Silbury Hill

• Silbury Hill is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the highest man made Monument in Europe at a height of 131 ft (40m).
• It is located beside the River Kennet, near the Avebury Standing Stones, in Wiltshire.

Description

• It is a flat topped circular mound, constructed in the Bronze Age around 2,450 BCE.
• It is located in an area of Bronze Age Monuments, including Avebury and Stonehenge.

Similarity to Egyptian Pyramids

• Silbury Hill has a similar size and volume to the Pyramids in Egypt.
• Although the mound is covered in grass today, excavations have shown that underneath the earth is a cone shaped step-pyramid made of chalk and having ten sides.
• It would originally have appeared as a shining white edifice.

Function

• Silbury Hill has been found not to contain any Burials, and its purpose is the subject of debate.

Nearby Sites

• Avebury
• Stonehenge
• Durrington Walls
• Woodhenge
• Old Sarum
• Marden Henge

Silbury Hill, Wiltshire