Stonehenge Winter Solstice | 22nd December 2023 | Megalithomania

The winter solstice celebrations at Stonehenge were welcomed in by thousands of people on the shortest day and longest night of the year. Stonehenge, famous for its summer solstice sunrise alignment, is also aligned to the winter solstice sunrise. There is a direct sightline that runs through the monument aligning along the ‘Altar Stone’ going through a deliberately carved notch (which frames it perfectly), pointing directly at the rising point of the sun over Coneybury Hill in the distance. Britain’s national temple also contains a perfect winter solstice sunset orientation matching the direction of the avenue (exactly opposite to the summer solstice sunrise). Feasting and community gathering also took place over the winter solstice at nearby Durrington Walls in ancient times. More info: https://youtu.be/87zzgi5VCrY and read the article examining seven sites aligned to the winter solstice: https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/winter-solstice-sites-0020038.

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