Reconstruction illustration depicting a detailed aerial view of Stonehenge as it may have appeared when complete, in the Late Neolithic around circa 2200BC. This view shows the stones aligned with the midsummer solstice sun rise in the north-east.

Date:
1 Jul 2013
Location:
Stonehenge World Heritage Site, Wiltshire
Reference:
IC095/073
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Description

Born-digital artwork. Illustration IC095/074 shows the same view of the stones and the effect of their alignment at the midwinter solstice sunset. This illustration by Marcus Abbott was reproduced on page 14 of the 2013 English Heritage guidebook for Stonehenge.

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC095 Stonehenge World Heritage Site, Wiltshire; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction And Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(Eh):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Illustrator: Abbott, Marcus

Commissioner Of Artwork: Cryer, Jennifer

Keywords

Late Neolithic Trilithon, Neolithic Henge, Late Neolithic Stone Circle