As the sun rose on the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, a crowd erupted in cheers at Stonehenge where the ancient monument in southern England has clocked the summer solstice over thousands of years.

As the sun rose Saturday on the longest day of the year, a crowd erupted in cheers at Stonehenge where the ancient monument in southern England has clocked the summer solstice over thousands of years.

She added it was a "perfect combination" of the warm weather and solstice falling on a weekend that brought the crowds out. Jennifer Wexler, Stonehenge's curator of history, said the sunrise had been "amazing".