After the famous site of Stonehenge, the secondary stone circle of Avebury falls. Just like its counterpart it is set in a much larger landscape of ancient monuments. Covering a period of over 1000 years, these gigantic tributes, to entities we are yet to understand, rose up from the ground in feats of engineering unimaginable … Continue reading Avebury
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Valley of the Stones
Delve deep into the historic Land of Stone and Bone. Starting at Hardy’s Monument, visible for miles around and stood on a prehistoric route which follows the South Dorset Ridgeway, sink into the surrounding heathland. Trace the ancient tracks through thick woodland while skimming a Bronze Age cemetery and an animal graveyard. Pass deep gravel … Continue reading Valley of the Stones
