Hi Leon, yes. You can hardly move in the British Isles without tripping over a stone circle of some sort. Probably the best within easy reach (about 3 hours) of London is Avebury, which is an entire neolithic complex that appears to have been at the epicentre of the trade routes of the day - several ridge paths seem to converge there.
Avebury is much more interesting than Stonehenge. Close by you also have West Kennet Long Barrow, Silbury Hill, the Ridgeway, Windmill Hill and much more. There's an atmospheric photo of part of the circle here: http://www.sacredsites.com/europe/england/avebury.html The National Trust site: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-aveb ury/ It's well worth spending a day or 2 visiting. I like it in winter when there's snow or frost on the ground. There's a wonderful circular walk of about 5-6 miles which takes in all the main sites and is easily completed within a few hours in a pair of stout boots and thick socks. Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Leon Altoff > Sent: 23 June 2008 10:18 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Stonehenge > > Hi Bob, > > Are there any other stone circles not too far from London that don't > have the fame of Stonehenge that can be closely examined (and > photographed)? > > Leon > > http://www.bluering.org.au > http://www.bluering.org.au/leon > > > Bob W wrote: > > Dan, > > > > next time you're here book a private tour. You can pay for a visit > > inside the stones after the plebs have gone home (or before they've > > got up). > > http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.878 > > > > Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
