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Salisbury Plain: Media

plain, England, United Kingdom

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Salisbury Plain: Stonehenge

Salisbury Plain: Stonehenge

Stonehenge, on the Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England.

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Salisbury Plain, England

Salisbury Plain, England

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Stonehenge

Stonehenge

The sun shining behind prehistoric circle mount Stonehenge, on the Salisbury Plain,...

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