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so its all right for a dotty druid who has only recently blown into the village to leave unprovenanced material in the center of the hill?
But not the schoolkids? Hows that work then?

Most Avebury people were born and bred in the village and the Solstice celebrations only took off in recent years when Michael Eavis banned the travellers who started his festival.
Having nowhere to go after Stonehenge Avebury is seen as the next best thing.
No one in the village remembers any druids of pagans coming to Avebury before 1985.
My videos of the late 80's and early 90's shows only a hand full of people, less than 200 at most.

I still maintain that the answer lies at Stonehenge.
Avebury has no solstice connections (other than having a pub and a car park.)
PeteG

In reply to the first bit, no of course not. Nothing but chalk came out, nothing but chalk goes in, full stop.

I remember 1985 at Avebury as, as you said, Stonehenge was just too bloody dodgy, and I agree that there are no solar [or any other celestial] events connected with Avebury at all, making it a bit of a red herring for the uninitiated.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying "Tough, you chose it, you live with it", but there are some things that are inevitable - death, taxes and solstice nutters looking for somewhere to go. Stonehenge was so overcrowded last year [sit on the floor inside the central trilithons and then blame ME when I step on you in a stoned'n'drunk stupour? Are you stupid or just American?] that it was not as enjoyable as it could have been, rain aside.

The only constructive suggestion I can make is, stock up, lock up and toke it up!