- Avebury is a Henge Monument in Wiltshire, England, constructed around 2,600 BCE.
- It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Unesco World Heritage Site.
The Site
- Avebury consists of a Henge with an internal ditch.
- It contains the largest circle of Standing Stones in Britain, with 98 Sarsen Standing Stones, some weighing up to 40 tons. Sarsen Stones were also used at Stonehenge.
- Sarsen stones are mostly found lying naturally upon Salisbury Plain and upon the Marlborough Downs in Wiltshire.
- Inside the outer ring are two smaller inner circles of Standing Stones.
- From the southeast of Avebury, an Avenue of paired Standing Stones leads down to the river Kennet.
- Another Avenue appears to have led from the western entrance.
Nearby Sites
- West Kennet Long Barrow
- Silbury Hill
- Stonehenge
- Durrington Walls
- Woodhenge
- The Ridgeway
- Uffington White Horse (c.1,000 BCE) on the Ridgeway.
- Uffington Castle (c.800-700 BCE) on the Ridgeway.
Similar Bronze Age Monuments
Avebury, Wiltshire: