarded coronavirus guidelines not to travel to the site.Sky News - Published |