
What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Wiltshire.
Dated to the Neolithic period, around 2600–2500 BCE, the Avebury Stone Circle is one of the largest and most complex prehistoric stone arrangements in Europe, likely used for ceremonial or communal gatherings. It is associated with broader ritual landscapes in Wiltshire, including nearby Stonehenge and the West Kennet Long Barrow.
Places near here
Pasture at the Remains of Avebury Stone CircleStanding or carved stone · 1 yd
Standing stone, Kennet AvenueAncient stone or rock art · 35 yd
Waden HillMountain / peak · 455 yd
United Reformed ChapelListed building · 543 yd
The Red Lion public house, AveburyOld home or work place · 545 yd
Avebury Tithe Barn/Alexander Keiller MuseumMuseum · 775 yd
River Kennet between Avebury and Silbury HillMountain or hill · 852 yd
Silbury Hill from the EastMountain or hill · 1092 yd
Sloe CopseWood · 1385 yd
Swallowhead SpringsSpring · 1617 yd
Overton HillMountain / peak · 1.2 miOther information
Photo: Pam Brophy · CC BY-SA 2.0