AWARDS: ENGLAND / WILTSHIRE / LAKE DISTRICT / WALES / SCOTLAND / COAST OF S.W. ENGLAND / COAST / STORMS / LAKES & MOUNTAINS / WINTER LANDSCAPES / DESERTS / ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY / BRITISH BIRDS 1 / BRITISH BIRDS 2 / BRITISH MAMMALS / BRITISH INSECTS / WORLD BIRDS / WORLD MAMMALS / NATURE
STONEHENGE LANDSCAPE RESTORED
If there is one place in Wiltshire that is known across the entire world, it is Stonehenge. This enigmatic stone circle has seeped into the consciousness of billions of people as an emblem of Britain. Stonehenge was built in a number of stages during the Neolithic and Bronze Ages, starting 5,000 years ago. The first development, around 3,000 years BC, was the construction of a circular ditch with two banks about 100m in diameter, referred to by archaeologists as a henge. In about 2,500 BC the stones were set up in the centre of the monument. This view on a frosty November morning has been edited to remove modern paths and fencing, restoring the landscape to its ancient appearance.
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Accepted: Southampton 2026
