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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Arbor Low

The most important prehistoric site of the East Midlands, Arbor Low is a Neolithic henge monument atmospherically set amid high moorland.

Within an earthen bank and ditch, a circle of some 50 white limestone slabs, all now fallen, surrounds a central stone ‘cove’ – a feature found only in major sacred sites. Nearby is enigmatic Gib Hill, a large burial mound.

3 comments:

  1. I love the way the green changes vibrance around the circle

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  2. This is somewhere new that i would love to visit sometime. The contrast is lovely in this picture.

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  3. This long view gives a sense of why the spot was chosen those many years ago...

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