Question for those who have climbed Silbury

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harestonesdown H
harestonesdown Mar 14, 2013 17:55:23
Replying to Evergreen Dazed

Evergreen Dazed wrote:
If you look at Google Earth it becomes very tempting to see the WK Avenue as a 'false' winterbourne, snaking as it does, and for Silbury to be the viewing platform for the water to the henge, as Waden Hill is for the avenue.

The two 'courses' (water & avenue) seperated by Waden Hill (and not inter-visible) must be significant.

Wouldn't you be able to see the Sanctuary end of the WKA from the top of Silbury ? again if the trees were all removed.

N nigelswift
nigelswift Mar 14, 2013 18:10:43
Replying to harestonesdown

Well you can see Silbury from the Sanctuary obviously so vice versa too, and you can see both from the top of Silbaby (in the case of the Sanctuary, if you peer through the Silbaby trees) and the two are almost exactly 180 degrees apart (see Ocifants diagram http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/6766/silbaby.html )

I've also walked along a lot of the river when dry and can't recall Silbury being hidden.

E Evergreen Dazed
Evergreen Dazed Mar 15, 2013 10:49:50
Replying to harestonesdown

harestonesdown wrote:
Evergreen Dazed wrote:
If you look at Google Earth it becomes very tempting to see the WK Avenue as a 'false' winterbourne, snaking as it does, and for Silbury to be the viewing platform for the water to the henge, as Waden Hill is for the avenue.

The two 'courses' (water & avenue) seperated by Waden Hill (and not inter-visible) must be significant.

Wouldn't you be able to see the Sanctuary end of the WKA from the top of Silbury ? again if the trees were all removed.
Yes, I think so.
All just idle 'fly-away' thoughts really, but fun nevertheless (to me at least!)

I am very interested in the correlation between water and avenue.