A Prospect from Avebury steeple

Avebury 222

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Littlestone Sep 13, 2005 21:45:50

On page 66 of Neil Mortimer's <b>Stukeley Illustrated</b>* Stukeley shows a circle close to the top of Waden Hill. Anyone any idea what that is?

* ISBN 0-9542963-3-8

tuesday Sep 13, 2005 23:31:14

Replying to Littlestone

maybe its the remains of a barrow?

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/4757

courtesy of rhiannon

Ishmael Sep 14, 2005 00:05:38

Replying to Littlestone

Its a pond barrow that is shown in a few of the Stukeley sketches.
It does show through in the winter but the cropcircles regrowth tends to obscure it now.
I was talking to a local tonight who showed me some his finds from that area.
The field is called Gallows Field, guess why?