Avebury Henge by munki-boy
Avebury
Avebury in Wiltshire is a small village at the centre of the biggest prehistoric henge monument and stone circle complex in the UK. The village also features a variety of craft shops, bookshops and a museum. There is also the newly refurbished Avebury Manner, a historic stately home.
The village of Avebury is situated in the middle of the UKs largest prehistoric stone circle complex, surrounded by an extensive henge monument and ditch monument. The main stone circles at Avebury were probably constructed around 2500 BC but there is evidence of land use by people for over 6000 years.
Faces in the Avebury Stones
It is a popular tradition to look for the semblance of faces among the twisted forms of the stones at Avebury such as this one. Very many have been spotted and many more are yet to be discovered. There are in fact several popular books available documenting some of the more well-known.
Stones of Avebury
The massive stones of the outer circle at Avebury appear to be placed in order with a roughly rhombus or diamond shaped stone followed by a tall roughly cylindrical stone, alternating around the circle. This has led to supposition that the pattern may be gender related.
Avebury is in North Wessex Downs AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Created: 27 November 2016 Edited: 29 November 2023
Avebury
Avebury LiDAR Map
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Local History around Avebury
There are some historic monuments around including:
Bowl barrow 400m west of Cooks PlantationPair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch PlantationBowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington DownKitchen Barrow: a long barrow on Kitchen Barrow HillTwo round barrows W of New Town FarmSquare enclosure 350m north of Wansdyke on Bishop's Cannings DownField system E of Kitchen Barrow HillLong barrow on Easton DownBowl barrow on Calstone Down, 500m south of Witch PlantationPair of round barrows and section of linear earthwork NE of the gallops on West DownSaucer barrow 620m north of New Barn: Part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton DownBeckhampton round barrow cemetery 150m north east of the `Waggon and Horses'Field system 275yds (250m) N of Field BarnBowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White HorseBowl barrow 770m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury DownBowl barrow 200m east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a barrow cemeterySaucer barrow 250m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemeteryShrunken medieval village site E of Avebury TrusloeBowl barrow 1km west of Tan HillBowl barrow 50m north east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemeteryBowl barrow 120m west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemeteryBowl barrow 750m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North DownWest Kennet long barrow, 800m south-east of Silbury HillBowl barrow 230m west of The Grange, BeckhamptonTen barrows forming part of Fox Covert round barrow cemetery, West Down.Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton DownThree bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap CottageBell barrow 75m west of Red ShoreRybury campTwo earthwork enclosures and a linear earthwork 625m north of Barbury CastleBarrow on Avebury Down, S of track from AveburyBowl barrow forming part of a cemetery 800m east of Kitchen BarrowGreen Bank bowl barrow, 230m east of the Avebury henge monumentA causewayed enclosure, the core of a round barrow cemetery, part of a prehistoric field system and an associated mortuary enclosure on Windmill HillPair of round barrows 400m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated on Avebury DownPair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery on North DownLinear round barrow cemetery 200m ENE of West Kennett long barrowPair of round barrows 200m SSE of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.Iron Age enclosure on Overton Hill, 600m north west of North FarmBowl barrow 650m ESE of New Barn, between Avebury Down and Monkton DownLong barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North DownFour earthwork enclosures on All Cannings DownBowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington DownBowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North DownBowl barrow on Kitchen Barrow HillEast Kennett long barrow, 600m south of East Kennett churchBowl barrow 200m north of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemeteryBowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 120m north of the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North DownBowl barrow 70m north of Green Street and east of the Avebury henge monumentGroup of four round barrows 300m north west of the junction between the Ridgeway and Green Street on Avebury DownAll Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement sitePair of bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington DownLinear earthworks forming part of a field system on Bishop's Cannings DownThree sections of a linear earthwork south west of New BarnRound barrow cemetery and part of a field system 200m south of Beckhampton PenningA henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox CovertLong Stones long barrow 150m north of Beckhampton HouseAvebury henge and stone circlesEnclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings DownMedieval settlement, moat and fishponds at Woodhill Park FarmBowl barrow 500m west of The RowBowl barrow 200m south of Green Street and 1100m east of the Avebury henge monument, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury DownThree bowl barrows: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury CastleBowl barrow 750m south-east of Windmill HillBell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton BuildingsBowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West DownBowl barrow immediately west of the Ridgeway, 400m north east of its junction with Green StreetBarrow S of WansdykeRound barrow cemetery 400m south of Avebury henge monument on Waden HillEarthwork enclosure N of WansdykeBowl barrow 50m south-east of the `Sanctuary' forming part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.Remains of `Falkner's Circle', a Neolithic stone circle 180m east of the West Kennet AvenueBarbury Castle: a hillfort and bowl barrowEarthwork NW of New Town FarmEarthwork enclosure on Milk HillEarthwork enclosure 950m SSE of Manor FarmBowl barrow 800m south-east of Tanhill PenningBowl barrow 800m south of Hemp KnollRound barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West DownBowl barrow 40m north west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemeteryPenning bell barrow 600m east of Avebury Down BarnTwo bowl barrows 400m south of Tanhill PenningGroup of six round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett FarmBowl barrow forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton HillBowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North DownLangdean stone circleWest Kennett Farm palisaded enclosuresBowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North DownSaucer barrow: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury CastleSite of an oval stone circle and part of an adjacent field system 700m SW of West Kennet long barrow.Two saucer barrows and a pair of bowl barrows 750m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton DownGroup of five round barrows north-east of the Sanctuary: part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.Winterbourne Bassett moundLong barrow on Horton DownAdam's Grave: a long barrow on Walker's HillGroup of small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down long barrowAvebury Long Stones 380m east of The Grange Stables, BeckhamptonBowl barrow in The Belt, 350m north east of Hill BarnEarthwork enclosure on Allington DownBowl barrow 750m east of New BarnSaucer barrow on North DownBowl barrow 500m north-west of Berwick Bassett ClumpEnclosure on Horton DownSix bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn: part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton DownSaucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton BuildingsFour round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on All Cannings DownPair of bowl barrows situated on the south east of Bishop's Cannings DownBowl barrow 900m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury DownPair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North DownBowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington DownBell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North DownSilbury Hill: a monumental Neolithic mound west of the River Kennet and south of Avebury villageBell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton HillBowl barrow 200m south of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemeteryTwo bell barrows and a bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery adjacent to the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North DownBowl barrow 375m east of Wick Bottom BarnThree confluent round barrows 580m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury DownSharpridge earthworksBowl barrow 300m south-east of Walker's PlantationThree Roman burial mounds, a Bronze Age bowl barrow, a pagan Saxon inhumation cemetery and a short length of Roman road on Overton Hill.Grange Stables bell barrowBowl barrow 50m south of The Sanctuary on Overton Hill, forming part of the Seven Barrow Hill round barrow cemeteryGroup of barrows on Draycott HillBowl barrow 350m north-east of White Horse PlantationBowl barrow 950m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton DownStone circleEarth Burgh (or Eorth Burh) NW of New Town FarmBowl barrow 800m north-east of Hackpen BarnBowl barrow east of the Ridgeway forming part of the Overton Hill Bronze Age round barrow cemetery.Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton BuildingsTwo bowl barrows 670m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton DownSection of Wansdyke and associated monuments from east of The Firs to the eastern side of Tan HillPair of round barrows forming part of the Bronze Age round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett FarmGrange bowl barrow 130m north west of The Grange Stables bell barrow, BeckhamptonPair of bowl barrows 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North DownBell barrow 300m south-east of Avebury Down Barn forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury DownThe Sanctuary, Overton HillBowl barrow 750m south-west of Manor Farm: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemeteryKnap Hill camp near Alton PriorsBowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North DownWick Down Farm earthworkLinear barrow cemetery on Hackpen HillGroup of round barrows on Rough HillEarthwork W of New Town FarmBell barrow on Easton DownBell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton DownThree Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North DownTwo bowl barrows 320m south-east of Little LondonHorslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.Bowl barrow 200m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.Medieval settlement remains immediately west of The VicarageHarepit Way linear boundaryWansdyke: section from S of Furze Hill to Marlborough-Pewsey roadSouth Street long barrow, 70m south east of the Long StonesEarthwork enclosure and dewpond 490m north of Barbury CastleDitch W of Tanhill FairPreshute Down field systemBowl barrow 900m SSE of Green BankSection of the WansdykePair of bowl barrows 150m north of the Wansdyke on All Cannings DownWest Kennet bell barrow, 160m north-west of West Kennet long barrowBowl barrow 190m north east of Nolands Farm, YatesburyPrehistoric to post-medieval settlement, cultivation, industrial and funerary remains on Fyfield, Overton and Manton DownsRichardson medieval settlementBowl barrow 1km north-east of Avebury and 70m north of Green StreetTwo enclosures on Winterbourne DownBowl barrow 870m ESE of New Barn on Monkton DownSharpridge field systemBell barrow 350m south-west of Barbury BarnGroup of four round barrows 500m south-east of Avebury Down Barn, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury DownWest Kennet Avenue and an earthwork bank east of West Kennett FarmBowl barrow 700m south-east of Windmill HillBowl barrow 630m north east of Wick Bottom BarnFour bowl barrows forming part of a cemetery 270m east of long barrow on Roughridge HillThree bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap CottageBell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down.
