Climbing up on Silbury Hill
Silbury Hill , just outside Avebury, is the largest man made mound in Europe: about the size of an Egyptian pyramid for "was god an astronaut?" types. It's is even more of a puzzler than Stonehenge. Why was it built? Nobody knows. Years ago it was so extensively tunnelled looking for clues that there was talk of back filling it with concrete to stabilise it: the Teresa May of prehistory. My brother and I sat on the top of it around 1970, seeing who could throw stones the furthest, although the shape of the hill meant we couldn't see where the stones were landing. Eventually we heard a yelp and an archaeologist shouting something you boys shouldn't hear. He chased us off but couldn't catch us because we were running downhill. You're not allowed on the hill anymore, although the worn paths tell that people still do. It's a wonderful walk out from Avebury with some fantastic views, best captured by local artist David Inshaw. There's one