What is recorded here
Avebury, Wiltshire, with some of the stone circle is shown and named in a reusable Geograph picture. The saved point is the picture's recorded map point.
Avebury, Wiltshire, is a Neolithic henge monument and one of the largest stone circles in Europe, dating to around 2600–2500 BCE. The site may have had ceremonial, astronomical, or social functions, and is associated with later folklore and legends involving giants and hidden histories.
The picture record does not grant public access. Use signed public paths and do not enter private land without permission.
Places near here
Single Avebury StoneStanding or carved stone · 44 yd
Ditch and bank of the stone circle, AveburyAncient stone or rock art · 59 yd
Henge ShopListed building · 85 yd
Manor Farmhouse and Front Garden RailingsListed building · 101 yd
Avebury Tithe Barn/Alexander Keiller MuseumMuseum · 224 yd
Avebury Stone CircleNature reserve · 229 yd
Sloe CopseWood · 844 yd
Waden HillMountain / peak · 933 yd
River Kennet between Avebury and Silbury HillMountain or hill · 1032 yd
Longstones Cove and Beckhampton AvenueVisitor information · 1444 yd
Swallowhead SpringsSpring · 1.1 mi
Windmill HillMountain / peak · 1.3 miOther information
Photo: Christine Matthews · CC BY-SA 2.0