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A Charles Wells-produced sign that was photographed in Cambridge in 1991. Presumably that is Stonehenge behind the two figures. This is one of the few places where Britain's Druids can be seen holding a sacred ceremony in public. Druids are priests of the ancient Celts and have traditionally held ceremonies in sacred groves, particularly those of the oak and mistletoe. Although Stonehenge predates the Druids in Britain, it has been used by them as a temple for sun worship. The stones arranged such that on Midsummer's Day a man standing at the centre of the monument and looking at the opening between two of the outer circle of standing stones can see the rising sun pass directly over the upright Heelstone, outside the monument. At one time it was thought that druids founded Cambridge University, a theory since disproved. However, it is perhaps the reason for this sign in the city. In 1781 the surveyor Henry Hurle founded the Ancient Order of Druids inside the King's Arms, a London pub located in Poland Street.
Date: 1991 Source: 6"x4" Photo

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