the ladies of stone

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1、TheLadiesofStone　　Britain'sOldestRoad　　AfriendandIrecentlycycledtheRidgeway，whichfollowsaridgeofchalkhillsfromthesmalltownofStreatleyontheRiverThamestothevillageofAveburyinWiltshire.UnlikemanycountriesinEurope，includingScotland，peoplearenotallowedtowalkwh

2、erevertheylikeinthecountrysideofEnglandandWales.Wecanonlyusefootpathsandsoforth，whichhavebeenspeciallymarked.TheRidgewayisthoughtofasBritain'soldestroad，agreatdealolderthanourmanyRomanroads.AlthoughtheRidgewaypassesthroughsomeofthemostbeautifulcountryside

3、insouthernEngland，thethingIremembermostaboutourtripwasthestonecircleinthemiddleofAvebury.　　RockyNeighbours　　Aveburyisn'tfarfromthemorefamousStonehenge.Whatisstrikingaboutitisthatthevillagehasgrownuparoundthestones.Stonehenge，however，standsaloneonaplain.Av

4、ebury'soutercircleisthelargestinEuropeandtherearetwosmalleronesinside.Theyareallsurroundedbyahenge，acircularditchandaraisedbank.Thevillagefirstbeganinmediaevaltimes；fromthenon，people8usedmanyofthestonesforbuildings，ordestroyedthembecauseoftheirreligiousbe

5、liefs.Nowit'scaredforbytheNationalTrust.　　AreAveburyandStonehengetheOnlyOnes？　　AveburyandStonehengearejusttwoofaboutl，300stonecirclesscatteredallovertheUK.Manyofthemareinfantasticlocations，likeCastlerigginCumbria，fromwhichyoucanseeEngland'shighestmountain

6、s；andtheRingofBrogdarinthebeautifulOrkneylSlandsoffScotland'snortherncoast.　　StoneCirclesThroughHistory　　SomeofthemareUNESCOWorldHeritagesites，andseveralhavelocalstoriesassociatedwiththem.Forexample，theMerryMaidensinWestCornwallareagroupofnineteenstones.A

7、ccordingtolegendtheywereoriginallyyoungwomen-maidens-whowereturnedintostonefordancingonaSunday.ThisstorycouldreflecttheconflictbetweenChristianityandtheearlierpaganreligionsoftheUKinthefourthandfifthcenturiesAD.　　AreTheyAllProtected？　　Sadly，noteveryoneres

8、pectstheseancientmonuments.TheNineLadiesofStantonMoorwereamongthe28namedinthefirstAncientMonumentsProtectionLaw，1882；butin1999，acompanyaskedforpermissiontoopenastonequarryonly200mfromthem.Thatwouldmeananenormousarea