Avebury

[poliphilo]

I calculated the distance at 30 miles but  it turned out to be more like 60 and the light was going by the time we reached Avebury. Unlike Stonehenge- the worst managed tourist attraction in the country- Avebury attracts only those who care for her- and the magic is unspoiled.

Comments

[oakmouse]

Beautiful shots! You really capture the massive presence of the stones.

*wants to be back in Avebury so bad it hurts*

[sorenr.livejournal.com]

Avebury is magical. I was not impressed - nor un-impressed - by Stonehenge, but Avebury blew me away. The sheer size and raw, unmitigated force of the stones was awe-inspiring, and I want to see it again.

[idahoswede.livejournal.com]

Stonehenge left me cold. Avebury on the other hand ......

[internet-sampo.livejournal.com]

Happy B-Day!

I'm enjoying your photos from you trip, but they're ruined one image I had of England. I, for some reason, imagined Glastonbury and other sites to be very popular. From your photos it seems that they're sparsely visited, like the native american earthworks sites. For example, my wife and I visited Serpent Mound in Ohio several years ago and you can see that we're almost the only people there on a nice August weekend afternoon --http://www.flickr.com/gp/82081265@N00/u73b44

[sovay]

That is elemental.

[shullie.livejournal.com]

i got a real buzz @ Stonehenge.. but I agree it as to close to the road... I can't wait to go to Avebury...we keep planning it but something happens to stop us. I have some friends who said they got so much from it.. both negative and good...1 friend said that it really disturbed her...

many years I go I had a vision and described a place... which some have said was Avebury.. so I am keen to go see..

We have the time at the moment as Lou is out of work... but no funds....lol oh well when the time is right!

[msjann65.livejournal.com]

Perhaps these places are better when discovered only by the few who love them, rather than by the thundering herd who believe it's the "in" thing to do.
I was disappointed to read the comments on how Stonehenge has become a not-too-well-maintained tourist trap, but gratified to see that Avebury remains untouched.
There are some sites here in the US that once "discovered" by the money boys became eyesores or/and adjuncts to a massive amusement park. Then there are others, off the beaten path, like the Ohio Serpent Mound mentioned by ievil spock 470i, above, which remain unspoiled.
Me? When I set foot on an ancient site I get feelings I cannot describe, but I know that the place is genuine. The TRUE Gallows Hill in Salem Massachusetts is one of them. (Not the big hill that bears the name today, but a smaller one that is mostly in someone's back yard).

[mummm.livejournal.com]

You are a great teacher and I love the photos! I like the low light. It makes them more mystical.