Stonehenge II, Roadside sculpture in Kerr County, US.
Stonehenge II is a concrete sculpture in Texas Hill Country that recreates the layout of the English original. The site features tall concrete columns arranged in patterns similar to the historic monument.
Al Shepperd conceived Stonehenge II and built it with his friend and neighbour Doug Hill; the first stone was a piece of limestone left over from a building project. Most stones are plaster over a wire mesh frame, though two central stones are real and large. In 2010 Shepperd put his Hunt land up for sale, and by December the stones and statues had been moved to Ingram; by 2011 funds were raised to rebuild them near the Point Theater.
The name is a direct nod to the English monument, and the site's own signage stresses that it is Hill's impression rather than a replica. Two imitation Moai made of the same material stand nearby, and the circle appeared as a backdrop in an early episode of the NBC series Friday Night Lights.
Stonehenge II stands on the campus of the Hill Country Arts Foundation near the Point Theater in Ingram, Texas. Visitors walk around the circle on open ground; the site is outdoors, so plan for sun and heat. The monument was moved here from Hunt in 2010, and the foundation has planned a dance floor, benches and sidewalks.
Two imitation Moai statues stand on the same Hill Country Arts Foundation grounds, built from the same plaster-over-wire-mesh material as the circle. The first stone of the project was a piece of limestone left over from a building job, and two of the central stones are real boulders, probably unmovable without heavy equipment.
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