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I took this one awhile back, it was so cold ( although it doesnt look it ) that I couldnt feel my fingers.

AVEBURY - The Mysterious Stone Circles
Avebury lies in the heart of the Wiltshire Downs just west of Marlborough - the most ancient borough in England. Avebury stone circles are thought to have been constructed in neolithic times between 2500 to 2000 BC.

Avebury is more than just a stone circle - although this is its main feature. There is also a rampart, a ditch and two mysterious avenues. The rampart or bank is on the outside, then comes the ditch. They both have four entrances and enclose some twenty eight acres. Inside these 'circles' - none of the circumferences are perfect, is the stone circle itself. It once consisted of around one hundred unquarried stones; inside this larger circle were once two smaller circles. Only four stones of one of the smaller circles survive, although it is though there may have once been as many as twenty seven. None of the stones in the other small circle are now standing, although is is thought to have consisted of around twenty nine stones at one time.

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:icongrant-briston:
That's simply stunning, Beautiful
:iconsazumi:
great shot. i love it

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:icondeirdre-a:
amazing shot! saw this on the newest deviations column, i'm definitely going to check out your gallery. :)

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:iconhorselips:
That stone texture really pops out at ya in black and white...most excellent choice. Great composition here...
:icondatey:
very nice shot...and thanks for the history lesson...hehe..was gonna ask about em anyway..so u saved me doing that...thanks
:iconpspmistress:
Love the textures on stone
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:icontherunekeeper:
Me too, I will have to go back when its warmer.

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:iconpspmistress:
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When You Find Love as Warm as Sunshines Caress..
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When Sunset takes Sunshines hand..
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Amor Vincit Omnia

Noli nothis permittere te terere
:icontherunekeeper:
Thank you Kim, I thought it would be a good idea to say something about the stones, otherwise people would of been asking and I would of had to say the same thing in every reply lol

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:icontherunekeeper:
Thank you , I always appreciate your comments :)

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