Hundreds gathered at Avebury Stone Circle, Wiltshire, to watch the sunrise on Winter Solstice (December 21).

Traditional yule hymns were sung as people stood on the raised earthworks of the World Heritage neolithic monument to see the sun trying to break through the clouds.

Winter Solstice marks the shortest hours of daylight and the sun at its lowest position in the sky.

Hundreds of people gathered at Avebury Stone Circle to welcome the sun on the winter solstice, December 21st. Traditional yule hymns were sung as people stood on the raised earthworks of the World Heritage neolithic monument to see the sun trying to break through the clouds over the sweeping Wiltshire landscape. Winter solstice marks the shortest hours of daylight and the sun at its lowest position in the sky.