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.htmlhttps://roadeveron.blogspot.com/2013/06/avebury-2013.htmlhttps://roadeveron.blogspot.com/2013/08/avebury-again-2013.html.
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| 1979 megalith hunter; it was a lot more challenging in those days... |
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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...
note that the woman in green (previous frame) has vanished..
perhaps transported to the 30th century BCE |
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Seventh try but still not taking her to Jamie and the 18th
century...maybe should be doing this in Scotland? |
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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
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2 comments:
These things are so interesting. We have not seen this one, but have been to Stonehenge a few times and the ones in Brittany.
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