Stonehenge Solstice Bust
June 21, 2004

Signs of the Times #914

Solstice at Stonehenge ‘Misty skies had obscured the 0458 BST sunrise for about 30 minutes. Inside the ring, thousands packed around groups of drummers and other musicians. But the focus of the activity was on an impromptu open-air dance next to the famous Heal Stone, the marker for sunrise on summer solstice. Druid leader King Arthur Pendragon presided over the festivities standing amid a ring of flaming torches overshadowed by a pair of giant horns, lit by burning branches.’

 

[and from another source]

‘The revellers braved cool, wet weather to spend the night at the 4,000-year-old stone circle and watch the sun rise at 4:58 AM. Clouds obscured it at first, but the crowd cheered as the sun broke through at about 6:15 AM.'

 

[and from another source]

Photos from left to right from ITV, BBC, Boston Herald.

 

[Note: no Earth tilt/lean proved or disproved due to a timely dance that would have prevented any measurements being taken amid the torches, but primarily because the moment of sunrise was lost due to clouds.]