Our trek round the stones of SW Englamd continued with Avebury and Stonehenge. Up and out early (always challenging) we made it to the prehistoric site of Avebury early to give us time to walk around it – and it was well worth it. Avebury is 14 times bigger than Stonehenge, which makes it the largest stone circle in Britain with a circumference of 1.5km and predates it by 500 years. And you can walk freely among the 17 kms of stones which made it a great experience. There are still some stones standing that form the ancient walk up to the stone circle and of course we walked up it trying to imagine who had walked up there and why. It was brilliant, an amazing experience! What was more amazing was walking into the circle of stones - the energy changes a lot - inside the circle the air was more electric.
From Avebury we drove South to Stonehenge. Stonehenge was an equally amazing experience, but different. The biggest difference being that you can’t actually touch the stones or go near them. But wow! These huge prehistoric stones standing upright with other stones balancing across the top – amazing! The whole experience left me quite speechless.
Construction on this great monument began 5,000 years ago, but the stones that still stand today were put in place about 4,000 years ago. Unfortunately, the current site is only part of the original Stonehenge because the original construction has suffered a great deal from both weather damage and human pillage of its rock over the millenia including close contact with tourists. This meant I couldn't enter the stones to feel the energy within the circle, but it was still unforgettable!
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