New research suggests that, as well as being a probable centre for the veneration of the Sun, Stonehenge was also a fertility temple. A detailed study of a partly buried fallen stone at the monument ...

During the summer solstice, the longest day of the year ... between a male solar deity and a female lunar deity. And while Stonehenge is known to align with the sun, recent studies also indicate ...

The gathering of individuals at the sacred site of Stonehenge in England to watch the sunrise during solstice events such as the summer and winter solstice. Pagans, druids and people simply ...

Blocks were brought to Salisbury Plain from all over the country in a grand project that would have taken about eight months – uniting people in the process ...

The difference between an equinox and a solstice is based on Earth’s tilt, affecting daylight length and the changing of ...

English Heritage permits access to Stonehenge during the summer and winter solstice, and the spring and autumn equinox. Large crowds can usually be seen at Stonehenge during the solstice periods ...

As well as sharing similarities with other Danish woodhenges, there is also a striking parity with a known woodhenge in Wiltshire, England.

With Stonehenge, just outside the town ... English Heritage does, however, permit access during the summer and winter solstice, and the spring and autumn equinox.

We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Archaeologists have discovered a Stonehenge-esque circle of timber posts in Denmark, thought to be from the late Neolithic or early ...