Big stones or glacial erratics?

Off on a day's tiki tour. The itinerary is: Stonehenge, Avebury (more stones), Lacock and Castle Combe (the last two are historic English villages).

Arrive just after opening at Stonehenge (only two tour buses-when we left 2 hours later, there were tour buses for miles (mainly containing asian tourists). Any it was cold walking around the hanger; mist and a cold wind. Interesting.
Geologically the stones are made up of two types; local sandstone and volcanic (from Wales). Around Stonehenge there was plenty of burial mounds (barrows), some have been explored, by Victorian archeologists looking for valuable items, the others remain undisturbed.
Cant get too close to the actual stones, but just walk around the circumference listening to your self guided talking machine...not really that impressed. Ok, they were neolithic and it took some effort to move them great distances and set them upright. However, a glacial episode would move the size boulders easily, and given the "blue stones" are from Wales, they would be considered glacial erratics. Mind you they didn't show the signs of being moved by glaciers, so will have to accept the stated theory.

Next stop, more stones. The time Avesbury. Set in the middle of which is a road and a pub. This time you are free to walk amongst them, touching them. It also had a big henge-a moat or ditch surrounding the stones. By it was sunny and not crowded (the tour buses don't come here), so it was an enjoyable 40 minutes. by the way we were in Wiltshire.

Now it was off to Lacock-95% of the village is owned by the English Heritage Trust-so nothing changes. Yes it waa a quaint village, somewhat spoiled by the many cars parked outside the houses etc. Apart from it's ancient quaintness its other claim to fame is it has been used by TV and film companies as a location. One street was in one of the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey (the film).. Our tiki tour included a walking tour, which was informative. Plus it was sunny and warm, why we even had an ice cream.

Last stop of the day Castle Combe. By now we were in the Cotswolds. Another small quaint village located in a small valley. Film set for the original Dr Doolittle (a musical filmed 1967).
Then it was back to Bath, and sleep on the couch.

An interesting day.