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Modern SitesSite Name: Esperance Stonehenge Alternative Name: 'Stonehenge Down Under'Country: Australia Type: Modern Stone Circle etc
Nearest Town: Esperance
Latitude: 33.7879S Longitude: 122.029600E
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5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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Esperance Stonehenge is currently under construction on the South Coast of Western Australia. While there are thought to be 66 large, permanent replicas of Stonehenge throughout the world, the Esperance project is believed to be the only life size stone one.
Esperance Stonehenge is close to being completed with the outer lintels the only stones left to be placed. All of the ten central stones have been erected and lintels placed on all of them. The 19 blue stones and the alter stones have also being placed, which has completed the inner circle. The grass has been laid within the central stones with the grass in the outer circle to be laid when the outer lintels are placed. We are currently open for viewing whilst under construction for $5 per adult. We currently have no eftpos facilities available.
The tourists that have been out to see Esperance Stonehenge have been astounded about the size and magnitude of the build. Many have said they will be back to see the finished product.
Link to official web site: http://www.esperancestonehenge.com.au
The story of the construction: The shire council in Esperance, 460 miles south-west of Perth, has approved plans for the A$1.2m (£722,749) project, which it hopes will generate much-needed tourist revenue for the small coastal community – its only attraction at the moment is small piece of the US Skylab which fell onto a nearby farm in 1979.
"Stonehenge Down Under" is being spearheaded by the local Rotary club, which wants to build the structure from local pink granite on a council-owned site overlooking Twilight Beach, just outside the town. [makes a change from Australia's Stonehenge I suppose - MegP Ed]
Kim Beale, a spokesman for the Esperance Rotary Club, said the Australian version would be a faithful reproduction of the original Neolithic structure in Wiltshire and will consist of 100 stones, each weighing up to 45 tons.
"Obviously some people may wonder why you'd build Stonehenge at Esperance, but the stone is already here and I think it's a good opportunity. I reckon it's quite fascinating," he said.
Although local tourism operators have thrown their weight behind the prehistoric theme park, other townspeople remain sceptical – an earlier Stonehenge proposal ran into financial difficulties. Rotary, however, is confident that it can raise the necessary funds to complete the new project with giant cut stones donated by a local quarry. Work on Stonehenge Mk 2 is due to begin shortly.
Source: Telegraph, spotted by Runemage
Note: Photos of the pink granite Stonehenge in southern Australia which is nearing completion
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