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Jane Austen's House, Chawton

Jane Austen's House, Chawton

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Stonehenge

Stonehenge is a wonderful impressive ruin. It lies at the centre of Stonehenge Down, a landscape rich in prehistoric remains and is recognised as a World Heritage Site. Visitors are amazed by what is believed to have been built as a temple, but no-one really knows.

On the edge of Salisbury Plain, stand these awe-inspiring circles of towering stones, the most celebrated Neolithic and Bronze Age remains in England. The monument dates from between 2000 and 1400 B.C. It is difficult to imagine how men, with only primitive tools, could possibly have transported and erected these massive stones. The Blue Stones, as many as eighty of them, came from the Prescelly Mountains in Wales. The larger Sarsen Stones, were transported from North Wiltshire.

Stonehenge's origins and purpose are shrouded in mystery, but it seems it was built to calculate the annual calendar and seasons. Its axis is carefully aligned with the sunrise on 21st June, the longest day in the year. No wonder Thomas Hardy set the ending of his tragic novel, "Tess of the D'Urbervilles" here, amongst his "Temple of the Winds."

Date: 13/10/11
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Rainbow over Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

Rainbow over Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

Date: 13/10/11
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Rainbow over Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

Rainbow over Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

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Rainbow over Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

Rainbow over Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

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Station Stone and Stonehenge

Station Stone and Stonehenge

Date: 13/10/11
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Station Stone and Stonehenge

Station Stone and Stonehenge

Date: 13/10/11
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Stonehenge

Stonehenge

Date: 13/10/11
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Station Stone and Stonehenge

Station Stone and Stonehenge

Date: 13/10/11
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Stonehenge, from the South Bank

Stonehenge, from the South Bank

Date: 13/10/11
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Stonehenge, from the South Bank

Stonehenge, from the South Bank

Date: 13/10/11
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Slaughter Stone and Stonehenge

Slaughter Stone and Stonehenge

Date: 13/10/11
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Slaughter Stone and Stonehenge

Slaughter Stone and Stonehenge

Date: 13/10/11
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Stonehenge, from The Avenue

Stonehenge, from The Avenue

Date: 13/10/11
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Cursus Barrows and The Cursus, Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

Cursus Barrows and The Cursus, Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

Date: 13/10/11
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Cursus Barrows and The Cursus, Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

Cursus Barrows and The Cursus, Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

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Cursus Barrow, Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

Cursus Barrow, Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

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Cursus Barrows, Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

Cursus Barrows, Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

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Cursus Barrows, Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

Cursus Barrows, Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

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Cursus Barrows, Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

Cursus Barrows, Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

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Cursus Barrow, Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

Cursus Barrow, Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

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Cursus Barrow, Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

Cursus Barrow, Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

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Cursus Barrow, Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

Cursus Barrow, Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

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Sheep, Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

Sheep, Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

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Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

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Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

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King Barrow Ridge, Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

King Barrow Ridge, Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

Date: 13/10/11
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King Barrow Ridge, Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

King Barrow Ridge, Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

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King Barrow Ridge, Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

King Barrow Ridge, Stonehenge Down, Stonehenge

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