_A description of the other great avenue from_ Bekamton, _a mile off, which is the hinderpart of the snake, proceeding from the circle. The cove on the midway of it call’d_ Longstones, _or the_ Devil’s coits. _The avenue terminated in a valley. Some animal bones found in a stone, whence a conjecture concerning their age. Of the number of the stones._ Solomon’_s temple compared with ours. The mechanicks of the Druids called magick. Of the effect of the weather upon the stones._ After I had carefully laid down the plan of _Kennet_ avenue, and not understanding the full purport of it; in the year 1722, I found out this other, extending itself above a mile from the town of _Abury_, by another direction. It goes toward the village of _Bekamton_, therefore I call it _Bekamton_ avenue. ’Tis really the hinderpart of the hieroglyphic snake, which the Druids meant here to picture out, in this most portentous size. The former avenue goes out of _Abury_ town at the south-east point; this full west, at the interval of 25 stones, or a quadrant of the great circle from _Kennet_ avenue, and proceeds by the south side of the churchyard. Two stones lie by the parsonage-gate on the right hand. Those opposite to them on the left hand, in a pasture, were taken away 1702, as mark’d in the ground-plot of _Abury_. _Reuben Horsal_ remembers three standing in the pasture. One now lies in the floor of the house in the churchyard. A little farther, one lies at the corner of the next house, on the right hand, by the lane turning off to the right, to the bridge. Another was broke in pieces to build that house with, _anno_ 1714. Two more lie on the left hand, opposite. It then passes the beck, south of the bridge. Most of the stones hereabouts have been made use of about the bridge, and the causeway leading to it. A little spring arises at _Horslip_ north-west, and so runs by here to _Silbury-hill_, where the real head of the _Kennet_ is. But sometimes by a sudden descent of rain coming from _Monkton_ and _Broad-Hinton_, this is very deep. The picture here humours the reality so far, as this may be call’d the vent of the snake.