Stonehenge Silhouette

Title

Stonehenge Silhouette

Artist

Rob Hemphill

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Photograph - Photography

Description

Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England. On the day I visited it I managed to take a full tour and remained on the site until closing time. The sun was still reasonably high in the sky but I managed to get this silhouette looking into the sun. Later on, I was able to watch the sun setting over the monument from a mile away where an encampment of worshippers/hippies had a temporary campsite.

Stonehenge consists of a ring of standing stones, each around 13 feet (4.0 m) high, seven feet (2.1 m) wide, and weighing around 25 tons. The stones are set within earthworks in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred tumuli (burial mounds).

Archaeologists believe it was constructed from 3000 BC to 2000 BC. The surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3100 BC. Radiocarbon dating suggests that the first bluestones were raised between 2400 and 2200 BC, although they may have been at the site as early as 3000 BC.

Stonehenge is one of the most famous landmarks in the United Kingdom and is regarded as a British cultural icon. It has been a legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument since 1882, when legislation to protect historic monuments was first successfully introduced in Britain. The site and its surroundings were added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986. Stonehenge is owned by the Crown and managed by English Heritage; the surrounding land is owned by the National Trust.

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December 9th, 2019

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