Sources and image credits — Stonehenge at the equinox: why the stones are not aligned on the autumn equinox
Sources
- English Heritage — Autumn Equinox 2026 | English Heritage
- National Trust — Stonehenge Landscape | Wiltshire | National Trust
- English Heritage — History of Stonehenge | English Heritage
- National Trust — Stonehenge Landscape's history | Wiltshire | National Trust
- Stonehenge and Avebury WHS — Home | Stonehenge & Avebury
- English Heritage — Understanding Stonehenge | English Heritage
- Met Office — Understanding equinoxes and solstices - Met Office
- Royal Observatory Greenwich — What and when is the autumnal equinox? | Royal Museums Greenwich
- Stonehenge and Avebury WHS Coordination Unit — The World Heritage Site | Stonehenge & Avebury
Image credits
Image credits 1
Grey standing stones and lintels of Stonehenge low in the frame on green grass, with a wide sky full of light clouds above.
Image credits 2
A low, round grassy mound behind a barbed-wire fence in tall grass, with a row of trees behind it under a grey sky.
Image credits 3
A large, leaning rough stone on the right in the foreground; on the left in the distance the stone circle with a row of small visitors under a cloudy sky.
Stonehenge at the equinox: why the stones are not aligned on the autumn equinox
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Bronnen
English Heritage — Autumn Equinox 2026 | English Heritage (2026-09-24)
National Trust — Stonehenge Landscape | Wiltshire | National Trust (2026-09-24)
English Heritage — History of Stonehenge | English Heritage (2026-09-24)
National Trust — Stonehenge Landscape's history | Wiltshire | National Trust (2026-09-24)
Stonehenge and Avebury WHS — Home | Stonehenge & Avebury (2026-09-24)
English Heritage — Understanding Stonehenge | English Heritage (2026-09-24)
Met Office — Understanding equinoxes and solstices - Met Office (2026-09-24)
Royal Observatory Greenwich — What and when is the autumnal equinox? | Royal Museums Greenwich (2026-09-24)
Stonehenge and Avebury WHS Coordination Unit — The World Heritage Site | Stonehenge & Avebury (2026-09-24)
Beeldverantwoording
The stone circle of Stonehenge under a large, light cloudy sky, seen from the south-west; in the distance visitors walk across the grassland.
TobyEditor · CC BY 4.0
The Heel Stone, the single stone to the north-east of the circle, with Stonehenge in the background (July 2025).
Andy Li · CC0
A grass-covered burial mound of the Normanton Down Barrows, a prehistoric cemetery south of Stonehenge (June 2019).
Rachelle Haun · CC BY 2.0
