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Snow and ice failed to stop people visiting Stonehenge to watch the sunrise on the winter solstice. More than 2,000 people gathered at the stones which were surrounded by a thick blanket of snow.
Snow cloaks the Salisbury Plain in England, dominated by its most celebrated monument. Built 4,500 years ago, the stone structures of Stonehenge form part of a complex late Neolithic landscape.
YORK's very own 'mini Stonehenge' looks extra mystical in the snow. These stunning photos of the so-called 'Dragon Stones' at St Nicholas Fields were taken by Press Camera Club member Luke McChesney.
Stonehenge in the snow (Picture: Getty Images) Friday 21 December is the shortest day of the year in 2018, otherwise known as the winter solstice.
Stonehenge was built on the flat lands of Salisbury Plain in stages, starting 5,000 years ago, with the unique stone circle erected in the late Neolithic period, about 2,500 B.C.
On the solstice, the sun is set to rise at 8:09 a.m. local time at Stonehenge, and by then the visitors to the monument will be at the giant circle of mysterious stones.
The prehistoric megalithic structure located about 85 miles southeast of London in Wiltshire, England, is believed to have been a unifying project between ancient civilizations.
More than 2,000 people gathered at the stones which were surrounded by a thick blanket of snow. As well as the traditional druid and pagan ceremonies, a spontaneous snowball fight erupted as ...
Snow and ice fail to stop people visiting Stonehenge to watch the sunrise on the winter solstice.