Neolithisches Avebury

I have to admit that I only know the Avebury stone circle from books, because thanks to Stonehenge it's a little lost on me. I had already been to Stonehenge twice, but I only knew the older stone circle by name.

When I saw via the app that it wasn't far from our campsite, well, within driving distance, I worked on Christian.

Our initial plan was to visit Bath first and then continue via Avebury to the M4 motorway on the day of the trip, but the day was too nice and the time in Bath was a little limited due to our four-legged friends. So we decided on a spur of the moment to head from Bath to Avebury.
IT WAS WORTH IT! Stonehenge may be larger or more impressive, but when you consider that stones were brought here from distant quarries in Wales to Wiltshire by people who probably didn't know about pulleys, it's a tremendous achievement that the sandstone came from from a quarry “only” 2 km away. The complex is around 4,500 - 5,000 years old and its center is probably aligned with the midsummer sunrise. Here the complex is no different from Stonehenge, which also consists of several circles and has a gate that marks the sunrise in midsummer.

Everything is a little different here, but no less impressive! We took Loki with us as our "poser" for the pictures, and the sheep didn't bother him either, because the area is partially covered by a new village and the sheep help ensure that the grass doesn't grow too high and that you get a better view Get an impression of the facility.

Stonehenge is always worth a visit, but that was my personal highlight yesterday. We walked the procession route like people did back then and took lots of pictures. It was great!