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Avebury
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Avebury is the largest of all the 'henges', spanning 28 acres, it's older than both Woodhenge and Stonehenge. Avebury had two roughly 340 foot inner circles thought to be built around 2600 B.C. The northernmost circle had a trio of stones in the middle called "The Cove" while the southernmost circle contained the foot stone "The Obelisk." They were enclosed a much larger outer circle, thought to be built around 2500 B.C. Surrounding the outer circle was a wide, deep ditch. There was an entrance to the monument at (approximately) each cardinal direction. The Southern exit, West Kennet Avenue, as well as one other extended out to other locations. This design resembled a serpent going through Avebury.
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Over time most of a Avebury has been destroyed. Church officials trying to rid the world of paganism, farmers using the stones as consturuction materials, and more. But in the 1700's, much of Avebury was still standing, and antiquarian Dr. William Stukeley mapped the serpent trail and Avebury out, providing now priceless information of what once was. Nowadays it is speculated that Avebury was part of a 200 mile stretch of of ancient sacred sites expanding across southern England.
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References:
1. Witcombe, Chris. Avebury. Earth Mysteries. http://witcombe.sbc.edu/earthmysteries/EMAvebury.html. (26 July 2006)
2. Avebury. Stones of England. http://www.stonepages.com/england/avebury.html. (26 July 2006)
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