Damaged stone at Avebury? | Forum — The Modern Antiquarian

jimit Jul 19, 2011 16:08:10

I was showing an Aussie mate of mine around the stones on Sun and we turned up at stone 206. This is the one E of the Cove with the "face" in profile looking N. I was surprised to see on its E face what seemed to be a large chunk missing! I know this stone a bit and I'm sure I'd have noticed this before.
We went over and joined the Megameet and I persuaded the peeps over to inspect. The consensus was that it looked very suspicious; crystalline structure showing, no weathering, complete lack of lichens.
Has anyone got a pic of this side?

Jim.

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/98949/avebury.html

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/98948/avebury.html

thesweetcheat Jul 19, 2011 20:25:05

Replying to jimit

jimit wrote:

Jim.
(Look at latest images, PC playing up)

Hi Jim,

Do you mean the curved "space"? It reminds me of a shrouded figure. I've only been going to Avebury a couple of years, so I don't know if it's old-new but it's not new-new (does that make sense?)

Or are you talking about a smaller area of damage?

The Eternal Jul 23, 2011 19:49:48

Replying to jimit

jimit,

Looks pretty well weathered to me, so that suggests it's not new. The website below shows a similar view, and also looks weathered:-

http://www.wychwood.gen.nz/travel/uk2/trails/avebury.htm

That's my twopenneth, but it'd be good to find an old black and white photo from, say, the 1920s.

All the best,
TE.