Stone circles
Series of stones at Avebury
Dramatic sky over Avebury
Sun over a stone at Avebury
Sun over a stone at Avebury
Stones at Avebury
Sunrise at Avebury
Sunrise over the Rollrights, Summer Solstice 1999
Sunrise over the Rollrights, Summer Solstice 1999
Rollrights - King's stone at sunrise, Summer Solstice 1999
Rollrights shortly after dawn, Summer Solstice 1999
Rollrights, Summer Solstice 1999
Stonehenge
Stonehenge
Stonehenge under dark and bright sky
Stonehenge
Stonehenge
Stonehenge
Stonehenge
Sunrise
Avebury - Misty, Summer Solstice 2001
Avebury - Sunrise, Summer Solstice 2001
Avebury - Dawning, Summer Solstice 2001
Avebury, Summer Solstice 2001
Sunrise and crowd at Avebury, Summer Solstice 2001
Avebury, Summer Solstice 2001
Avebury, Summer Solstice 2001
Sunrise, stones and tree at Avebury, Summer Solstice 2001
Sunrise, stones and tree at Avebury, Summer Solstice 2001
Silbury Hill from outskirts of Avebury, Summer Solstice 2001
Rollright's King Stone
Rollright Stones and tent
Rollright Stones - Sunrise
Rollright Stones - Sunrise
Rollright Stones - Sunrise
Rollright Stones - Sunrise
Rollright Stones - Sunrise
Avebury - large stone, New Year's Day 2000
Avebury - large stone with sun and houses, New Year's Day 2000
Avebury - Line of stones winding to the left, New Year's Day 2000
Avebury - Sun, New Year's Day 2000
Avebury - Sun, Stones and Road, New Year's Day 2000
Avebury - Stone, markers and mound, New Year's Day 2000
Avebury - Trees obscuring houses, New Year's Day 2000
Avebury - Stones, markers and mound, New Year's Day 2000
Avebury - Trees and houses, New Year's Day 2000
Avebury Manor, New Year's Day 2000
Stonehenge
Salisbury Cathedral
Stonehenge
Stonehenge
Stonehenge
Stonehenge
Stonehenge
Stonehenge
Stonehenge
Stonehenge
Avebury A VRML with Video
Avebury B VRML with Video
Avebury C VRML with Video
Stones
There are many ancient sites around Great Britain. The
most famous being Stonehenge lying near to Salisbury in Wiltshire. Little
is known for certain about Stonehenge but many authoraties believe that
the stones form a giant calendar. The construction of teh site certainly
represents a substantial undertaking - with some of the stones having been
transported from Wales. Wiltshire is rich in other related sites. For instance,
not far from Stonehenge lies Avebury a stone circle on a much larger scale.
Although many stones are missing, the stone originally encircled the village.
Built around 2800-2700BC the motivation behind erecting the stones is unclear
and there has been much speculation.
Stones related televion series
In the 1970s ITV made a suitably far-fetched story set
in the village called 'Children of the Stones' starring Garerth Thomas
(who went on to play the lead character in BBC TV's Blake's 7). Other henge
related TV series include 'Sky' and 'Shadow of the Stone'. Wiltshire also
has various hillside carvings including various white horses.
Links
Avebury