Ancient Standing Stones

Britain is awash with ancient relics like Stonehenge, Avebury Circle, and the Callinish Standing Stones on the Island of Lewis. Australia has only one such ancient monument and that is at Glen Innes, 100 km north of Armidale. And to get there we had to drive past Stonehenge, which is 15km south of Glen Innes on the New England Highway! However, the structures at this Stonehenge, like the Balancing Rock shown here, are entirely natural:

Amazingly, the Glen Innes Standing Stones date from as back as 1992, which makes them all of 20 years old! And their history is reported at: http://www.gleninnestourism.com/pages/australian-standing-stones/ . Like some of their predecessors, these stones can be used as points of the compass, a clock, and a means of  telling the two solstices and and the two equinoxes. The stones are made of granite blocks standing upright in an elevated field overlooking the town of Glen Innes whose population is about 6000. The pictures show the stones from various angles, the township below, and the sword of Excalibur. Max and I tried to pull the sword out of its concrete base and thereby gain great wisdom, but it was stuck fast.

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