Avebury in Wiltshire is a place is you could say the poor relation to Stonehenge, the fact it is a henge is probably lost on many people who tend to visit the place. It dates back to 2300 BCE when it was built in the Neolithic age and comprises of three circles which encompass the village of Avebury. It is a UNSECO World Heritage Site so worth while visiting. Here are a few photos I took while I was there.
This is the large outer ditch of the Henge
One of the information boards telling you about the place
Looking back at the ring of stones
One of the stones wait a chapel in the background
Same stone but with the village pub, the small concrete stone marks where another large stone used to be
Three together
Here you can see the road that runs through the centre of the henge
The other side of the henge looking at the ditch
Stones look huge don't they but it's me tricking you a bit here though they are over twice the height of the average person
I thought this one looked like a skull
Looking through two of the stones
Lots of people enjoying a day at the stones
These last two photos are a couple of Stitched photos to give a panoramic view of the place
Avebury is run by the National Trust and is well worth a visit plus at the Manor you can see a couple of Museums containing finds from the site.
Avebury is a remarkable place - used to live not that far from here and went there often. Stanton Drew stone circle is good as well, and it is normally empty of people (or it was 20 years ago!)
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I certainly didn't know there were any other hedges. This one looks like it would be better to see than the very touristy stonehenge.
ReplyDeleteVery neat! There are also some monolith sites in Brittany, France. I think the lesser known places are perhaps nicer than Stonehenge, although I've never visited it personally.
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