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Just Stop Oil drew needed attention to climate-threatened Stonehenge

Two Just Stop Oil activists recently sprayed powder paint on parts of Stonehenge, the 5,000 year old monuments in southern England. The paints will wash away with the rain, the campaigners claimed. But at least one archaeologist thinks the stones will have a harder time surviving the longer droughts and…

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Orange protest paint on Stonehenge removed as summer solstice celebrations to begin

English Heritage says there is ‘no visible damage’ to the world heritage site

Evening Standard

JK Rowling sends mocking message to Just Stop Oil over Stonehenge protest

Harry Potter author responded after Just Stop Oil sprayed orange paint onto the historic landmark

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Liam Gallagher issues warning to Just Stop Oil after Stonehenge stunt

Oasis rocker took issue with the latest Just Stop Oil stunt

The Independent UK

Climate protesters arrested after painting Stonehenge monument orange

Two climate protesters have been arrested for spraying orange paint on the ancient Stonehenge monument in southern England

The Independent UK

Just Stop Oil protesters cover Stonehenge in orange paint ahead of summer solstice

Rishi Sunak condemns Stonehenge attack as ‘disgraceful act of vandalism’

The Independent UK

Just Stop Oil activists spray Stonehenge with orange paint

Just Stop Oil activists have sprayed an orange substance on Stonehenge

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Two Just Stop Oil protesters arrested after spraying Stonehenge orange

Thousands are expected to descend on the historic site for the summer solstice on Thursday

Evening Standard

What is Manhattanhenge and when can you see it?

Twice per year, New Yorkers and visitors are treated to a phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge, when the setting sun aligns with the Manhattan street grid and sinks below the horizon framed in a canyon of skyscrapers

The Independent UK

Campaigners in High Court battle to stop Stonehenge road tunnel

Lawyers and campaigners say government has failed to consider that two-mile tunnel risks Stonehenge losing UNESCO world heritage site

The Independent UK

240 homes rejected on site '6,000 years older than Stonehenge'

This was the latest application from Leverhulme Estates to be rejected as part of plans for more than 1,000 homes in Wirral

Liverpool Echo

Forgotten ‘Stonehenge of the north’ given to nation by construction firm

Two sections of the Thornborough Henges come off Historic England’s at-risk register after donation

The Guardian - UK

Thornborough Henges site deemed ‘Stonehenge of the North’ opens to public

Thornborough Henges have been described as ‘probably the most important single ancient site between Stonehenge and the Orkney Islands in Scotland’

The Independent UK

‘Stonehenge of the North’ opens to public as site is gifted to the nation

Thornborough Henges have been described as ‘probably the most important single ancient site between Stonehenge and the Orkney Islands in Scotland’.

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Thousands attend winter solstice celebrations

Around 4,500 people were at Stonehenge to mark the shortest day.

The Guardian - UK

Archaeologists say find near Stonehenge is ancient goldsmith’s toolkit

Reanalysis of millennia-old axes and polished stones found in 1802 has revealed tiny traces of gold

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Vicky Pattison raises thousands as she honours late grandad with emotional 26 mile Stonehenge trek

The former Geordie Shore star raised £3,000 in memory of her grandad who sadly died from dementia

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: When is Manhattanhenge? Where can you see it?

There’s still time to catch Manhattanhenge, when the setting sun aligns with the Manhattan street grid and bathes the urban canyons in a rosy glow

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The Guardian - UK

‘Solitude and awful wildness’: why you should visit Castlerigg stone circle

Instead of fighting the crowds at Stonehenge, head to beautiful Keswick to visit one of the country’s earliest monuments – solstice or no solstice

The Independent UK

Mystery of Stonehenge ‘solved’ as ancient Egyptians used it for solar calendar, expert claims

Professor Timothy Darvill said the site was designed as a calendar to help people keep track of the days, weeks and months

Daily Mirror

Summer Solstice 2022 - what does it mean, as 6,000 flock to Stonehenge

Summer Solstice is here to mark the beginning of the summer - as revellers head out to historic sights including Glastonbury Tor and Stonehenge, where 6,000 are reported to have gathered overnight

Wales Online

Summer solstice celebrated at Stonehenge for first time since 2019

Police said the event was peaceful with only two arrests

The Independent UK

Thousands attend summer solstice at Stonehenge

Those who observed the spectacle at the neolithic monument in Wiltshire encountered a chilly morning accompanied by clear skies at 4.49am.

The Guardian - UK

Summer solstice crowds flock back to Stonehenge after Covid hiatus

Pagans and party-goers head back to Salisbury Plain in their thousands as site reopens for annual festivities

The National (Scotland)

Queen projected onto Stonehenge to mark Jubilee - prompting widespread mockery

ENGLISH Heritage has been widely mocked online after it projected pictures of the Queen onto Stonehenge.

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