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http://www.exo.net/~pauld/activities/astronomy/stonehenge.htm

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For most of us, celebrating the winter solstice at Stonehenge is a bit of a hike. Paul Doherty has a solution for you: make your own. His fact-filled website has instructions for designing a structure with angles that point to solstice sunrises and sunsets in your chosen location, wherever in the world you happen to be. Bring your mistletoe and your mead, and you're set!