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Summer solstice celebrated at Stonehenge
A spokeswoman for English Heritage said the weekend crowd was the biggest turnout in five years, the Daily Mail reported.
One of those gathered was Peter Rawcliffe, 26, who cycled to Stonehenge from his home in Oxfordshire, more than 50 miles away.
"I've done this for the last three years, I suppose I'm a bit of a closet druid," he said.
The sun rose over the ancient stone circle at 4:58 a.m.
Kate Hawkins, who took her two children to the event, said they had a "lovely time" but the rain got to be too much.
"The thought of bed and a warm bath waiting at home was too tempting," she said.
Stonehenge, which was built in three phases between 3000 B.C. and 1600 B.C., is one of Britain's most popular tourist attractions.
Copyright 2008 by United Press International
This news arrived on: 06/23/2008
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06-25-2008 06:36
Izzy in Minneapolis wrote:
Summer Solstice at Stonehenge
Hmm.. some real fanatics in England if they are up at 4:57 a.m. just to see the sun rise over Stonehenge... And not to say it's not spectacular, but if I were there, and getting wet and cold, well... let's say there would be no competition between a bed and Stonehenge--I'd be in bed in a flash.
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