Stonehenge

Photographs taken in July 2011

One of the most visited archaeological sites in the world. All you need to know is on the English Heritage site. Follow this link ...Stonehenge

Stonehenge

First glimpse from a side road.....

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.....rather busy.....

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Car Parks.

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Entrance and Visitor Centre.

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The layout of Stonehenge and the nearby Cursus Barrows...

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...and an idea of what it probably looked like.

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A lot of visitors from all over the world....

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...but now roped off.

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The crowds take away the mysterious aura that I felt when I first visited over 40 years ago. There was no restriction then on walking through the stones. It was deserted and I walked through as dawn was breaking...very spooky.

Stonehenge

Stonehenge

Stonehenge

Stonehenge

Old and new. A Chinook flies past overhead.

Stonehenge

More information here Cursus Barrows

Stonehenge

The Cursus Bell Barrows.....

Stonehenge

Stonehenge

Stonehenge

Stonehenge