Avebury

(ā`bərē), village, Wiltshire, S central England. The village, with a medieval church and Elizabethan manor house, lies within Avebury Circle, a Neolithic circular group of upright stones that is older and larger than StonehengeStonehenge
, group of standing stones on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, S England. Preeminent among megalithic monuments in the British Isles, it is similar to an older and larger monument at Avebury, some 20 mi (30 km) away.
..... Click the link for more information. but not so well preserved. The village and the circle have belonged to the nation since 1943 and are administered by the National Trust. To the south of Avebury is the similarly ancient Silbury Hill, the largest prehistoric artificial mound in Europe, 130 ft (39.6 m) high and covering more than 5 acres (2 hectares) at its base.

Avebury, Wiltshire. Courtesy Janet and Colin Bord/Fortean Picture Library

Avebury

(religion, spiritualism, and occult)

Possibly built by the Bronze Age "beaker people," Avebury, in Wiltshire, is the oldest of the megalithic henges in Britain. It stands at one end of a shallow valley, close to the river Kennet and not far from Silbury Hill, the largest manmade mound in Europe. Avebury covers an area of twenty-eight acres, including the village, and is circular in form and bounded by a deep ditch. The largest of the stones remaining standing in the outer circle is twenty-five feet tall and weighs over sixty tons. An avenue of standing stones extends for one and a half miles between Avebury and a smaller circle of stones known as the Sanctuary. Within the main, large circle are two smaller, equal-sized circles of nearly sixty huge, sandstone rocks known as sarsen stone. The Avebury site is comparable to the better-known Stonehenge, twenty miles away, which also uses sarsen stone.

Archeologists have estimated that this sacred, religious site was in use for at least a thousand years, from the Neolithic Age into the Bronze Age. It is said to be haunted, with figures, lights and music having been seen on various occasions. British Witches consider this a psychic center and believe it to have been used for Goddess worship.

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Avebury

a complex of megalithic sanctuaries and tombs dating from the Neolithic period and early Bronze Age (2100–1650 B.C.), near the village of the same name in Wiltshire, Great Britain. It includes a large cromlech about 350 m in diameter, consisting of about 100 stone pillars weighing up to 50 tons each and surrounded by an earthen bank and ditch. Within this cromlech are two smaller ones, each about 108 m in diameter. An avenue of mehhirs, 2.3 km long, leads from the south of this complex to the cromlech of Overton Hill, which consists of two concentric circles. A number of long barrows and megalithic tombs are located near Avebury.

Avebury

a village in Wiltshire, site of an extensive Neolithic stone circle

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释义	Avebury Ave·bur·y A5568550 (āv′bĕr′ē, -brē) A village of southern England east of Bristol. It is noted for its extensive Neolithic earthworks and stone circles. Avebury (ˈeɪvbərɪ) n (Placename) a village in Wiltshire, site of an extensive Neolithic stone circle Avebury Avebury (ā`bərē), village, Wiltshire, S central England. The village, with a medieval church and Elizabethan manor house, lies within Avebury Circle, a Neolithic circular group of upright stones that is older and larger than StonehengeStonehenge , group of standing stones on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, S England. Preeminent among megalithic monuments in the British Isles, it is similar to an older and larger monument at Avebury, some 20 mi (30 km) away. ..... Click the link for more information. but not so well preserved. The village and the circle have belonged to the nation since 1943 and are administered by the National Trust. To the south of Avebury is the similarly ancient Silbury Hill, the largest prehistoric artificial mound in Europe, 130 ft (39.6 m) high and covering more than 5 acres (2 hectares) at its base. Avebury, Wiltshire. Courtesy Janet and Colin Bord/Fortean Picture Library Avebury (religion, spiritualism, and occult) Possibly built by the Bronze Age "beaker people," Avebury, in Wiltshire, is the oldest of the megalithic henges in Britain. It stands at one end of a shallow valley, close to the river Kennet and not far from Silbury Hill, the largest manmade mound in Europe. Avebury covers an area of twenty-eight acres, including the village, and is circular in form and bounded by a deep ditch. The largest of the stones remaining standing in the outer circle is twenty-five feet tall and weighs over sixty tons. An avenue of standing stones extends for one and a half miles between Avebury and a smaller circle of stones known as the Sanctuary. Within the main, large circle are two smaller, equal-sized circles of nearly sixty huge, sandstone rocks known as sarsen stone. The Avebury site is comparable to the better-known Stonehenge, twenty miles away, which also uses sarsen stone. Archeologists have estimated that this sacred, religious site was in use for at least a thousand years, from the Neolithic Age into the Bronze Age. It is said to be haunted, with figures, lights and music having been seen on various occasions. British Witches consider this a psychic center and believe it to have been used for Goddess worship. B A B A YAG A s e e W I T C H C R A F T I N M Y T H, L E G E N D A N D FA I RY TA L E S Avebury a complex of megalithic sanctuaries and tombs dating from the Neolithic period and early Bronze Age (2100–1650 B.C.), near the village of the same name in Wiltshire, Great Britain. It includes a large cromlech about 350 m in diameter, consisting of about 100 stone pillars weighing up to 50 tons each and surrounded by an earthen bank and ditch. Within this cromlech are two smaller ones, each about 108 m in diameter. An avenue of mehhirs, 2.3 km long, leads from the south of this complex to the cromlech of Overton Hill, which consists of two concentric circles. A number of long barrows and megalithic tombs are located near Avebury. Avebury a village in Wiltshire, site of an extensive Neolithic stone circle
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