A £1.7billion plan to build a tunnel diverting traffic away from Stonehenge has today been given the green light. The new two-mile tunnel is planned to be built south of the current A303, which runs within a few hundred metres of the famous UNESCO world heritage site in Wiltshire. The controversial plans will see the … Read more
He made aircraft wings – now he’s hoping to be a high-flying professional drone photographer. Matthew Perks, from Bristol, used to build wings for hi-tech aircraft component manufacturer GKN Aerospace, but over the past three years discovered a love for drone photography. And that he has a knack for it – as these stunning photographs … Read more
The first-ever scale model of Stonehenge that lets researchers explore how the monument would have sounded in its heyday has been created by UK researchers. The model was made using 3D printing and custom modelling techniques, and represents how the monument would have originally looked and sounded. Researchers hope that sound tests with the 157-stone … Read more
Sound reverberated inside Stonehenge thousands of years ago, according to a new study. Researchers in the UK used a scale model to study the acoustic qualities of the mysterious monument built some 4,000 years ago, when all 157 stones were intact. To approximate the original location and shape of the stones, laser-scanned data of Stonehenge’s … Read more
Millions tune in to watch virtual Stonehenge sunrise to celebrate Summer Solstice as forecasters predict 86F heatwave will hit from Tuesday making it hotter than the Canary Islands More than 3.6mil people tuned in to a livestream from Stonehenge on Saturday night and Sunday morning Due to the pandemic English Heritage broadcast footage from the famous … Read more
Security guards are patrolling Stonehenge in a bid to keep revellers away from celebrating the summer solstice. The monument, on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, is a firm favourite for watching the sunrise and sunset on what is the longest day of the year. Traditionally thousands of druids, hippies and party-goers flock to the famous landmark … Read more
Thousands of people flock to the Neolithic monument in Wiltshire every year to mark the summer solstice sunrise and sunset – happening on June 21 this year.
Prehistoric Lego! Aerial images show that ancient creators of Stonehenge used holes and studs to slot slabs into each other The ancient slabs in Wiltshire were interlocked using holes and protruding studs The method was far more sophisticated to those used in stone circles at the time English Heritage, which looks after the 5,000-year-old site, … Read more