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Silbury Hill seen from the south east Silbury Hill, modern artistic recreation of its construction c. 2350 BC Silbury Hill, as viewed from the nearby hill on which West Kennet Long Barrow is located 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries
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. By the Iron Age , the site had been effectively abandoned, with some evidence of human activity on the site during the Roman period .
Avebury (/ ˈ eɪ v b ər i /) is a ... On the hill stood a stone and timber circle, destroyed in the 18th century, ... "Avebury". Wiltshire Community History ...
Windmill Hill is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure in the English county of Wiltshire, part of the Avebury World Heritage Site, about 1 mile (2 km) northwest of Avebury. Enclosing an area of 21 acres (8.5 ha), it is the largest known causewayed enclosure in Britain. [ 1 ]
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS) in Wiltshire, England. The WHS covers two large areas of land separated by about 24 kilometres (15 mi), rather than a specific monument or building.
The Sanctuary is 1 ½ miles southeast of Avebury and 4 ½ miles west of Marlborough. [4] It stands on the southern spur of Overton Hill, [5] a site offering views across the valley of the River Kennet. [5] Visitors can park on a lay-by on the southern side of the A4 atop Overton Hill, which is adjacent to the circle. [4]
It includes monuments and sites that can be accessed, ranging from the ancient Avebury henge and stone circles in Wiltshire and the Sutton Hoo burial site in Suffolk to the world's first purpose ...
West Kennet Long Barrow is found near the village of Avebury in central Wiltshire. [2] It occupies a prominent place on the crest of a hill, [3] just above the upper Kennet valley. [2] To the north, it offers views of Avebury, and to the south St Anne's Hill and Wansdyke. [4]