Our interest in megaliths was already going strong when we first visited Europe in 1979, and Avebury was among the things we most wanted to see. We took our daughters there in 1989 and again in 1998, and have been back several more times. It's the largest of all the stone circles, far less touristed than Stonehenge, and always impressive. Now administered by the National Trust, it also includes the manor house, the church, and any number of other buildings in or near the stone circle. Previous blogposts include:
https://roadeveron.blogspot.com/2009/11/avebury.htmlhttps://roadeveron.blogspot.com/2009/11/lesser-known-sites-of-avebury.html
https://roadeveron.blogspot.com/2013/06/avebury-2013.html
https://roadeveron.blogspot.com/2013/08/avebury-again-2013.html.
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| 1979 megalith hunter |
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| 1989 view |
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| With Rebecca and Rachel, 1998 |
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| With Rebecca and Penelope, 2013 |
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| Extraterrestrial alien from outer space view, 2013 |
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| Note especially the photo view [click to enlarge] with the village within the circle |
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| The thing is so huge you can never capture more than a few degrees of the arc |
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| The huge barn that now serves as the National Trust's welcome and reception center |
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| Just a few specimen scenes from the small museum |
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| Helpful map |
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| Unusual dorsal view |
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| The Christian residents spent centuries trying to destroy or topple the stones--the work of the devil, they apparently thought (same approach in Brittany, although they merely defaced the megaliths there, "Christianizing" them)-- uncharacteristically, I left this little Christianzer stand* |
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| "Gimme that old time religion"...more commonly at Stonehenge but also at Avebury, one finds these New Age-y groups--this one evidently a tour led by the gent on the right... |
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| Now he is drumming and chanting and who knows what... |
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| Seventh try but still not taking her to Jamie... |
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| Note village within |
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| The pyramid marks the spot where a stone once stood...there are too many of these |
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| Note also the ditch and bank...among the largest you'll see anywhere |
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| One of the circles within the circle |
*which reminds me to promote my recent "Life of Jesus H. Christ in LEGO," at https://artificialartifices.blogspot.com/2026/05/new-testament-iconography-in-lego.html
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