What is recorded here
The National Heritage List for England records Stonehenge, the Avenue, and three barrows adjacent to the Avenue forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Countess Farm as a scheduled monument. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Neolithic henge monument and Bronze Age round barrow cemetery; dates primarily to the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age periods. It is one of the most significant prehistoric monuments in Europe, reflecting complex ritual and ceremonial practices of early farming communities.
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