2015

SU1168 : Brooding sky over The Sanctuary, near Avebury, Wiltshire

taken 9 years ago, near to East Kennett, Wiltshire, England

Brooding sky over The Sanctuary, near Avebury, Wiltshire
Brooding sky over The Sanctuary, near Avebury, Wiltshire
The concrete blocks on the ground mark the original positions of a circle of standing stones and earlier timber posts (the latter resemble a pattern of supports for a significant building). The structure is said to date from about 3000 B.C., and more information can be found LinkExternal link.

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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Stone Circles [13] · Near the Sanctuary [9] · Timber Posts [5] ·
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SU1168, 176 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Edmund Shaw   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 28 August, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 30 August, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 1181 6803 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:24.6702N 1:49.8949W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 1183 6803
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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