Re: Stukeley? | Forum — The Modern Antiquarian

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Major discovery by Pete G?

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Pete G May 4, 2004 16:21:33

Replying to jimit

you must have an older copy than mine as i cannot see it.
There is a photo in Pollard & Reynolds book Avebury a biog of a landscape.
Plate 11 has a photo by Whittle of the Palisade excavations and the mound can clearly be seen in the top left.
There is no mention of it in the book tho.
PeteG

nigelswift May 4, 2004 16:33:22

Replying to Pete G

Do you mean Stukeley's classic serpent drawing Jim? A circular feature is shown on that (search Google Images for Stukeley).

Regarding whether it's much regarded, it seems to be just outside the line of the World Heritage Site so wasn't thought much of at that time...
http://www.eng-h.gov.uk/archcom/projects/summarys/html98_9/images/avebplan.jpg

(The palisade enclosure wasn't included either.)

Time for a rethink?