Items in Avebury

312.—Avebury Manor, Wiltshire

The Ancient Cut Box Tree on the South Lawn

Keywords: manors, trees, entrances, creeper, windows, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: Avebury; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2006-01-12

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311.—Avebury Manor, Wiltshire

Church, Stable and House

The church predates 1275 but the main part of the house probably dates from the 1560s. The south porch bears the date 1601, however.

Keywords: manors, churches, trees, sundials, creeper, windows

Places shown: Avebury; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2006-01-12

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28.—Abury. Bird’s eye view, from the South.

“The bird’s-eye view (Fig. 28), exhibits the restoration of Abury and its neighbourhood somewhat more clearly. 1 is the circumvallated bank, 2 and 3 the inner temples, 4 the river Kennet, 5 and 6 the [...]

Keywords: views, megaliths, temples, druids, ruins, stone circles

Places shown: Avebury; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2005-12-20

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26.—Abury Plan and Section

An 1840s plan of Avebury stone circle. “The plan exhibits this bank, e, with the ditch f: immediately within the ditch was a circle of stones, dotted on the plan. This circle is stated to have been co [...]

Keywords: megaliths, druids, temples, ruins, plans, stone circles

Places shown: Avebury; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2005-12-20

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27.—Abury. Extended Plan.

A map covering a larger area than that of Fig. 26. “The general view (Fig. 25) is a restoration formed upon the plan (Fig. 26). Upon that plan there are two openings through the bank and ditch, a and [...]

Keywords: maps, plans, druids, megaliths, temples, ruins, stone circles

Places shown: Avebury; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2005-12-20

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25.—General View of Abury Restored.

Avebury: stone circles within stone circles!

“The general view (Fig. 25) is a restoration formed upon the plan (Fig. 26).”

The costumes of the three black-robedr ‘druids’ are presumably fanciful.

Keywords: druids, people, temples, ruins, megaliths, stone circles

Places shown: Avebury; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2005-12-20

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Druidical Temple, Avebury

Engraved by Mc. Gahey. This engraving accompanied the December 1830 issue of the Youth’s Instructor and Guardian, the article being entitled Druidical Temple, Avebury (With an Engraving). “This once m [...]

Keywords: megaliths, druids, temples, people, churches, ruins

Places shown: Avebury; Wiltshire; England

Added: 2005-03-10

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