Aerial photograph of Stonehenge revealing the complete stone circle and surrounding ditch-and-bank henge earthwork. From above, the double ring of stones,
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Aerial photograph of Stonehenge revealing the complete stone circle and surrounding ditch-and-bank henge earthwork. From above, the double ring of stones, the horseshoe arrangement of trilithons, and the Avenue extending to the northeast toward the Heel Stone and the midsummer sunrise become clearly visible.
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