Have archaeologists found Stonehenge quarries?
Excavations at Carn Goedog (photo Mike Pitts) Source: Have archaeologists found Stonehenge quarries?
View ArticleStonehenge: A better experience…
Coursing at Stonehenge in 1865. The Illustrated London News In a recent BBC regional news report, Stonehenge manager Kate Davies is reported as saying an alcohol ban at Stonehenge would, “…help...
View ArticleStonehenge: The stone wheel that keeps re-inventing itself
In the second feature in our mini-series on Stonehenge, Roy Goutté asks… Is the blatant over-publicising of anything remotely connected to Stonehenge justified, or making archaeologists look foolish?...
View ArticleLord Avebury dies aged 87
Eric Reginald Lubbock, 4th Baron Avebury (29 September 1928 – 14 February 2016) The Heritage Trust is sad to report the death of Lord Avebury, who passed away today aged 87. Among his many...
View ArticleGuardians of the Past or Looters?
A cognocenti contemplating ye beauties of ye antique Caricature of Sir William Hamilton (Scottish diplomat, volcanologist and collector of antiquities) by James Gillray (1756 – 1815) © The Trustees...
View ArticleAvebury’s Grade I-listed barn under threat…
Avebury’s 17th century thresher barn © The Heritage Trust Avebury’s Grade I-listed thatched barn is under threat… from jackdaws! This lovely 17th century thresher barn, at the heart of the World...
View ArticleThe earliest journey, or a stretch of the imagination?
A dog tooth unearthed near Stonehenge and dating to around 5,000bce The tooth, above, was found at Blick Mead in Wiltshire, southern England, and is believed to be evidence of the earliest...
View ArticleFears and fantasies over Stonehenge tunnel plans
First impressions can be deceptive. This is just a scale model of Stonehenge created for the fifth Transformers movie Image credit Salisbury Journal Writing on his blog Digging Deeper,...
View ArticleCelebrating 30 Years of World Heritage at Stonehenge and Avebury
The Cove, Avebury © Moss This year Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site is celebrating 30 years since its inscription on to the World Heritage list in 1986. A number of events are taking...
View ArticleSubsumed sites: All Saints Church, Alton Priors, Wiltshire England
A guest feature by Littlestone. This article first appeared on The Modern Antiquarian in November 2008. One of two trapdoors with sarsens beneath them Image credit and © Littlestone Pulling in to a...
View ArticleSeason’s Greetings to all our Readers
Stonehenge in Winter by Walter Williams (1834-1906) Season’s Greetings to all our Readers
View ArticleTwilight at Stonehenge
Twilight at Stonehenge (circa 1840). Watercolour by William Turner of Oxford Image credit Wikimedia Commons
View ArticleA thought…
A thought… by Moss. Stonehenge by Hesketh David Bell (1849 – 1872) Can one ever imagine Stonehenge as peaceful and open as this painting, the clawed hand of industrial farming is still not to...
View ArticleWe will learn more about Stonehenge…
Stonehenge on right, traffic flow on the nearby A303 left © Mike Pitts In his letter to The Times (Saturday, 16 September) Mike Pitts, Editor of the British Archaeological magazine, writes –...
View ArticleEleven of England’s most haunted pubs
The Red Lion (centre with white car parked in front of it) at Avebury in 1947 Aerofilms Ltd © Historic England Archive Historic England reports – Situated in the heart of one of the world’s greatest...
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