What is recorded here
Avebury Stone Circle, looking towards the village, 1985 is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
Avebury Stone Circle is a Neolithic monument, dating to around 2600–2500 BCE, and is one of the largest stone circles in Europe. It is thought to have had ceremonial or ritual significance, possibly linked to astronomical observations or communal gatherings.
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Places near here
Path and ditch on south of Avebury Stone CircleAncient stone or rock art · 79 yd
Stones in the south-east sector of the Avebury Stone CircleAncient stone or rock art · 122 yd
Carpenter's CottageListed building · 238 yd
United Reformed ChapelListed building · 252 yd
Avebury Stone CircleNature reserve · 273 yd
Avebury Tithe Barn/Alexander Keiller MuseumMuseum · 515 yd
Waden HillMountain / peak · 764 yd
River Kennet between Avebury and Silbury HillMountain or hill · 1069 yd
Sloe CopseWood · 1097 yd
Silbury Hill from the EastMountain or hill · 1400 yd
Swallowhead SpringsSpring · 1.1 mi
Overton HillMountain / peak · 1.4 miOther information
Photo: David Gearing · CC BY-SA 2.0