Stonehenge and Avebury Stone Circles, England

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Visiting Stonehenge and Avebury, England. One of the world's most magical and mysterious places, Stonehenge, in the southwest of England, is nearly 5000 years old.
And there are still many questions about what it was used for. Although it's believed that for 1500 years people were worshiping their gods here and most likely using it as an astronomical calendar that marked the arrival of the summer and winter seasons.
Stonehenge was created so long ago that the culture that built it left no written record.
So there are many mysteries, which of course is part of the magnetic charm of this monumental site. What was it for? Who built it? And, when was it in use?
Another reason the site is so interesting is just the physical beauty of the stones and their elegant arrangement in concentric circles of standing stones, some of them connected at the top by horizontal lintels, and the massive size of these rocks that were carried here from far away.
This tour was organized for us by www.madmaxtour...
a company operating out of the city of Bath. And the itinerary also includes a visit to Avebury, which has the largest prehistoric stone circle in the world.
The stones at Avebury are not as big as those at Stonehenge. And also they are not carved into shape. These are natural rocks that were just hacked out of a quarry and dragged here. The total impression is one of the vast size and great beauty.
The circle is about 1200 feet in diameter, and while many of the original stones have been plundered and looted, they're gone. From the late medieval and early modern periods, centuries ago, people destroyed many of the standing stones and reused them for construction purposes. We still have enough left to show the original significance of the amazing site.

[@ShaqKoyokArt]

This is an amazing place. The first time visited in 2019 now I want to go back there again. 👍

[@georgecronin3592]

Congratulations Dennis for a concise and accurate guide for visitors to two remarkable ancient sites. I can remember climbing on the stones in the late 50's. Did you know a lot of the stones were moved and then re-erected in 1958 ?

[@denniscallan]

Did they have to fix the stones because we were climbing on them as kids? :)

[@wito6998]

Perhaps some of the stones were deemed unstable and reset to prevent their tipping over?

[@chuckyzzz]

Very good and informative video. Thanks

[@wito6998]

Has the British government ever officially recognized Alexander Keiller for his archaeological endeavors and generosity? I would like to visit the museum and manor house in Avebury, not to mention the sunset tour of Stonehenge!

[@ravingcyclist624]

Excellent! Thanks!

[@calvincrow6477]

You will find one in India in Paduibiri in Mangalore district, Karnataka, place is called Dhakyada Balali, We still have worship practice of Naga kadgeswari.

[@miguelorquiza4905]

This video is cool i want to go to the stonehenge

[@evancortez2]

I didn't know you could get up close to it just by paying an extra fee? I'll have to go back there again! That's one of the things that dissapointed me when I was there a couple years ago, I thought I was going to be able to walk up close to the stones, but alas when I got there, I realized there are barriers.

[@nickisthecoolestpers]

Rosida Andriyana what? It’s realized*

[@endzb7325]

It's open for 12 hrs every year on Summer Solstice. No fees. Just pay for parking. You can touch the stones, dance around them, anything :) Not this year tho.. Covid.

[@gholamnabimodasser2396]

Which city of england it is located ?

[@bardmadsen6956]

Avebury use to have a snake through it, to me signifying the comet around the sun that caused the Younger Dryas Impacts Theory. The same symbolism can be found in Egypt. Also Stonehenge is directly south and there is Silbury Hill, which I would like to know if both henges are inline of sight from the top.

[@stephencriddleproperparano9159]

I just DoD a vid 840 with the Ghosts of STONEHENGE and AVEBURY. Enjoys

[@nepaliangusyoung]

Town center

[@jastheace03]

This is a place where people came from around the area for Protection from GIANTS.. LOOK AT STONEHENGE FROM ABOUT 60 FOOT UP.... BUT ALSO USED AS A VOTING ON LIFE?

[@addictionmystyle3718]

Maybe it's use for hunting purposes in stone age humans or used for flood season to escape from water.

[@whkwole6842]

Why the stone at 4:43 has two different colours? It might mean all the stones were fakes. Again at 5:43, red material shows up in two stones under their crust.

[@hwren9845]

Why would a variation in colour indicate that they were fake? Also, what do you mean? Do you think someone swapped them out with... fake stone?

[@whkwole6842]

@@hwren9845 : Maybe fake was the wrong choice of word. By fake, I meant the stones at Stonehenge might be man-made. Therefore the crust and the crumb are not the same material.

[@mariansophiabawalangarcia4059]

the same

[@mariansophiabawalangarcia4059]

why

[@spholleratme9098]

Aliens

[@raghuveer3878]

Are you serious? Humans don't know why this is built?

[@denniscallan]

The past has left many mysteries for us...

[@johnr2630]

Hahah did that guy just shove his girlfriend?? At exactly 3:04 look at the couple in the middle of the video. Lol I think he did and the video tried to cut it

[@johnr2630]

Hahah did that guy just shove his girlfriend?? At 4:03? Lol

[@denniscallan]

No, you are imagining things.

[@caronhansen9178]

ITS WAS A STARGATE XXXX