{"id":155,"date":"2007-10-06T00:34:42","date_gmt":"2007-10-05T14:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=155"},"modified":"2007-10-06T00:34:42","modified_gmt":"2007-10-05T14:34:42","slug":"stonehenge-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/britain-ireland\/stonehenge-england","title":{"rendered":"Stonehenge &#8211; England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>DAY 13 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/EnglandWales\/Stonehenge\/GB_0692.jpg.html\" title=\"Stonehenge\">Stonehenge<\/a> is one of Europe&#8217;s most famous prehistoric monuments.\u00a0 Much has been written and speculated about this amazing structure which dates back to 3,000 B.C.\u00a0 The original outer structure was the Sarsen Circle, built around 2,300 B.C. <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"3\" align=\"right\" width=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/8717-2\/GB_0692.jpg?resize=110%2C85\" hspace=\"3\" alt=\"Stonehenge\" height=\"85\" style=\"width: 110px; height: 85px\" title=\"Stonehenge\" \/>with the inner Bluestone Circle built around 2,000 B.C.<\/p>\n<p class=\"giDescription\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"3\" align=\"left\" width=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/8731-2\/GB_0700.jpg?resize=85%2C110\" hspace=\"3\" alt=\"Heel Stone\" height=\"110\" style=\"width: 85px; height: 110px\" title=\"Heel Stone\" \/>As with many prehistoric rituals, the structure is built to align with the sun and the changing of the seasons.\u00a0 The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/EnglandWales\/Stonehenge\/GB_0700.jpg.html\" title=\"Heel Stone\">Heel Stone <\/a>casts a long shadow straight to the heart of the circle on midsummer&#8217;s day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"giDescription\">The scale of the structure is amazing given the lack of hydraulic machinery at the time.\u00a0 The only tools available then were made of stone or wood and vast amount of human resources must have been used to quarry and <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"3\" align=\"right\" width=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/8723-2\/GB_0696.jpg?resize=110%2C85\" hspace=\"3\" alt=\"Stonehenge\" height=\"85\" style=\"width: 110px; height: 85px\" title=\"Stonehenge\" \/>transport the stones.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"giDescription\">Stonehenge is a place steeped in magic and mystery.\u00a0 It is an awe-inspiring site that attracts millions of visitors annually.\u00a0 We were lucky to have arrive here at last light to capture these pictures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"giDescription\">Helen\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"giDescription\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAY 13 &#8211; Stonehenge is one of Europe&#8217;s most famous prehistoric monuments.\u00a0 Much has been written and speculated about this amazing structure which dates back to 3,000 B.C.\u00a0 The original outer structure was the Sarsen Circle, built around 2,300 B.C. with the inner Bluestone Circle built around 2,000 B.C. 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