While the astronomical significance
of the circle is still being explored (the
stones are aligned on the axis of the
midsummer sunrise and midwinter sunset),
the UNESCO World Heritage Site has
become rather coddled by authorities,
keen to reduce the number of visitors.
Thankfully, English Heritage has installed
a solar-powered, fish-eye lens camera that
provides fresh footage online at the
Stonehenge Skyscape website.
http://www.stonehengeskyscape.co.ukStonehenge
No look at Britain’s sacred sites would
be complete without the grandfather of
them all: Stonehenge. The world’s most
architecturally sophisticated prehistoric
stone circle is impressive for a number of
reasons, from concentric plan and precision
carving, right through to the very size of
the megaliths and lintels, hewn from
Wiltshire sandstone and Pembroke
Bluestone, and, in some cases, transported
more than 160 miles – no mean feat in the
Neolithic era.Above: Stonehenge
in Wiltshire is
world-renowned
for its architectural
sophistication