Sanctuary wrote:
I wonder if the later smaller circles which were on the whole perfectly circular were more in the way of being a representation of what they did in the 'old days' when an important function was once carried out in them but now used more in the way of celebrating a past belief. Just a thought.
But and interesting one.Although the Avebury Henge itself is not circular, stones 201-227 surrounding the Cove in the north-east quadrant and stones 101-129 surrounding the Obelisk in the south-east quadrant do appear to be circular (with the Cove and the Obelisk at their centres :-)