What is recorded here
Avebury Stone Circle, Wiltshire is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
Avebury Stone Circle, Wiltshire dates to the Neolithic period, 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 events or communal gatherings.
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Places near here
Stones in the south-east sector of the Avebury Stone CircleAncient stone or rock art · 54 yd
Path and ditch on south of Avebury Stone CircleAncient stone or rock art · 124 yd
Carpenter's CottageListed building · 178 yd.jpg?width=1280)
High Street CottagesListed building · 212 yd
Avebury Stone CircleNature reserve · 228 yd
Avebury Tithe Barn/Alexander Keiller MuseumMuseum · 492 yd
Waden HillMountain / peak · 882 yd
Sloe CopseWood · 1032 yd
River Kennet between Avebury and Silbury HillMountain or hill · 1191 yd
Silbury Hill from the EastMountain or hill · 1518 yd
Swallowhead SpringsSpring · 1.1 mi
Overton HillMountain / peak · 1.4 miOther information
Photo: Christine Matthews · CC BY-SA 2.0