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Pete G Mar 8, 2007 01:20:31
Replying to slumpystones

There was a Priory at Avebury and at Trusloe (which has recently been converted to a house after being an old barn for years) and Winterbourne Monkton was started by the monks of Glastonbury.
I have seen a Beckhamtopn avenue stone dug up when a house renovation was taking place in the high st a few years back.
The NT car park is on top of a Saxon village which was excavated in the 1960's and there is the remains of a Roman village on the side of Waden hill overlooking Silbury.
The oldest building inside the stone circle is the thatch cottage in Green st which was saved from destruction after a lot of similar houses were removed by the NT in the 60's.
PeteG

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slumpystones Mar 8, 2007 16:17:25
Replying to Pete G

Pete G wrote:
I have seen a Beckhampton avenue stone dug up when a house renovation was taking place in the high st a few years back.
That's always pissed me right off - Stukeley et al said there were avenue remains going West, and yet it was only in the past few years that anyone has taken it seriously and found the odd one, making a big deal about it, with no reference to William and the fact that everyone knew it was there all the time!

I think it's time the Beckhampton Avenue was renovated, stones dug up and re-erected, it would make an excellent project for all the Uni's to participate in.