Avebury, Wiltshire, SN8 1RF

Date of visit: 25th September 2022

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Avebury is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in southwest England. One of the best known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains the largest megalithic stone circle in the world. It is both a tourist attraction and a place of religious importance to contemporary pagans.

Constructed over several hundred years in the third millennium BC, during the Neolithic, or New Stone Age, the monument comprises a large henge (a bank and a ditch) with a large outer stone circle and two separate smaller stone circles situated inside the centre of the monument. Its original purpose is unknown, although archaeologists believe that it was most likely used for some form of ritual or ceremony. The Avebury monument is a part of a larger prehistoric landscape containing several older monuments nearby, including West Kennet Long Barrow, Windmill Hill and Silbury Hill.

Internal ref number: WT/173/007

Date of Visit: 25th Sep 2022

Kiosk Type: K6
Door Type: A
Crown: Tudor
Kiosk Colour: Red
Usage: Phone
Phone Number (if known): 01672 539231

Northing & Westing: 51°25’41.7″N, 1°51’20.5″W
what3words: scrolled.cloud.takers
Grid Reference: SU 10130 69925
OS X & Y: 169925, 410130
Latitude & Longitude: 51.428242, -1.855681
UK Postcode: SN8 1RF
County: Wiltshire


Listed Status: Historic Eng. Ref. 1033729 12/02/1987