# A solar temple aligned on the solstices.

> Most likely: A solar temple aligned on the solstices.

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# A solar temple aligned on the solstices.

A solar temple aligned on the solstices.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests supported it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- The axis and the Avenue align on midsummer sunrise and midwinter sunset to within observational accuracy.

## What would rule it out

- The axis shown to be set by topography alone with no solar precision.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[The solstitial axis is deliberate and accurate to about a degree.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/evidence/EVD0CRWPP603WCJ/the-solstitial-axis-is-deliberate-and-accurate-to-about-a)

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## The questions it answers

[What was Stonehenge for?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stonehenge/questions/QST0CRWPDCR161H/what-was-stonehenge-for)

Most likelyThe first monument was a cemetery and ancestral shrine for a select group

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). A solar temple aligned on the solstices. [Answer ANS0CRWPNY6024R]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CRWPNY6024R
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