"Charles Lucas was a curate in Avebury for several years in the 18th century, during his time there he wrote a long poem about the stones called The Old Serpentine Temple of the Druids at Avebury, which was published in 1795. He was angered at the destruction of the stones by local farmers and also heavily influenced by reading William Stukeley’s book, Abury, A Temple of the British Druids so that the idea of druids and serpents lay at the heart of his interpretation and writings about the great stone circle and henge of Avebury."
Full article by Moss here -
http://heritageaction.wordpress.com/2010/04/19/avebury-focus-on-18th-century-vandalism/
Full article by Moss here -
