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Since its present situation was contrived to suit the theories of one man - I wouild humble suggest that the purpose of Avebury in the present day is......
simply to enjoy it!
To walk around it on a fine summer's day (ahem -excuse the joke)and to sit a have a cuppa by the side of the pond is sufficient for me.
(but oh as with Stonehenge I do very selfishly look back to the days when one was alone, but at least you can still get close to the stones)
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quote: Originally posted by Ann W.:
Since its present situation was contrived to suit the theories of one man - I wouild humble suggest that the purpose of Avebury in the present day is......
simply to enjoy it!
To walk around it on a fine summer's day (ahem -excuse the joke)and to sit a have a cuppa by the side of the pond is sufficient for me.
(but oh as with Stonehenge I do very selfishly look back to the days when one was alone, but at least you can still get close to the stones)
The whole place is a rip-off. £5 to park the car in the official car park, there is even a fee for using the pub car park. The Manor and gardens are another over-priced bit of daylight robbery. Thankfully the stones are free to explore. My guess is the the henge was a giant pay and display chariot parking lot |
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quote: Originally posted by Ann W.:
Since its present situation was contrived to suit the theories of one man
You mean Keiller? We do know how it looked from Stukeley's drawings, of course. Michael Dames attended a book signing at the National Trust shop on Saturday. Now he had some interesting theories about the place... |
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quote: Now he had some interesting theories about the place...
..ah yes, theories! Dan Brown had theories which very much resembled another's and made them into a best seller -but as someone pointed out elsewhere on this forum no one wants to know that some of the points made are rubbish. People take any verse from the bible and make it fit any theory they happen to think up. Maybe, Michael Dames has some points which are valid -but again one can look at the landscape and make it fit ones point of view. I am as romantic as the rest, but -are there any facts to support the theories? |
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It's a little known fact that Avebury Henges were built in the '80's for the common sport of paintballing. The idea being you can hide behind any one of the stones and wait for your prey, thus enabling a clear winner for the one who hides behind the biggest stone first!
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quote: Originally posted by brazilian:
It's a little known fact that Avebury Henges were built in the '80's for the common sport of paintballing. The idea being you can hide behind any one of the stones and wait for your prey, thus enabling a clear winner for the one who hides behind the biggest stone first!
Most convincing explanation for Avebury that I've come across is that it is actually a giant wombat pen. Not very clear whether it's a pen for giant wombats or just an exceptionally large example of a pen for ordinary sized wombats. Still, you have to have some mysteries in life, I suppose. |
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Gosh I certainly did not know that there were giant wombats -or even ordinary size wombats in prehistoric England Chris.   |
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Ann, do you ever get the feeling that we're surrounded by nutters?
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funny you should say that Duncan...... My aunt once said..'its not that I think you are eccentric dear, but you do have some very odd hobbies!' This dear readers, was said after I had tried (and failed) to get taken on at a local dig! The others were all university students. Hey Ho.  |
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