| Page Views: 2,051 Last Visit to Avebury: November, 2002 | Avebury - A landscape of ancient magic by KennetRose - last update: Nov 20, 2002 |
The signs at the entrance to the village proclaim with pride its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In fact, the Avebury Great Circle is just the most important of a whole cluster of monuments (extended to include Stonehenge, 30km to the south) which dot this part of the Marlborough Downs.
I've long said - and recommended to visitors - that Avebury is a far more rewarding experience than Stonehenge.
For one thing, the stones are not hidden behind a fence. You can walk round them and touch them. And it's a long walk too. You can't encompass it all with a glance or a photograph, except from the air if you're lucky enough to get the chance, and that's a wonderful experience too. The great bank and ditch give some idea of just how important this site was when it was built nearly 5,000 years ago!
The Great Circle encloses most of a rather attractive village too. And the Avebury Great Circle is not the only feature of this district - there's a whole landscape to explore and it will take you much more than a day to get the best out of it.
I love Avebury, and I will defend it to the death against the upstart Stonehenge! |
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| Pros: | "An awesome experience for those with eyes to see" | | Cons: | "Attracts some very odd people!" | | In A Nutshell: | "Enough magic to keep a broomstick going for a lifetime!" |
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amandajayne81 Sat Jul 5, 2008 09:06 UTC
What great pages. Can't wait to read more about your travels. We are visiting the UK for the first time in Sept from Australia. Im looking forward to seeing Avebury. We are planning seeing it and Stonehenge (I am sorry!) in a day trip from the Cotswolds. | uglyscot Thu Aug 2, 2007 08:12 UTC
What a fabulous page. I remember passing through AVebury on our way to Stonehenge as a child of 9. Well worth visiting again after seeing your pages. | hindu1936 Fri Mar 31, 2006 14:01 UTC
now THIS is a great photo. everyone else shot the stones, the hill, the village, but here is the beautiful little stone bridge and yours is the only photo. gracias | deecat Fri Feb 6, 2004 18:53 UTC
Appreciative of your "take" on Avebury. You have many good details with lots of information done in an effective manner. Your style invites the reader in and you pictures entices us to visit Averbury. |
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