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Paper, 'The plant of the admirable stone antiquity, at Avebury, near Marlborough, Wiltshire [England]' by Dr [Walter] Charleton

Reference number: CLP/16/18

Date: 08 July 1663

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A drawing of a stone circle at Avebury, with a brief description. The rough diameter of the stone circle is 400 paces. The 'circular earth-work', 'trench', 'giant stones', 'greater circle', 'lesser circle' and 'giantist stone of all' are labelled on the figure.

Subject: Megalathic monuments

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CLP/16/18
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08 July 1663
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Ink on paper
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1 page
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Manuscript

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Walter Charleton

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Walter Charleton, Paper, 'The plant of the admirable stone antiquity, at Avebury, near Marlborough, Wiltshire [England]' by Dr [Walter] Charleton, 08 July 1663, CLP/16/18, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_16_18/paper-the-plant-of-the-admirable-stone-antiquity-at-avebury-near-marlborough-wiltshire-england-by-dr-walter-charleton, accessed on 19 May 2026

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