But an extraordinary set of photographs just released by Historic England reveal a chapter in the site's history that many aren't aware of. The images show a group of men in the 1930s erecting the ...

Avebury - third in the nation's final top ten of the UK's favourite spiritual places. The votes for the UK's Favourite Spiritual Place have been counted and Avebury in Wiltshire has ended up in the ...

2000-12-24 04:00:00 PDT AVEBURY, England-- As we stand agog inside this very English village, dozens of upright stones loom around uslike 40-ton dragon's teeth, standing in broken circles older than ...

AVEBURY, England -- A blood red moon glared down from the heavens, its pale light gleaming on the mammoth stones starkly etched against the night sky. As I stood staring at a tableau that had remained ...

An underrated village in the UK known for its stunning stone circle similar to Stonehenge has attracted "Hollywood stars" from around the world - and its less than an hour-and-a-half from London.

The sun is slowly sinking in a golden glow behind the stones of Avebury, the largest stone circle in Europe. The massive Swindon stone becomes a silhouette, its 60-tonne bulk solid and unmoved against ...

AVEBURY, England – Avebury may not be as convenient, famous or spectacular as Stonehenge, and you may never have heard of it.But it also lacks the large crowds, high fences, entrance fees and “don’t ...

Avebury may not be as convenient, famous or spectacular as Stonehenge, and you may never have heard of it, but it also lacks the large crowds, high fences, entrance fees and "don't touch" restrictions ...

Two ancient stones at Avebury, which are perilously close to collapse, are to be lifted into an upright position by specialist contractors. The two 'Cove' stones at the centre of the Northern Inner ...

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