Stonehenge - rocks of antiquity image 2

Stonehenge - rocks of antiquity image 2
Salisbury plain

I began this series some time ago and have been looking for more, but nothing crossed my path until today. This image was taken at 60mph from the road and has been touched to give it that 'album cover' look. So 'slightly disturbed' to use Houblon terminology.

Perhaps the ultimate rocks of antiquity (in human history rather than geological). The great blue-grey sarsen stones were supposedly erected on Salisbury plain from around 5000 years ago although the site appears to have been being used from well over 10,000 years ago. That's quite a period of history for us firefly mortals to consider.

When I was a kid you could visit and go up and touch the stones. Even climbing on the fallen stones got nothing more than a cursory scowl from any official. Nowadays you are charged £8 to be able to walk around the stone circle at a distance of some 20feet, although you can book up early morning escorted visits where you are allowed to enter the stone circle as long as you keep your hands off.

Later on I went to the Stonehenge summer solstice festival, but that is quite a long story that probably doesn't merit going into too deeply. Certainly my memories are somewhat vague but that must be because it was such a long time ago .... of course.