
What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Wiltshire.
Roughly 100–150 metres in elevation, the River Kennet between Avebury and Silbury Hill flows through Cretaceous chalk and glacial deposits typical of the chalk downlands of Wiltshire. The river is historically significant as part of the landscape surrounding Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments, including Avebury Henge and Silbury Hill, contributing to the area’s UNESCO World Heritage status.
Places near here
Silbury Hill viewed from the West Kennett Long BarrowAncient burial place · 415 yd
The A4 bypassing Silbury HillMountain or hill · 557 yd
Waden HillMountain / peak · 578 yd
Moon over Silbury HillMountain or hill · 698 yd
Old Milestone by the A4, BeckhamptonMonument or public art · 837 yd
Avebury ChurchChurch, cross or graveyard · 852 yd
Swallowhead SpringsSpring · 908 yd
Ashdown House and Front RailingsListed building · 1067 yd
Sloe CopseWood · 1.0 mi
Overton HillMountain / peak · 1.3 miOther information
Photo: Jim Champion · CC BY-SA 2.0