The Devil's Den - The Truth Uncovered
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- Опубліковано 16 лис 2022
- This week, I visit The Devil's Den, which is anywhere between 5000 - 6000 years old 😍It is located in Fyfield, near Marlborough, Wiltshire, England ... and only a 1/2 mile east of previous video, The Valley of Stones. The Devil's Den is classed as a Dolmen Burial Chamber today ... but in this video I reveal the truth to what it actually was 😮
This video is part of a series that I have been making on Avebury, and all the amazing Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age sites in the area, which will cover Avebury Henge & Stone Circle, West Kennet Avenue, The Sanctuary, Silbury Hill, Valley of Stones, West Kennet Long Barrow, and Windmill Hill.
Getting to The Devil's Den is not straightforward, by any means. There are many articles online describing various routes. Over the course of making this video, I visited The Devil's Den and Valley of Stones over a dozen times. I have tried all of these routes. The easiest by far is walking from Gravel Hill Carpark, and it provides 'permissive access' for the entire walk (unlike other routes). The walk is about 1 mile, 20 - 25 minutes ... or 5 on an e-bike 😉 See links below to Google Maps and OS Maps walking route.
Video Links:
Google Maps Gravel Hill Car Park: tinyurl.com/4k7vn738
OS Maps Walking Route: tinyurl.com/53f62rdr
History: tinyurl.com/54wn47a9
Channel Links:
UA-cam : tinyurl.com/ehjcty8s
Kuula : tinyurl.com/4jykxcwf
Instagram : tinyurl.com/3cfe7db4
Twitter : tinyurl.com/yrjtc4yf
SOFTWARE:
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Adobe Media Encoder
- OBS Studio
- QGIS Desktop
- Planlauf Terrain
- Google Earth Pro
- Sketchup Pro
- V-Ray
- Gyroflow
HARDWARE:
- DJI FPV
- DJI Avata
- DJI Mini 3 Pro
- DJI Mavic 2 Pro
- DJI Mini 2
- DJI Pocket 2 Camera
- DJI Wireless Mic Transmitter
- Insta360 X3
- PolarPro Cinema Series Filter Vivid Collection
- PolarPro Vivid Filter Collection
- Freewell Long Exposure Series Filters - Фільми й анімація
Hey folks, this is the 4th episode in the Avebury series. Episode 1-3 cover 'Windmill Hill', 'West Kennet Long Barrow', and the 'Valley of Stones'. The next in the series will be of Avebury Henge and Stone Circle. The series will also cover The Sanctury and Silbury Hill, and more importantly, how they relate to one and other. As always, feedback is very much appreciated. Stay safe 👏👍
Marvellous videos! Well made, well commented, deadpan delivery with no dramatics. You deserve many, many more vues and likes!
Wow, thank you! You are too kind! Thanks for watching 🙂
Thanks. Amazing footage of the ancient waterways. So the entrance to the Valley of Stones wil also have been their exit way and solves the problem of transport from Valley of Stones to both Avebury henge and perhaps Stonehenge. They went by water. The white oxen may also have been involved of course. Wondering if they were placed before, during or after the advance and retreat of the water levels. Perhaps the large sarsens may have been linked by some dry stone walling, since re-used elsewhere, to provide substantiall walls. Druidic records suggest the main purpose of both sites as major tribal meeting places - for market and parliaments, as well as burials. A straight route can be traced from Silbury to Bath, through barrow fields and beyond. Names Avebury and Amesbury may refer to post Roman rule of Brithonic Aurelius Ambrosius and his brother Uther (since suppressed by Romish Catholic Saxon monks.) Sul, Sil, Sel, Sal and Sol may refer to Brithonic Solar Sun God. Cf. Salisbury and its earlier incarnation at Old Sarum, next to Stonehenge - also quite a large mound. Many thanks for the fly past. Excellant work.
Thank you! This is where I spend all my Solstices. It's a fascinating place. Made my EMF go off. And one Summer Solstice I found a pair of brand-new winter boots in my size in there. It's definitely my favourite place to spend a night.
Great to hear you enjoyed the vid! And thank you for the sub! It is certainly a magical place, I love visiting there. Although haven't spent the night, you brave thing. Did you hear the hound? Well done on the free pair of boots. I have met people there before making offerings. Thanks again 👍
@@LamboPhoto Unfortunately, no hounds. :'( Yet. We'll see about this year. My EMF went off like crazy when I put down my offerings and sat down to meditate. I had to turn it off. It was constantly beeping. Made me a bit nervous, to be honest, but I ended up having the most amazing trance there. So, from my experience, it's definitely a highly spiritually charged place. The whole area is but the Den is my favourite spot to worship and connect with the spirit world.
Great drone capture of this beautiful and amazing aerial view of the place thanks for sharing
Many thanks! You are more than welcome, and thanks for watching and leaving a comment 👏👍
Hello, popped over from watto's channel. Liked this very much. Excellent vid. Thank you. By the way, I'm watto's sister. Hope you have a great weekend 😊
Thanks for coming! Watto's sister? Wow, then you are most welcome! Watto and Kim are always a pleasure to watch, such a great channel. Thank you for stopping by 👍
Great drone flights and very interesting story . Beautiful sceneries. Thanks for taking us along 👍😍❣️😊
Thank you so much 😃 So glad that you enjoyed and thank you for the lovely comment 👏👍
Fascinating, thanks for your insight and broadcast.
More than welcome! Thanks for watching 🙂
Great video again. I liked the etymology of the name, after all, most people don't spare it a thought but this was built thousands of years before the Biblical notion of a devil came to our shores. Any devilish resonance is simply our projection upon it. This kind of thing happens all the time with old names in Ireland, An Daingean becomes 'Dingle' and Corcaigh becomes 'Cork'.
Great point! And very true about the Devil. This structure predates all of that. Thank you for watching and for the great comment 👍
Absolutely top. Very interesting video. Great job. Thank you for sharing. You have a new sub. Have a nice weekend bro 💚👍
Thanks for the sub! I am glad to hear you enjoyed the vid. I love these places, loads of fun to learn about them, and even more fun filming them with the drones 👍
An another nice upload, so beautiful area there and presentation from you. Big Like 31
Thank you so much! Yes, Wiltshire is full of beautiful places such as this. Glad you liked it, thank you 👏👍
In relation to drones… just checked out your channel. Stunning and a wealth of interest. 👍
Thanks Jay, thanks! As you can no doubt tell, I love a bit of history as well as drones 😃 Thanks for the comment 👍
Fantastic video and props for going through the elements to get it! My question is how many takes until you make it through the rocks with your drone 😂. Great video my friend
Cheers Jason, yeah, it's been crappy weather here for weeks now. Ha, ha 😂 ... the first time with the Avata, I went slow and got through fine. The second time, full of confidence, I tried sports mode and clipped one edge of the pillar stones 😣 I thought it was destroyed, but when I got there, it was still filming! Excellent build quality on the Avata! Thanks for your support, mate, always appreciated 👏👍
Great story, Chris. I'm really impressed with your graphics and animation again. Of course my favorite parts were the opening and the rest of the Insta 360 footage! hahaha Excellent work!
Thanks Christian! The animation hopefully helps 'tell the story', but it does take quite a bit of time to create, hence new videos aren't weekly anymore. But I think it pays off. What makes the opening and 360 scenes your favourite then? Are you keen on the 360? Keen to get feedback on this, as it's my first go using any 360 cameras, let alone this new Insta360 X3. Thanks mate, all the best 👏👍
@@LamboPhoto Ok, just a mini critique. Your video is a mix of humor and serious. I might have edited it a little more. You kinda went on about the rain and weather but, heck, I loved the Insta 360 footage! I always like it on everybody's channels. The animation is extremely good and adds a lot of credibility to the video but you mix it with humor and I don't know if that's the best thing because of the contrast. Do you watch Tom Scott's channel? He packs a lot into 5 minutes. I'm always really conscious of my viewers' time and I'm always concerned that they'll get bored and turn my video off. Actually my analytics tell me they do! 🤣 I don't what to be a busybody know-it-all. I love your content, narration and final production. Maybe just tighten it up a bit?
@@MainlightDrone So, no humour and make it shorter? The humour I can do. Not sure how I can make it significantly shorter. Tom Scott's 5-minute vids a full of punchy facts, cut scenes. Mine are full of flythroughs, animations, LiDAR maps, reference photos ... plus then the drone, vlog, b-roll. And I am not the fastest, most articulate speaker (unlike Tom Scott). Filming this vid took over a month, editing took a good 4 days. I would be hard pressed to tell 'the story' - with the visuals - in 5 minutes. I guess the only way would be to chop some content 🤷♂ I don't monitor analytics, maybe I should ... but maybe I best not 🙈 Thanks for the feedback, Christian, as always, appreciated 👍
Mind blowing footage Chris!! The effort you have put into creating this is epic my friend!! I'm in awe!! Shame about the weather, but a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do!!😊Robbie
Glad you enjoyed it, Robbie! Always nice to hear from you mate! 3 things in life you can depend on; death, taxes and crap British weather 😆 You're up early, aren't you? 😮 Take care mate 👏👍
@@LamboPhoto Lol!! I'm an early riser, usually up around 4am
@@RusticatedArt 4 am 😮 I thought I was early at 6 am 💤😂
@@LamboPhoto I blame YT, it's a habit I got into, there was never enough time in the day to get everything done!!
i have been on devils den when there was a cropcircle. I liked it much.
Isn't it an amazing place 😃
Beautifully and skilfully filmed and presented. Thank you. Wiltshire is a beautiful, under appreciated county.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great narration Chris and interesting as always 🎉 @kirky 👍🏻
Cheers Richard, thanks for watching. It's best part of 15 minutes, but hopefully didn't feel like that 😂 Narration wasn't my best. I'd lost my voice the week before, and I was struggling a bit. Anyways, on to the next adventure!! 👏👍
@@LamboPhoto keep it going Chris , I’ve always watched your stuff from along time ago , very relaxing & interesting you do a good job ! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Excellent video again, very informative and interesting edit superb 👍
Cheers Mark! Much appreciated mate, that is praise indeed coming from you 👍
It’s well deserved mate, BBC ITV , should be calling you up, your videos would make great little documentaries, well researched and nicely produced keep them coming 👍
@@Aztech_Drones_UK Wow! Imagine that! 😂You're too kind 🙏👍
Brilliantly put together so interesting I'd give you 50 thumbs up if I could So glad the weather improved for you, bud, and flying thru the stone's awesome 👌 great work.
Much appreciated, Jim! You're too kind. The last 2 vids took about 12 visits to the place. A lot of times I was rained off. It's that time of year! 😣 The edit took me 4 days, but am happy with the end result. As long as folk like it, that's what matters 😉 I did 2 flythroughs with the Mini 3 Pro and 3 with the Avata ... and one of those ended in disaster 😆 Cheers mate 👍
@Lambourne Photography hope the drone is OK. Like I said earlier your vids take a lot of work. Yeah, I hate this time of year getting out is rare
@@jimthorleydronefootage yes, Avata is rock solid. 2 crashes at 30+ mph into a 10-ton rock and another into a gate post. And there is zero damage! I wish DJI made camera drones like this!!
@@LamboPhoto it is sturdy that's for sure
Brilliant video, i so love it there.
Glad you enjoyed it. It is an amazing place. Peaceful, untouched ... I think because it's off the beaten track, it retains its natural splendour!
I love your music and you look like my fave film noir star.
Do you like Larry the cabal guy ? He he , seriously though I'm not into English TV and actors, but Mr lamb.bourne is really the best in documentary and Vista
makes me want to go and live in wiltshire.
Great Video - but I strongly suggest you get some mudguards.😊
Good advice, John. I did have one on the back, but snapped it off putting the bike in the boot 😖 Thanks for commenting, and really happy you liked it. All the best.
Chris I love your productions mate. Awesome footage engaging well presented info. Absolutely spot on. Keep em coming my friend. Maybe hook up for a collab somewhere sometime. Take it easy. 👍🏻🚶🏻♂️🚶♀️Watto.
Cheers Watto, means a lot! As you will know more than most, a lot of effort goes into the filming, but also the editing. And feedback makes it all worthwhile 😀 Yeah, defo up for collab, sounds like great fun 👍 Have a good'n mate, and thanks again 👏
We humans are a lot older than scientists tell us. So keep looking, it all there.
I couldn't agree more! Thanks for watching and commenting.
Nice talking clip !
Glad you enjoyed it 👍
Actually dolmen is Cornish/Breton for field stone Welsh dol maen
I feel stupid for not knowing that, especially since I'm Welsh! Thanks for watching 🙂
𝕡𝕣𝕠𝕞𝕠𝕤𝕞 🙃