Stone Diaries

A field journal of ancient sites

summer solstice

  • 20th June 2024 An evening as perfect as it could be. After weeks of grey and cold, the elements held and kept their promise of a spectacle for the summer solstice, reaffirming the beauty and spirit of the world. With celebrations taking place at sites such as Stonehenge and Avebury, where ceremony and observation has… Read more

  • It’s been a funny eight hours, for certain. About lunchtime today, just before the creeping dread of knowing you’ve much work to do and not much time left, came some news that added an additional spanner to the day. Let’s summarise it simply. Just Stop Oil paint Stonehenge orange. It’s outlandish to read or say… Read more

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