Over 6,000 years old and still a site for worship, Stonehenge remains a unique place. As the first rays of the sun shine into ...

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Sunset occurs at 9.25pm on Friday (June 20), with the Stonehenge stream commencing at around 8pm. Sunrise will be streamed the following morning at 4am before the Sun rises over the horizon at 4.52am.

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The winter and summer solstices have been celebrated at Stonehenge for thousands of years. This is because Stonehenge is built on the alignment of the midsummer sunrise and the midwinter sunset.

Thousands of people including pagans, druids and dancers have gathered at the ancient Stonehenge monument for the winter solstice, marking the shortest day of the year. During sunrise at 8.09am ...

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Eight-year-old Georgia came to Stonehenge last night because she has been studying the monument at school. Her dad told BBC News the pair got up at 06:00 GMT this morning to go and see the solstice.

Thousands greet dawn with cheers at Stonehenge to mark winter solstice The neolithic monument in Wiltshire is built on the alignment of the midsummer sunrise and the midwinter sunset.

It wasn’t until about 500 years later that renovators installed the Altar Stone near Stonehenge’s largest three-stone structure, known as a trilithon, to frame the midwinter solstice sunset.

Regardless, midwinter is certainly celebrated at the stones these days. Stonehenge is usually roped off from the public. But people actually have access to it during both solstices.

This year, 21 December marks the winter solstice, which brings with it the shortest day and the longest night of the year. Wednesday 18 December 2024 13:56, UK File pic: PA Why you can trust Sky News ...