
Way back in 1999 I registered the internet domain name silburyhill.com and paid to maintain it for several years, without ever really doing anything with it. I eventually let the registration lapse, but even now, new developments at Silbury continue to resonate with me in a way that I can't easily put into words.
Why I felt compelled - no other word will do - to acquire silburyhill.com as my first personal URL and why I paid a not inconsiderable sum to hold onto it a few years, despite being far from ready to launch my own website back then, I'm still far from certain.
Anyhow, is the place an axis mundi, or a pregnant mother, or perhaps nothing numinous at all? And after 4000 years, are the reasons why it was constructed finally becoming clearer, or will its mysteries remain?
Part of the appeal, of course, lies in Silbury's proximity to the wider Avebury complex, providing the opportunity for indulging in "shared reverence for and love of…well, old stones".