onomer Gerald S. Hawkins in the 1960s (Atkinson). The summer solstice is when the sun appears to rise in its most northerly position before starting back south on its seasonal journey. The same sightline reversed in the opposite direction could have been used to observe the midwinter solstice, when the sun appears to set further to the south (Atkinson). It is clear that Stonehenge, in this first phase, was used as a calendar to pinpoint Midsummer Day for knowledge, rituals, or ceremonies.
             After many years the second stage of Stonehenge began, Stonehenge Phase II, this second phase is what gave Stonehenge its magnificent beauty. Around 2200 BC the Avenue was dug and four Station Stones were installed, as was an arrangement of large bluestones. The Avenue was originally a roadway enclosed by earth banks 47 feet apart that led to the northeast entrance along the line of the rising sun on Midsummer Day (Discovery). The Avenue
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