Avebury

We spent the balance of morning at Avebury, perhaps the

greatest of megalithic sites on this island, part of a giant

neolithic complex, as I said, that is still being uncovered

and reinterpreted. The scale of the circles is unforgettable--

a whole village and thoroughfare lie within--but, even

after three previous visits, I had forgotten the great size of

the stones. Of course it is impossible to get all of Avebury

in the picture--it's hundreds of feet in diameter, the ditch here

is 12 feet deep and the bank is 27 feet high...

Me by one of the smaller stones

Part of the array

Vicki by one of the medium-sized ones

One of the really huge ones

Still more