I saw a picture of Avebury in a book as a kid. I assumed the stones were a foot or two high and forgot about them for fifty years.

A few years ago I was driving West out of Marlborough with someone, going nowhere in particular. We got over the brow of a hill when this amazing conical Thing loomed up on the horizon. I said What the F*%!! is that?!?... and have been wondering ever since.

Littlestone: "There's something very reassuring about these ancient places".
Totally and utterly agree.