There was once a monument so large, so incredible, it attracted travellers, archaeologists, and tourists from across the Isles to admire its fragments, several times described as "pyramids". Paintings of this mysterious monument survive, but what exactly was it? And what can archaeology tell us about its origins? Destroyed in the 18th and 19th centuries - Shap Avenue - was once Britian’s largest megalithic monument, stretching several miles through the landscape. Bigger than Stonehenge and Avebury, should we instead be analysing the importance of SHAP AVENUE.
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Sources:
Clare, T., 1978, Recent Work on the Shap "Avenue"
Ibbotson, A., 2023, Cumbria’s Prehistoric Monuments
And importantly, Jean Scott-Smith and the Shap Historical Society: shaphistoricsi...
Негізгі бет Britain’s LOST Prehistoric Wonder of the World? - Shap Megalithic Avenue
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