Every midsummer's night tens of thousands of people gather at Stonehenge to celebrate and witness the rising sun in alignment with the Heel stone standing outside of the circle. Six months later a ...

Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous ... Stone Henge’s heyday would last around 200 years until 1900BC. The stones’ alignment means that on the Summer Solstice the Sun rises directly ...

Stonehenge is one of the most mysterious and important monuments to have survived from Stone Age Britain. But scientists now believe that the famous Wiltshire stone circle has a secret 'sister ...

This is because Stonehenge is built on the alignment of the midsummer sunrise and the midwinter sunset. The dates of the equinoxes and solstices vary because the Gregorian calendar does not match ...

particularly their alignment with the sun during solstices, has fuelled many theories about its significance. Archaeologists have unearthed numerous artefacts near Stonehenge, providing valuable ...

Stonehenge gets some well-deserved attention when it comes to British archeology. Between its age, altar stone’s epic journey, and potential origin as a community building initiative, it has a ...

Like Stonehenge, this newly-discovered wooden ritual site also appears to have been arranged in alignment with the Sun. And, potentially, both may have served as gathering places for locals and ...