22/12 camping at the sacred pagan site over-night, Paul McCormack, 40, performs for his friends with fire sticks to welcome the Winter Sols

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22/12 camping at the sacred pagan site over-night, Paul McCormack, 40, performs for his friends with fire sticks to welcome the Winter Solstice dawn after the longest night of the year at The Nine Ladies Stone Circle on Stanton Moor near Matlock in The Peak District, small early Bronze Age stone circle is traditionally believed to depict nine ladies turned to stone as a penalty for dancing on Sunday. ...All Rights Reserved - F Stop Press - T: +44 (0)1335 copyright law applies to all print & online usage. Fees charged will comply with standard space rates and usage for that country, region or state.

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