The Longstones

The Longstones are two standing stones, one of which is the remains of a

Beckhampton in Avebury parish, in the English county of Wiltshire

Two stones are visible, known as 'Adam' and 'Eve' although the latter is more likely to have been a stone that formed part of the

archaeological geophysics

have not confirmed this.

Adam is the larger of the two stones, weighing an estimated 62 tons, and along with three others formed a four-sided cove. Excavations carried out jointly by the Universities of Leicester, Newport and Southampton in 2000 revealed the socket holes for the other stones which were tightly placed close to Adam. The cove had been open on its south-eastern side which faced towards the nearby South Street barrow, 130m away. The other stones were removed in the post-medieval period by a local landowner.

Adam fell over in 1911 and was re-erected by

Beaker inhumation of a middle-aged man buried close by the stone. In 1933 the stones were scheduled as an ancient monument.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Historic England. "Avebury Long Stones (1008104)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 September 2015.

51°25′22″N 1°52′24″W / 51.42264°N 1.87339°W / 51.42264; -1.87339

[:0-1] Historic England. "Avebury Long Stones (1008104)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 September 2015.

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