Silbury Hill

david hobbs · Silbury Hill

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Again a mysterious feature of the Wiltshire countryside. Silbury hill lies between West Kennet Longbarrow and Avebury and is an integral part of this ritual landscape. These structures stand and silently tease and mystify you. The hill is not just a pile of heaped up dirt but constructed in engineered tiers and meant to last for ever. Why. Well If I knew that it might just take the fun out of it. Visiting this old site for about the twentieth time never diminishes the sense of awe at the sheer scale of the work . It is the largest man made mound in Europe. It has problems with subsidence at the moment due to careless archaeological digs but they are now working on repairing it.

I took the picture from the small car park at the base of the mound.

meiah

Was last there on a completely clear frosty night with a full moon. It has a very different feel at night, but rather than being eerie, it was "new". (Can't think of a better word than that, kind of unsullied, fresh)

david hobbs

I have never been there at night but perhaps next time I will give it a try.

I'm, usually in the Barge in testing the beer.

meiah

Maybe next time, I'll try the beer in the Barge!!!

david hobbs

Ah, the sentiment of a true pagan

david hobbs

Here is something new about Silbury Hill

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/...cle_id=491447&in_page_id=1770

billy nomates

apparently it is a kind of step pyramid.some angles match with giza pyramids.........i came across a picture of the hill covered in snow........

when it was built it would have been gleaming white as the outer layers are chalk.........this would have been quite a sight at full moon..

i meditated on the giza pyramids a long time ago and maybe a building constructed with 'sacred geometry' would serve as an incredibly potent focal point for a large gathering of people ?

why? maybe its something to do with as above , so below?
where the apex cuts the sky is a point where heaven and earth meet..

lots of cultures revered holy mountains.

meiah

There was a programme on it last night, of which I caught bits.

One theory is that it was built as a viewing platform to see the sacred landscape around.
An experiment showed that music played at the top of the hill travelled for over half a mile around, so anyone standing at the bottom of the hill would hear the music, but because of its flat top, could not see the players.