Woodhenge was built in about 2500 BC and revealed by aerial photographs taken in 1925 to be a leveled henge.
The bank and internal ditch enclose a circular area about 50m (160ft) in diameter with a single entrance facing north-east. Shortly after its discovery the site was excavated by Maud Cunnington Her work revealed that within [...]
Archive for June, 2014
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Salisbury 2014
Woodhenge
14 Comments CherryPie on Jun 17th 2014
Filed under Anecdotes, Out & About
A Sunday Jaunt
Rather than go out for a meal yesterday we took my father in law out for the day. He decided on the National Trust property Berrington Hall. We decided to surprise him with a little detour on the way and stopped of at Westonbury Mill Water Gardens. It is delightful garden with interesting follies which [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jun 16th 2014
Filed under Anecdotes, This & That
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
What Is A Dad?
A dad is someone who
wants to catch you before you fall
but instead picks you up,
brushes you off,
and lets you try again.
A dad is someone who
wants to keep you from making mistakes
but instead lets you find your own way,
even though his heart breaks in silence
when you get hurt.
A dad is someone [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jun 15th 2014
Filed under Anecdotes, Holidays, Salisbury 2014
Salisbury – Day Four
After breakfast we checked out and Mum got chatting to the receptionist. The topic of her broken leg cropped up and it turned out that the receptionist who was from Brisbane had been working as a physiotherapist before taking time off to go travelling. Her travelling has currently paused whilst she is working in Salisbury.
We [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 14th 2014
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Salisbury – Day Three
After breakfast we walked the short distance to Salisbury Cathedral. I enjoyed my visit to the Cathedral and I wasn’t disappointed after waiting so many years to venture inside. One of the first things we saw as we entered was a Live Video Camera scenes of Peregrine Falcon chicks feeding. They are nesting high up [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jun 13th 2014
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Salisbury – Day Two
After breakfast we set off for Avebury, taking in Woodhenge along the way. Unfortunately Avebury was a little bit further than we thought. We didn’t have enough time there because we had a timed ticket for Stonehenge at 2pm. The Avebury experience wasn’t helped by roadworks that made access to the main interests difficult. [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jun 12th 2014
