{"id":1601,"date":"2011-06-25T17:37:04","date_gmt":"2011-06-25T16:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thewhiterock.co.uk\/?p=1601"},"modified":"2012-01-12T12:24:17","modified_gmt":"2012-01-12T11:24:17","slug":"the-wrong-solstice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thewhiterock.co.uk\/?p=1601","title":{"rendered":"The Wrong Solstice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.theatlantic.com\/static\/infocus\/solstice062211\/s_s06_21128534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"357\" height=\"238\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yes it&#8217;s a bit sad that 18,000 people converged on Stonehenge for the summer solstice<\/strong> when most archaeologists now agree that the alignment was originally made for the winter solstice anyway&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>But anyone in doubt about the powerful attraction of sun worship <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/infocus\/2011\/06\/summer-solstice-2011\/100092\/\" target=\"_blank\">should take a look at these images: <\/a><\/p>\n<p>see also my recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/travel\/2011\/may\/14\/stonehenge-avebury-great-stones-way-walking-trail\" target=\"_blank\">piece on the opening of the Great Stones Way between Stonehenge and Avebury<\/a> for the Guardian.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes it&#8217;s a bit sad that 18,000 people converged on Stonehenge for the summer solstice when most archaeologists now agree that the alignment was originally made for the winter solstice anyway&#8230; 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