Looking at the stars always makes me dream.
Why, I ask myself, shouldn't the shining dots of the sky
be as accessible as the black dots on the map?- Vincent van Gogh
© Aidan Shingler 2008
Moved by the magic and mystery of the stars…
imagine…
- Unveiled:
- The Star Disc will be installed when funding is in place
- Location:
- Stoney Wood, Wirksworth, Derbyshire, UK, Planet Earth
- Latitude:
- 53.0859 N
- Longitude:
- 1.5781 W
Starry, starry night…
Conceived to inspire, entertain, engage and educate, a 40ft (12.2m) diameter star chart that mirrors the northern hemisphere night sky, carved into black granite, surrounded by twelve stone seats that represent the months of the year.
To be sited in Stoney Wood Millennium Community Woodland, a reclaimed quarry donated by Tarmac to Wirksworth’s Town Council, commanding views over the Ecclesbourne Valley in the Peak District.