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Littlestone L
Littlestone May 19, 2006 12:26:57
Replying to Pete G

>Stukeley was wrong about that.
All these supposed broken stones are still there.<

That's <i>terrific</i> news Pete - perhaps Stukeley was using the word 'demolish' in the sense of 'pull down' rather than 'destroy or break'. Either way, the (misguided) actions of Tom Robinson probably ensured the survival of the stones and I withdraw the curse upon his name on :-)

P Pete G
Pete G May 19, 2006 12:58:09
Replying to Littlestone

Tom Robinson seems to have got a lot of bad press from Stukeley.
He blamed him for destroying the Sanctuary stones.
These were found a few years ago in a nearby barn floor.
They can now be seen in a garden wall at West Kennet complete with medeaval stone breaking marks on some of them.
Stukeley never gave Aubrury credit for his discovery of Avebury but claimed it for himself.
He also stretched the shape of the Sanctuary and elongated the beckhampton avenue to fit his own nutty serpent theory.