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Stonehenge is aligned to the sunrise at the summer [[solstice]], or longest day of the year, around June 21. On that day, a person standing in the centre of Stonehenge will see the sun appear to rise over the Heelstone, a beautifully worn piece of sandstone around 16 feet high.

Stonehenge is aligned to the sunrise at the summer [[solstice]], or longest day of the year, around June 21. On that day, a person standing in the centre of Stonehenge will see the sun appear to rise over the Heelstone, a beautifully worn piece of sandstone around 16 feet high.

Contrary to some fringe theories, there was no plan in [[World War I]] by the British government to demolish Stonehenge in order to make room for a longer runway for the nearby air-force base. <ref> [http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/gem-projects/hm/Stonehenge.pdf The Legend of Stonehenge] </ref> The Royal Air Force was not established until April 1918 and the height of the stones posed no danger.

Contrary to some fringe theories, there was no plan in [[World War I]] by the British government to demolish Stonehenge in order to make room for a longer runway for the nearby air-force base. <ref> [http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/gem-projects/hm/Stonehenge.pdf The Legend of Stonehenge] </ref> The Royal Air Force was not established until April 1918 and the height of the stones posed no problem.

Stonehenge currently receives an important amount of visitors during the summer season. Furthermore, the [[Druidry|Druids]] insist on holding their ceremonies there as they have done for thousands of years but they were stopped by the government in the mid 1980s, and, after fifteen years, controlled access to Stonehenge was granted in 2000. <ref> [http://www.lugodoc.demon.co.uk/Druids/DRUIDS.htm Lugodoc's Guide to Druids] </ref> However the Druids had nothing to do with the construction of the stone rings. <ref> [http://www.sacredsites.com/europe/england/stonehenge.html Stonehenge, England] </ref>

Stonehenge currently receives an important amount of visitors during the summer season. Furthermore, the [[Druidry|Druids]] insist on holding their ceremonies there as they have done for thousands of years but they were stopped by the government in the mid 1980s, and, after fifteen years, controlled access to Stonehenge was granted in 2000. <ref> [http://www.lugodoc.demon.co.uk/Druids/DRUIDS.htm Lugodoc's Guide to Druids] </ref> However the Druids had nothing to do with the construction of the stone rings. <ref> [http://www.sacredsites.com/europe/england/stonehenge.html Stonehenge, England] </ref>