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of which seventy-two remained in 1722, termina- ting at Overton-hill, which overhangs the town of West-Kennet, and on which was another double circle of forty and eighteen stones. This was called by the common people the Sanctuary, and is described by Mr. Aubrey as a double circle of stones four or five feet high; the diameter of the outer circle forty yards, and of the inner fifteen; many were then fallen, and now there is not one left. He speaks of the walk leading to it set with large stones, of which he says one side was nearly entire, the other side wanted a great many. He noticed only one avenue from Abury to Overton- hill, having no apprehension of the double curve it makes; but he erred in saying there was a circular ditch on Overton-hill. From the west side of" Abury goes another avenue to Beckhampton of the same length, and composed of the same number of stones, of which scarce any remain. On the north side of this avenue was Long-stones, a cove of three

stones facing the south-e^st, its back made of one of

/ . J he stones of the avenue; it stood on a little emi- nence, -and served as a chapel. This stone and another fiat are each sixteen feet high and broad, and three and a half thick, the third carried oil". Aubrey calls these three stones the Devil's -coils. Not far from them is Long-stone long-barrow. Dr.

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