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Pete G Jul 9, 2003 13:07:40
Replying to suave harv

The Avebury Cove was once known as The Devils Branding Iron's and the possible Kennet Cove was known as the Devils' Quoits.
The long barrow north of Avebury was named the Shelving stones and the large stone blocking the Kennet long barrow was named Eric (or did I dream that one?) ;)

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Pete G Jul 9, 2003 13:11:14
Replying to Pete G

Oh and up on Fyfield is Long Tom which is a thin tall stone stone.
The Devils Den got his name from Delling dean the valley it is situated in.
I found only yesterday that the single stone on the Beckhampton road near the old Roman road marks the site of the beckhampton gibbot (which I will re start if I ever find the Bastard who hacked chunks off the broken heart stone.)