The junction of the A 303 and the A 344, at a quiet moment in a busy summer weekend. Land-cover can be seen as a mix of grassland (the Stonehenge site), and arable, to the south of the A 303. electricity pylons mark the horizon, as does one of the giant hangers at the airfield of Boscombe Down.
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Taken 25th August 2001
The A 303 can be seen through several of the great stones.
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Taken 25th August 2001
Fast-food outlet serving tea-time snacks in the car-park for Stonehenge. Tumuli pepper the fields beyond, to the north-east.
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Taken 25th August 2001
Sunk below ground level are the ticket kiosk, turnstiles, toilets and shop for the monument. Access to the stones is via an underpass. Just beyond the tickets a rack of hand-held guide 'phones are available, in many languages, to help visitors enjoy their tour.
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Taken 25th August 2001
A view towards the north, to the Army village of Larkhill (home to the Royal Artillery). Rough grazing and quite impressive stands of trees mark the is northern alternative for a by-pass of Stonehenge.
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From the road the hordes of visitors and the stones are equally clear. Erosion of the footway across from the car park is evidence that many people just settle for the free view through the chain link fence!
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Taken 25th August 2001
An accident opposite the entrance to the car park occupies police and ambulance for the best part of an hour.
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Visitors listening to their tour 'phone. An all-weather path guides visitors past the stones on the north-west ....
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... whilst to complete the circuit a grass path has to be negotiated.
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Even at busy times the stones are restful in repose. This also shows up the countryside to the south of the monument, the proposal for the southern by-pass route.
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Taken 25th August 2001
The problem of Stonehenge in a photograph. A world-class heritage site, its attendant visitors, and a busy and necessary trunk road. How are the interests of these three to be resolved?
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Taken 25th August 2001