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I went for a wander around avebury area the other day. I headed down the ridgeway from the sanctuary to what i think was meant to be adams grave (it was not quite as i expected, so it may not have been - plenty of large stones a few yards from what looked like a half ruined roundbarrow).

Anyways, we found a huge thing covered in trees that seemed to fit the description of East Kennet Longbarrow. There were a lot of old tyres strewn around and plenty of empty shotgun cartridges. Anyone know if I am likely to have gotten access to the old barrow, or if this was just a the remnants of a few hundred years of field clearance - we did find ourselves accidentally on private property shortly afterwards?

I'd be interested to find out if i was in the right place or not.

The shot gun cartridges sound about right ... you wanna be careful around there. Obviously without piccies it's hard to say from a long addled memory. I did sneak quietly up to it once. Luckily I snuck quietly away too. I didn't have to leg it screaming, waving my arms about above my head while Mr. Grumpy tried to fill my arse with lead, as has been known.

Yes you did indeed get to the east Kennet barrow.
Farmer is usualy alright as long as you ask permission first.
There are plans to open it in the furute, not sure when tho'. The foot & Mouth last year put back a lot of scheduled digs.
There is a dig starting at Beckhampton in the next few weeks.
Then one at the avenue and Falkners circle followed by a summer dig near the Sanctuary.
PeteG