Avebury Outer Circle Stone 9 aka SW16 aka Barber Stone
Avebury Outer Circle Stone 35
Avebury Outer Circle Stone 46 aka Swindon Stone
Avebury Outer Stone Circle Extant Stones is in Avebury Outer Circle.
1938-39. Alexander Keiller's Slides. General view of the excavation of Stone 4 [Map] in the south west sector of the henge at Avebury showig the inner face.
1938-39. Alexander Keiller's Slides. General view of the excavation of Stone 4 [Map] in the south west sector of the henge at Avebury.
1938-39. Alexander Keiller's Slides. General view of Stone 5 [Map] in the south west sector of the henge at Avebury, showing the inner face.
1938-39. Alexander Keiller's Slides. General view of Stone 5 [Map] in the south west sector of the henge being supported by ropes during its re-erection at Avebury.
1938-39. Alexander Keiller's Slides. General view of the excavation of Stone 5 [Map] in the south west sector of the henge at Avebury.
Keiller's Slides TR000085. 1938. General view of the re-erection of stone 6 [Map] in the south west sector of the henge at Avebury.
Keiller's Slides TR000083. 1938. General view of the re-erection of stone 6 [Map] in the south west sector of the henge at Avebury, showing the use of pullys.
1938-39. Alexander Keiller's Slides. General view of Stone 7 [Map] in the south west sector of the henge at Avebury, showing the inner face.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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1938-39. Alexander Keiller's Slides. General view of the excavation of Stone 10 [Map] in the south west sector of the henge at Avebury showing its inner face.
1938-39. Alexander Keiller's Slides. General view of the excavation of Stone 10 [Map] before its re-erection in the south west sector of the henge at Avebury.
1938-39. Alexander Keiller's Slides. General view of Stone 12 [Map] in the south west sector of the henge at Avebury, showing the inner face.
1938-39. General view of two man using a water spray to clean Stone 16 [Map] in the south west sector of the henge at Avebury, showing the inner face.
1938-39. Alexander Keiller's Slides. General view of the excavation of Stone 16 [Map] in the south west sector of the henge at Avebury.
1938-39. General view of Stone 24 [Map] during its re-erection in the south west sector of the henge at Avebury.
1938-39. General view after restoration of Stone 24 [Map] in the south west sector of the henge at Avebury.
1937. Avebury Outer Circle Stone 35 [Map] during re-erection.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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Caption on reverse of the photo: "1909. Two of the great sarsen standing stones [Avebury Outer Circle Stone 46 aka Swindon Stone [Map]] of the outer circle situated at the north of the circle a few feet to the west of the road leading out of Avebury to Swindon. Looking east-north-east, the vallum [bank] being seen beyond the trees". The person in the photo is Harold St George Gray.
Before 1937. Avebury Outer Circle Stone 46 aka Swindon Stone [Map].
1937. Avebury Outer Circle Stone 46 aka Swindon Stone [Map] during excavation and re-erection.
Taking the Centre of the Henge as where the lines between the entrances cross then a line drawn from the Centre to the extant stone [Map] in the north-east quadant is aligned to the Midwinter Sunset and Midsummer Sunrise - the magenta line on the Schematic.
