tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787185370858787658.post3655340167043843311..comments2024-01-30T06:35:10.103+00:00Comments on www.Sarsen.org: First Balloon Aerial Photos of Stonehenge - supersizeTim Dawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10667360714222841797noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787185370858787658.post-16590491868675378932013-07-28T05:11:50.938+01:002013-07-28T05:11:50.938+01:00Hi Tim,
I have this one (as I suppose everyone doe...Hi Tim,<br />I have this one (as I suppose everyone does) in my collection - but there's always something to be said about good resolution. The large version of this is great!<br />All this time I thought Y&Z parchmarks could be detected, when they simply turn out to be footprints.<br /><br />A lot of the 'mysterious' breaks in the Henge are clearly identified, as is the original Byway 12.<br />This Byway continued to be used by the Military as quick-passage between the new Aerodrome, nearby to the Southwest, to the Larkhill training camps through the close of WWI. There are numerous photos of the Henge from it.<br /><br />Heavy traffic over many years had by then obliterated the North Barrow.<br />Notice that the present Tourist Walkway closely mirrors the path of this poorly planned road.<br /><br />During WWI, flyers with this viewpoint complained that Stonehenge was a distraction while attempting to land and a dead-serious petition was submitted to the Home Office from the War Ministry to have the site bulldozed!<br />Thankfully, wiser heads prevailed.<br /><br />Antrobus' infamous fence is in clear evidence, as is the odd enclosure around SS-93.<br /><br />Erecting the needful supporting telegraph poles 2 years before interfered with the shortcut pathway on the east side, where we see the center portion starting to heal a bit. The northeast section of it then doubled as an Entrance from the Ticket Office, located right next to the Heelstone. 1 shilling got you admitted, though the picnic lunch was offered at an additional charge.<br /><br />Great view of the fallen West Trilithon and we can see the now-righted, slightly skewed Stone 56.<br /><br />Keep 'em coming!<br />NeilND Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12980722277970551828noreply@blogger.com