The Stonehenge was built around 3,000 BC to align with the winter solstice sunset, and people have gathered to mark the shortest day of the year ever since. As dawn approached this morning ...

Stonehenge's altar stone was quarried over 4,600 years ago, far from the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire. But experts now know where it originated.

The curator of Stonehenge, Heather Sebire, told BBC Radio Wiltshire: "The whole monument is orientated to the midwinter sunset and the midsummer sunrise. Today is marking the turning of the year.

Why did they build it like this? ~Scott Answer: The structure of Stonehenge is actually laid out on the line of the midsummer sun rise and the midsummer sunset, the longest and the shortest days ...

Stonehenge is built on the alignment of the midsummer sunrise and the midwinter sunset and it is believed that solstices have been celebrated there for thousands of years. The winter solstice was ...

Stonehenge poses more questions than answers, making it one of the most mysterious prehistoric monuments in the world. And because of its proximity to London, the famous landmark makes for a ...