On Saturday I had my first and likely only real day out all year went to Oxfordshire to visit various ancient and picturesque sites. One of the places I was looking forward to travelling on was the Ridgeway which is one of the oldest continually used roads anywhere in the world For at least 5,000… Continue reading Walking The Ridgeway, one of the oldest roads in the world
Tag: Avebury
The origins of Stonehenge are further revealed.
Stonehenge actually contains two different kinds of stones, erected thousands of years apart. The sarsens are the larger silica stones in Stonehenge’s outer ring and center, each about 13 feet high and seven feet wide. There are 52 on the site today, but experts believe that there were originally 80. For a few years now we… Continue reading The origins of Stonehenge are further revealed.
Crop Circles, Tornados and Aliens oh my!
Last week I was looking for a neolithic burial tomb and some ancient stones on Googlemaps. There are thousands of such places but most people only seem to know of Stonehenge. Whilst I was looking for my tomb and amongst various other prehistoric works, I saw something that screamed to get my attention from space.… Continue reading Crop Circles, Tornados and Aliens oh my!
A visit to Clava Cairns
Everyone knows I like my history and the older it is the better. I spend much of my time visiting prehistoric and neolithic monuments. Everyone knows of Stonehenge but there are hundreds of other stonecircles across Britain as well as countless other monuments. In fact as I write, I am preparing to go to Avebury… Continue reading A visit to Clava Cairns
From the prehistoric to the merely ancient
I’ve had a busy old week and been unwell for longer so was unable to write at all so I hope this collection of photos which I took on Thursday. It was a very windy day and the temperature was not much above freezing but it did mean we had everywhere to ourselves. I hope… Continue reading From the prehistoric to the merely ancient
West Kennet Long Barrow – A 6,000 year old burial tomb
Yesterday I was lucky that I got to spent my Easter Good Friday with two families from Salt Lake City and we went on one of my favourite tours to some of the UNESCO sites near Stonehenge, Avebury Stone Circle, Silbury Hill and nearby Lacock Abbey. As a bonus I wanted to take them… Continue reading West Kennet Long Barrow – A 6,000 year old burial tomb
The magic of Avebury Stone Circle and Lacock Abbey
Sometimes when I take out small groups on guided tours around southern England, I get to go to places that I haven’t been too but have often wanted to go. It’s like those lucky people who love movies and get to work at film studios or animal lovers who get to become vets. There are… Continue reading The magic of Avebury Stone Circle and Lacock Abbey
Stephen Liddell 