The weather has been glorious the past few days, so yesterday we took advantage of a sunny Sunday and went out for the day. We chose to visit Dunham Massey, a place we have not been before. As part of the WWI centenary commemorations some of the rooms are currently transformed back to how they [...]
Archive for June, 2014
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An Unexpected Visitor
10 Comments CherryPie on Jun 23rd 2014
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
How grand! How wonderful! How incomprehensible!
Sir Richard Colt Hoare, ‘The Ancient History of Wiltshire’, Vol I, 1812
17 Comments CherryPie on Jun 22nd 2014
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Stonehenge
Today visitors experience Stonehenge as a wonder of ancient achievement and enduring symbol of mystery. But Stonehenge was built as a temple – a place of ceremony, of burial and of celebration. The first Stonehenge was simple – just a circular ditch and bank, perhaps with a few small upright timber posts or stones – [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 21st 2014
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Solstice Stones
Stonehenge is an ancient prehistoric site and has been a place of worship and celebration at the time of Summer Solstice since time immemorial. Hopefully today it will by a Sunny Solstice sunrise
14 Comments CherryPie on Jun 21st 2014
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Avebury
As I mentioned in my previous post, we miscalculated the time we needed to enjoy Avebury. I have the strong urge to visit the site again as soon as possible. On my brief visit I managed to capture a few photographs of some of the stones. I hope you enjoy them.
Avebury is a fascinating site [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Jun 20th 2014
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West Kennet Avenue – Avebury
West Kennet Avenue follows a winding course of 1.5 miles, linking the Avebury Circles with the Sanctuary.
Originally consisting of about 100 pairs of stones, the Avenue followed a sinuous course. The stones were about 15 m (49 ft) apart and there was a span of about 24 m (80 ft) between the pairs. Several had [...]
22 Comments CherryPie on Jun 19th 2014
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A Scattering of Sheep
8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 18th 2014
