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The American Stonehenge Tiahuanaco

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Stonehenge

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Modern Druids continue to celebrate an annual ritual  at Stonehenge Wiltshire

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Stonehenge - A Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic monument located near Amesbury in the English county of Wiltshire, about 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury. It is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones and is one of the most famous prehistoric sites in the world. Archaeologists think that the standing stones were erected between 2500 BC and 2000 BC although the surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3100 BC. The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986 in a co-listing with Avebury henge monument, and it is also a legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument. Stonehenge itself is owned and managed by English Heritage whilst the surrounding downland is owned by the National Trust.<br>©2006 John Hedgecoe/TopFoto

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Stonehenge - A Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic monument located near Amesbury in the English county of Wiltshire, about 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury. It is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones and is one of the most famous prehistoric sites in the world. Archaeologists think that the standing stones were erected between 2500 BC and 2000 BC although the surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3100 BC. The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986 in a co-listing with Avebury henge monument, and it is also a legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument. Stonehenge itself is owned and managed by English Heritage whilst the surrounding downland is owned by the National Trust.<br>©2006 John Hedgecoe/TopFoto

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Stonehenge - A Neolithic and Bronze Age megalithic monument located near Amesbury in the English county of Wiltshire, about 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury. It is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones and is one of the most famous prehistoric sites in the world. Archaeologists think that the standing stones were erected between 2500 BC and 2000 BC although the surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3100 BC. The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986 in a co-listing with Avebury henge monument, and it is also a legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument. Stonehenge itself is owned and managed by English Heritage whilst the surrounding downland is owned by the National Trust.<br>©2006 John Hedgecoe/TopFoto

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Grossbritannien - Stonehenge: Steinzeitbauwerk Stonehenge - 28.04.2001 <br>  <br><english> United Kingdom - Stonehenge: prehistoric site of Stonehenge - 28.04.2001 <br>  </english>

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'Grand Conventional Festival of the Britons', 1815. A large gathering at Stonehenge. <br>Credit: Stapleton Historical Collection / HIP / TopFoto

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A shepherd posing at Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, 19th century. <br>Credit: Stapleton Historical Collection / HIP / TopFoto

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Stonehenge, (c1920). A  reconstruction of the stone circle as it looked up to 5,000 years ago when it was built, and a view in modern times showing how the stones have fallen over time. The Stonehenge complex on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire evolved in a series of stages between about 3100 and 1600 BC. The great Neolithic Sarsen circle was erected between 2500 and 2000 BC. Illustration from &quotStory of the British Nation", Volume I, Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s). <br>Credit: The Print Collector / HIP /TopFoto

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Stonehenge after restoration, c1920. The Stonehenge complex on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire evolved in a series of stages between about 3100 and 1600 BC. The great Neolithic Sarsen circle was erected between 2500 and 2000 BC. Illustration from &quotStory of the British Nation", Volume I, Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s). <br>Credit: The Print Collector / HIP /TopFoto

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Grossbritannien, South West England, Wiltshire: Stonehenge (ein in der Jungsteinzeit begründetes und mindestens bis in die Bronzezeit benutzter Steinkreis in der Nähe von Amesbury bei Salisbury)<br>- undatiertes Photochrom zwischen 1890-1900 <br><br><english> United Kingdom, South West England, Wiltshire, Salisbury: Stonehenge near Amesbury, photochrome c1890-1900 </english>

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How Stonehenge might be popularised if the governmenr bought it. Suggestion gratis.

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Carn Meini , Preseliills , Pembrokeshire - source of Stonehenge Bluestones<br>©Fortean / TopFoto

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STONEHEDGE<br>Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire, about 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury. One of the most famous prehistoric sites in the world, Stonehenge is composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones.

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John CONSTABLE (1776-1837) English landscape painter. Stonehenge, c.1835.  Watercolour. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

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Stonehenge. Megalithic monument on Salisbury Plain, England, dating from c2000 BC. Copperplate engraving 1760

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Stonehenge. Megalithic monument on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England, dating from c2800 BC-c1800 BC. 18th century copperplate engraving.

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Stonehenge, Amesbury, Wiltshire, 1919-1920. A view of a trilithon being re-erected during Lieutenant-Colonel Hawley's excavations and renovations in 1919 and 1920. The monument itself dates to circa 2000 BC although the site was in use much earlier than this. <br>Credit: English Heritage / HIP / TopFoto

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Stonehenge, Amesbury, Wiltshire, 1913. A view north-east looking through the trilithon circle (the upright stones) towards the Heel Stone. Stonehenge was built in a phases from circa 3000 BC though the trilithons were not erected until circa 1500 BC. When this photograph was taken, the stones were becoming unstable and needed to be propped up. <br>Credit: English Heritage / HIP / TopFoto

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Restoration work at Stonehenge, Amesbury, Wiltshire, 1919-1920. Probably the most famous prehistoric monument in the world. Built in three main phases from about 2950 BC to 1600 BC, Stonehenge has subsequently seen many attempts to repair and replicate it. Some of these have been attempts to discover how it was built, while others, like this restoration work in 1919-1920, have been more cosmetic. <br>Credit: English Heritage / HIP / TopFoto

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Druids at Stonehenge, Wiltshire. The Stonehenge complex on Salisbury Plain evolved in a series of stages between about 3100 and 1600 BC. The great Neolithic Sarsen circle was erected between 2500 and 2000 BC. <br>©EE Images / HIP / TopFoto

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Stonehenge, Amesbury, Wiltshire. Stonehenge seen during Professor Gowland's excavation and restoration in 1901. Many of the Sarsen stones had become unstable; one huge upright stone is being supported by a wooden frame in this photograph. <br>Credit: English Heritage / HIP / TopFoto

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Stonehenge, Amesbury, Wiltshire, 1935. A view of Stonehenge taken from outside the boundary fence. The milestone on the A344 (and in the foreground of this photograph) reads: '80 miles from London, 2 from Amesbury'. The henge with its Sarsen circle was built circa 2000 BC. <br>Credit: English Heritage / HIP / TopFoto

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Stonehenge, Wiltshire, 1867. View from the south-west. From &quotPlans and Photographs of Stonehenge, and of Turusachan in the Island of Lewis; with notes relating to the Druids, etc.." by Sir Henry James. (Southampton, 1867). <br>Credit: The British Library / HIP / TopFoto

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Stonehenge, Wiltshire, 1867. Trilithons B and C from the south-west. From &quotPlans and Photographs of Stonehenge, and of Turusachan in the Island of Lewis; with notes relating to the Druids, etc.." by Sir Henry James. (Southampton, 1867). <br>Credit: The British Library / HIP / TopFoto

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Heading of The Druids' Journal 1927 , depicting Stonehenge at sunrise .<br>Volume 1 No 14 New Series .<br>October 1927 .<br>The Festival Banquet of 1927  - Tuesday 1 November .

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The mystical stone circle of Stonehenge, erected between 3000 and 1600BC, Wilthsire, England now a World Heritage Site

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The mystical stone circle of Stonehenge stands in the middle of Salisbury Plain

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A close-up of the mystical stone circle of Stonehenge, in the middle of Salisbury Plain

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Stonehenge, Wiltshire. June 1988. Hippy travellers converge  on Stonehenge for the Summer solstice.

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Alliance, Nebraska. Carhenge. A replica of England's Stonehenge. Created from vintage automobiles the cars are primarily from the 1950's and 1960's. November, 2005.  ©Michael Siluk / The Image Works

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Stonehenge, Wiltshire

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Plan of Stonehenge  drawn up by Inigo Jones in 1655.<br>Said to have influenced the design of John Wood's Circus in Bath

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Stonehenge<br>From The Wonders of the World <br>(Edward Walker New York 1847)

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Stonehenge restored<br>The famous Wiltshire henge monument as it might have looked in prehistoric times

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Stonehenge  Wiltshire<br>19th century wood engraving

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North West Prospect of Stonehenge Wiltshire<br>18th century engraving by Kirkall

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Stonehenge Wiltshire

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Druid archpriest batting against Old Father Time using the trilithons of Stonehenge as wickets<br>Humorous illustration by John Leech to Gilber Abbott A Beckett's Comic History of Bengland 1850

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Stonehenge Illustration by John Leech for Gilbert Abbot A Beckett's Comic History of England

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Stonehenge Wiltshire by Kip in 1695 edition of Camden's Britannia

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Stonehenge (England). Dolmens. Engraving of Lebel according to Gaucherel.

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Stonehenge (England). Dolmens.

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Stonehenge (England). Dolmens.

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Stonehenge (England). Dolmens.

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National Pictures<br><br>Revellers greets the sun as it rises above Stonehenge on the day of the Summer Solstice in Wiltshire, England. <br>More than 30,000 people danced at the site as they greeted the sunrise on summer's longest day.<br><br>21/June/2006<br><br>Photographer Carlos Jasso<br>

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The ruins of Stonehenge, in England. In the foreground, three Menhirs

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Archaeological Zone of Stonehenge

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The sun rising over the stones at a foggy Stonehenge, near Salisbury, December 21 2005. About 1000 people - including druids and other new age groups.

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Hippies evicted at Stonehenge - Police officers get a firm grip on a man during massive police operation when a large number of hippies were removed from an encampment near Stonehenge, Wiltshire.  Some 400 officers were involved and there were about 25 arrests, mostly for obstruction. - ©TopFoto / PA

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Solar eclipse viewed through the trilithon portals of Stonehenge, the three monoliths of which reflect the three figures standing at the portal (Bacon, Newton and Locke).  Printed by William Blake, for his poem, Jerusalem, c.1804.©TopFoto/Charles Walker

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Photonews Service Ltd Old Bailey 21.06.05<br>Pic shows: A reveller enjoying celebrations at Stonehenge on the morning of the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. See story<br>Pic by: Ben Graville

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Drawing of Stonehenge, Wiltshire, c1574. From 'Description of Great Britain and Ireland' by Lucas de Heere. (Netherlands, c1574). <br>Credit: The British Library / HIP / TopFoto

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National Pictures.<br>Revellers gather for the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge in Wiltshire this morning.<br>Ph Geoff Caddick 21.06.04.

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National Pictures.<br>Revellers gather for the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge in Wiltshire this morning.<br>Ph Geoff Caddick 21.06.04.

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NATIONAL PICTURES. PEOPLE GATHER FOR THE SUMMER SOLSTICE SUNRISE AT STONEHENGE , WILTSHIRE THIS MORNING.<br><br>PH SHAUN CURRY<br><br>21.06.05

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NATIONAL PICTURES. PEOPLE GATHER FOR THE SUMMER SOLSTICE SUNRISE AT STONEHENGE , WILTSHIRE THIS MORNING.<br><br>PH SHAUN CURRY<br><br>21.06.05

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NATIONAL PICTURES. PEOPLE GATHER FOR THE SUMMER SOLSTICE SUNRISE AT STONEHENGE , WILTSHIRE THIS MORNING.<br><br>PH SHAUN CURRY<br><br>21.06.05

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Members of the general public have celebrated sunrise at Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England for the first time in 15 years. <br>An estimated 5,000 people gathered at the sacred site in Wiltshire for the midsummer's day sunrise which took place at 0444 BST. <br>Police say there were only five arrests in what was largely described as a trouble-free event. <br>A spokeswoman for English Heritage which owns the site said the event was a success. <br>&quotWe are very happy that a lot of people came along and it was a happy and peaceful atmosphere. <br>&quotThe fact that it's gone so well means that we will be looking at more arrangements in the future," she said. <br>Revellers packed the centre of the stone circle and were entertained by students from the University of East London with their colourful costumes and samba drums. <br>Druids in their traditional attire performed a ritual ceremony a short distance away. <br>The only disappointment at the celebrations was the weather - not a ray of sunshine in sight. <br>The site has been protected by a four-mile exclusion order during the summer solstice since the 1980s, following a series of public order problems. <br>This year, both members of the public as well as religious groups were given access to the ancient monument. <br>Newxxxx<br><br><br>Picture downloaded from Pressnet. No archive rights. No third party distribution or resale.

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White Witch Kevin Carlyon, High Priest of British White Witches, the largest coven of White Witches in the UK, defending the Britishness of Stonehenge, after it was suggested that it had been built by the French;  early 1997. - © Topfoto / Fortean

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White witches environmental ritual and initiation of new witch at Stonehenge by Kevin Carlyon 1991

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Druidic ceremony in the megalithic site of Stonehenge (England). 1923.<br>

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Hippies v Police <br>Hippies are escorted from Stonehenge by police<br>21st June 1988

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At Stonehenge  there were scuffles and running battles as hippies tried to break through police barriers to reach the stone circle to celebrate the summer solstice at sunrise<br>21st June 1988

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A hippy is led away by police this morning at Stonehenge where there were scuffles and running battles as hippies tried to break through police barriers to reach the stone circle to celebrate the summer solstice at sunrise<br>21st June 1988

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Sunrise, hippies make it to the top of the Heel Stone at Stonehenge at sunrise this morning (April 1957) under the watchful eye of police while the Druids continue their traditional ceremony. - © TopFoto / PA

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Stonehenge looking towards the south east - © TopFoto

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Stonehenge - the central entrance looking south west - © TopFoto

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Stonehenge as it probably was - plan and bird'seye view  - © TopFoto

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Stonehenge - the lithography of Stonehenge - picture shows syenite and other foreign stone, sarsen, local Wiltshire stone, and fine grained micaceous sandstone - © TopFoto

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Plan of Stonehenge- restored.<br>19th cent. engraving<br>ENGLAND<br>Copyright: Ancient Art & Architecture Collection Ltd

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Druid in oak grove, with sickle, mistletoe and Stonehenge. From the titlepage of Francis Grose, 'Antiquities of England and Wales', 1773-87.

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A Shepherd near Stonehenge, Wiltshire

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DRUIDS.<br>'The Sacrifice' - the human sacrifice, offered to the gods by the Druids, against the backdrop of the Stonehenge circle.  Lithograph from Alfred J. Church, The Count of the Saxon Shore, or The Villa in Vectis, 1887.<br><br>

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Revellers celebrate dawn on the summer solstice at Stonehenge, Wiltshire. Police and English Heritage estimated that just under 30,000 gathered at the ancient monument, with the fact the solstice fell on a weekend meaning that many more people made the pilgrimage to the World Heritage site from all over the country.

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STONES - Stonehenge at sunset

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Fast moving traffic flashes past Stonehenge on the A303 in Wiltshire, on the day a  5.5 billion package of transport improvements for England, including a  183 million road tunnel to protect Stonehenge was announced by the Government.<br><br>*  Containing around  3 billion of road improvements, the package included the go-ahead for a  1 billion widening to four lanes of one of the busiest stretches of road in the UK - the M6 between Birmingham and Manchester.

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0210000307	Artist:Unknown.	&quotGrand conventional Festival of the Britons, 1815. Scene at Stonehenge, Wiltshire, depicting a historical ceremony. From "&quotThe Costume of the original inhabitants of the British Islands from the earliest periods to the sixth century, to which is added that"	© The British Library<br>

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	The Sarsen circle at Stonehenge, 2000, viewed from ground level, from the north-east looking over 	the Slaughter Stone. The Slaughter Stone is a fallen upright, one of a pair which marked the entrance 	to the henge from the Avenue.    The Sarsen circle at Stonehenge, Amesbury, Wiltshire, 2000.   <br>Credit: Reproduced by permission of English Heritage / HIP / TopFoto

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	Stonehenge, Amesbury, Wiltshire, 2000. Looking between stones 53 and 54, the two massive uprights of 	a trilithon in the central Sarsen horseshoe. Each upright weights up to 45 tonnes. The right hand 	upright appears to have a notch or hole carved into it near the bottom.    Stonehenge, Amesbury, Wiltshire, 2000.   <br>Credit: Reproduced by permission of English Heritage / HIP / TopFoto

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	Part of the inner Sarsen horseshoe at Stonehenge, Amesbury, Wiltshire, 2000,  looking towards stones 	51-54 from the north-west. The two huge trilithons each consist of a pair of uprights weighing up to 45 	tonnes capped by a massive lintel.  The smaller blue stones stand in front. A pigeon is perched on top 	of one of the lintel stones.    Part of the inner Sarsen horseshoe at Stonehenge, Amesbury,    <br>Credit: Reproduced by permission of English Heritage / HIP / TopFoto

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Wiltshire, England:  Sunrise at Stonehenge during the week of the summer solstice.*  ©Macduff Everton / The Image Works

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Hippies make it to the top of the Heel Stone at Stonehenge at sunrise under the watchful eye of police while Druids continue their traditional ceremony. 21st February 1988

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Hippies taunt riot police as another of their members wearing a police hat scales the &quotHeel Stone" at the ancient Stonehenge monument. 21st June 1988

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Steve Wilson of the British Druids Society carries his flag of St George as he leaves Stonehenge in Wiltshire where thousands congregated to celebrate the summer solstice.<br><br>* It is the third consecutive year that English Heritage have allowed the public access to observe the pagan ritual from within the stone circle.

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Steve Wilson of the British Driuds Society waves his flag of St George at Stonehenge in Wiltshire as thousands congregated to celebrate the summer solstice. <br><br>*It is the third consecutive year that English Heritage have allowed the public access to observe the pagan ritual from within the stone circle.

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Comet Hale Bopp above Stonehenge 1997

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Crowds gather around the flood lit stones in the early hours of 21/06/01, during the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge.

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The sun rises above the stones of Stonehenge, Wiltshire at dawn, Thursday June21 2001. Thousands of people gathered at Stonehenge this morning to peacefully celebrate the summer solstice. The historic site was opened to the public for only the second year in over a decade - when an exclusion zone was set up following clashes between the police and New Age Travellers. And, although some 14,500 people visited the sacred stones this year, police say they made just five arrests - for minor drugs offences - and English Heritage branded the event a major success. PA Photo: Tim Ockenden. See PA story SOCIAL Stonehenge.

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One of the ban the bomb slogans in yellow letters about four feet high which appeared overnight at Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire.  A spokesman of Salisbury Police said today, March 2nd, that eleven stones had been defaced in what appeared to be &quotA Kind of Distemper".  The matter is being investigated.<br>March 2nd 1961

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Wiltshire :Stonehenge.

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Stonehenge had to be protected by barbed wire from hooligans and erosion caused by two many visitors June 21st 1965 the Driuds saw the sun rise in spectacular fashion over the Heel Stone <br>

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Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber, Wales northern slope of Presely Hills.  Dates from approximately 2500 BC.  Bluestones for Stonehenge mined from near here.  *<br>©Macduff Everton/ The Image Works  CEVR0838

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Merlin at Stonehenge

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Restoration work on Stonehenge . Working on the sight are Professor Steward Piggott and Professor R Atkinson who are examining one of the large upright stones which is being put back into its correct position. It is believed that the Romans were responsible for most of the destruction of the site during their campaign against the Druids in the Early times of the Roman Conquest.<br>3rd July 1959

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Stonehenge England<br>Keeping a watchful eye two policemen walk past two hippies as they sit close to Stonehenge before the summer solstice 1987 June 20

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