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South inner circle of megaliths within the Avebury henge stone circle. Nearer the middle of the monument are two additional, separate stone circles. The northern inner ring is 98 metres (322 ft) in diameter, but only two of its four standing stones remain upright. A cove of three stones stood in the middle, its entrance facing northeast.
There are four smaller stone circles known from the area surrounding Avebury: The Sanctuary, Winterbourne Bassett Stone Circle, Clatford Stone Circle, and Falkner's Circle. [15] Archaeologists initially suggested that a fifth example could be seen at Langdean Bottom, although further investigation has reinterpreted this as evidence for a late ...
Falkner's Circle was a stone circle near the village of Avebury in the south-western English county of Wiltshire. Built from twelve sarsen megaliths, it measured about 37 metres (121 ft) in diameter, although only one of these stones remains standing.
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.
Priddy Circles, four stone circles and two round barrows; Ring of Brodgar, Neolithic henge and stone circle. Thornborough Henges, three aligned Neolithic henges. Waulud's Bank, a possible Neolithic henge. Woodhenge, Neolithic Class I henge and timber circle.
The archetypical stone circle is an uncluttered enclosure, large enough to congregate inside, and composed of megalithic stones. Often similar structures are named 'stone circle', but these names are either historic, or incorrect. Examples of commonly misinterpreted stone circles are ring cairns, burial mounds, and kerb cairns.
Stonehenge Avenue is an ancient avenue on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England.It is part of the Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site.Discovered in the 18th century, it measures nearly 3 kilometres, [2] and connects Stonehenge with the River Avon. [3]
Discovered in the Harrat al ‘Uwayrid lava field, the circles range in diameter from 13 to 26 feet, and all date to about 7,000 years ago. The team found evidence of stone walls and at least one ...