The heel stone marked the position of the summer solstice sunrise when standing in the centre of the circle
Stock photo history
©Alexander M Howe
Stock library photo size: 19.1 Mpixels (54.7 MB uncompressed) - 5357x3571 pixels (17.9x11.9 in / 45.4x30.2 cm at 300 ppi)
Stock library photo keywords: 4000 years, Atmospheric, construction, Historic, Iconic, international destination, lintel stones, magalithic, mystery, prehistoric, Salisbury Plain, sarsen stone, slave labour, stone circle, Stonehenge, Stones, Tourism, trilithon
Published in: England Miscellaneous
