Stonehenge.
Dec 16, 2019 10:06:07 #
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ballsafire
Loc: Lafayette, Louisiana
It is refreshing to see photos of Stonehedge taken from different perspectives and time of day.
Dec 16, 2019 10:45:37 #
Ridgerunner
Loc: Dayton, Ohio
There are some near Brest, France also that my former French wife and I visited with her Mom and Dad, several years ago.
Dec 16, 2019 10:46:57 #
bamfordr
Loc: Campbell CA
I have never been, but what surprised me is seeing some photos from a time when people could walk among the standing stones. I had always seen low angle pictures and had imagined them to be 20’ tall (very tall!). They are evidently only 12’ or 13’ feet tall - which in no way diminishes the feat of moving and erecting a 25 ton monolith. It’s just my perception that way adjusted for reality.
Dec 16, 2019 11:37:56 #
Dec 16, 2019 12:08:36 #
tivy01 wrote:
Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England and is one of the most famous landmarks in the United Kingdom.
Callanish Standing Stones in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland might be older.
Dec 16, 2019 14:00:35 #
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Dec 16, 2019 16:28:06 #
bodiebill wrote:
Callanish Standing Stones in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland might be older.
Dec 16, 2019 18:19:16 #
The stones are set deep in the ground, so the overall length (height) of the stones is very large.
It is hard to imagine how they shaped the stones then moved them.
The Callanish Stones in Scotland are made from extremely hard "gneiss rock"--cutting them from the formation, and shaping them must have taken man-years.
The quarry was closer than the stones at Stone Henge. The tools themselves were stone!
It is hard to imagine how they shaped the stones then moved them.
The Callanish Stones in Scotland are made from extremely hard "gneiss rock"--cutting them from the formation, and shaping them must have taken man-years.
The quarry was closer than the stones at Stone Henge. The tools themselves were stone!
Dec 16, 2019 18:20:32 #
Dec 16, 2019 18:39:35 #
Over Achievers Unite.
Just kidding, great shots of an interesting monument. It is hard to imagine that much organized man power in that era.
Just kidding, great shots of an interesting monument. It is hard to imagine that much organized man power in that era.
Dec 16, 2019 20:45:50 #
Wonderful shots. You have captured the area so well. I especially like the perspective of the first picture. I remember driving down the road and seeing the stones some years ago prior to few signs, tourist shops, ropes around the stones, etc. As a former World History teacher, the realization of what I was seeing, was heart stopping!
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