EXCAVATIONS AT THE BECKHAMPTON ENCLOSURE, AVENUE AND COVE, AVEBURY 



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Trench 24 - 



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Fig. 5. Principal features in Trench 24. 'Adam', stone sockets and a section 



up to the base of the stone on its southern side. 

 Form and dimensions are difficult to gauge, 

 especially since only half of the feature was 

 excavated, but the socket would appear to have been 

 oval, set east-west, around 3.0m in length and 0.8m 

 deep. The base was clearly compacted by the weight 

 of the stone. 



The socket of the western side stone of the Cove 

 (the pair to 'Adam'), F.81, remained reasonably 

 intact although extensive animal burrowing had 

 destroyed much of the upper profile. Forming a 

 flattened oval, 4.5 x 2.0m and 1.0m deep, it was 

 well cut, with steep sides on all but the west, and a 

 stepped base (caused by compression from the 



