The Astronomy of Stonehenge

Simon Banton is fascinated by humanity's long obsession with the sky. He has been an amateur astronomer from the age of 7 and in the early 1990s started to take an interest in ancient monuments that seemed to embody this obsession in their design; a study called archaeoastronomy.

Length of talk - 1 hour
Free event - booking essential
Masks recommended
Parking nearby in Marlborough High Street

Simon writes articles about Stonehenge, does guided tours of the landscape and the monument, talks on the astronomical theories and aspects of Stonehenge, including for the BBC's Sky at Night and Stargazing Live!

For more information visit The Stones of Stonehenge: Who did this?
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Venue
White Horse Bookshop
136 High St
Marlborough
SN8 1HW