Avebury
Monday, 15th May 2006 by James Turnbull
Although not as famous as the nearby Stonehenge the henge of Avebury is larger and older; dating back to around 5000 years ago. The standing stones are arranged in a circle with a 400m diameter, on a raised piece of land which has a deep external ditch, and surrounds the tiny village of the same name.
It is one of the largest Neolithic monuments in Europe but what's really cool about Avebury is that, unlike Stonehenge, you can walk right up to and around the stones. In fact, in a move that would probably have upset those who assembled the stone circle, the A351 road cuts straight through the middle.
There's even more megaliths extending to the West and South in two "avenues" and you can follow the southward avenue down to the Sanctury, where another stone circle once stood. At one time there were around 600 megaliths making up the stone circles and avenues.
Thanks: Ben Moore & Dee
Also nearby is Silbury Hill ( View Placemark )
Which, according to Wikipedia is “the tallest prehistoric man-made mound in Europe and one of the world’s largest.”
Its very impressive to view from the car park just to the west, but if you’re feeling brave and a bit naughty you can hop over a little fence, climb to the top and imagine you’re a druid or a caveman or something.
two white horses….. View Placemark View Placemark and Butterfly??????… View Placemark
………..and third horse: View Placemark
Crop circle? https://www.googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=51.419239,-1.837678&z=18
Thank you very much for posting this now since I will be in that area in about two weeks!
What about this ? is it related?
https://www.googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=51.415723,-1.857655&z=18
I think it’s a Celtic Hill-Grave… Impressive
Amio Cajander, see Pinback’s post.
ooops, sorry. You are right !
Thank you
See also the Wikipedia article on henges, for refs to other major sites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henge