Solveig Egebjerg & Ian David Chapman take you on a walk around Avebury Stone circle in the United Kingdom.
Avebury is a very special place to visit. We go there every time we visit the Uk since it’s only a 1 hour drive from Ian’s parents. Avebury is located in Wiltshire just west from the town of Marlborough and south of Swindon.
https://www.google.dk/maps/place/Avebury/@51.4288979,-1.8574401,841m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xd6131e27f8f5e5aa
It was built around 2600 BCE, during the Neolithic times. It's made up of a large henge consisting of a bank and a ditch 9 meters deep. with a large outer stone circle and two separate smaller stone circles situated inside the centre.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avebury
Many of the stones were removed or destroyed since it was originally constructed but it still contains a very magical and powerful energy.
The video begins in the Avenue, a long processional way linking Avebury with the Sanctuary, lined with stones 15 meters apart.
We then walk through the best preserved quadrant in the south west of the circle before going to the church built at the very centre of Avebury village. We look over the church wall at the southern circle of stones. The southern circle focused on a central point, the great Obelisk, which was the largest stone in the circle at 21 feet (6.4 metres) high.
This was removed sometime after 1725 and its former position is now represented by a concrete post. It was surrounded by 29 smaller stones
Next we go to the northern part of the circle where we find the remains of the Cove. This once consisted of three rectangular shaped sarsen stones, arranged around three sides of a square with the opening to the north.
Today the circle complex is grazed by sheep but once it was used as a ceremonial and ritual centre.
Crossing the road to the east we encounter the high bank surrounding the circle. The trees have extended their roots like rippling waves over the grass. Today people tie ribbons and cloth to the branches to make a wish or send a prayer.
Around the high bank we return to the southern entrance to the circle. The bank is now some 14–18 feet (4.2–5.4 metres) high but was once nearly 55 feet (17 metres) above what was originally a 30-foot (9-metre) deep ditch.
These two giant portal stones guard the entrance to the circle, the largest is called the devils chair. We think the christians have this all backward which is why if you look closely at the video things are played in reverse.
According to Paul Broadhurst (Author) and Hamish Miller (Author) these two stones mark where the Michael and Mary ley lines enter the circle and is one of the most sacred and powerful places in the whole complex.
If you want to know more about the energetic layout of Avebury in relation to the Michael and Mary Leylines check out the book the Sun and the Serpent http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Sun-Serpent-Paul-Broadhurst/dp/0951518313
For a short documentary explaining the original construction and layout of the stone circle check out this YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCy2iJxOhCo
Filmed and Edited by Ian David Chapman.
All shot on a GoPro Hero 4 mounted on a Z1rider 3 axis gimbal and a carbon fibre monopod.
Edited with FinalCut Pro X graded with film convert pro
Music : Eventide by Peter Samuels from the Album Celtic Sunset
https://play.google.com/music/preview/Thw5smoghhwmtzku66fs4iw7e7m?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=buylink
https://youtu.be/eXxN1Pg_4Wc
