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Sign in to saveAlso known as Avebury Stones, Avebury henge and stone circles, Avebury stone circle
Avebury () is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in south-west 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.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Avebury
- Ancient site.image
- Wiltshire-Avebury.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- Avebury henge, stone circle and village overview
- Ancient site.map_type
- United Kingdom Wiltshire
- Ancient site.relief
- yes
- Ancient site.map_caption
- Map of Wiltshire showing the location of Avebury
- Ancient site.location
- Wiltshire, England
- Ancient site.type
- Monument
- Ancient site.material
- Sarsen
- Ancient site.built
- Neolithic
- Ancient site.ownership
- National Trust
- Ancient site.management
- National Trust
- Ancient site.designation1
- WHS
- Ancient site.designation1_date
- 1986 (10th session)
- Ancient site.designation1_number
- 373
- Ancient site.designation1_criteria
- i, ii, iii
- Ancient site.designation1_type
- Cultural
- Ancient site.designation1_partof
- Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- henge
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Avebury
- Owned by
- National Trust
- Operator
- National Trust
- Official website
- www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/avebury
- Image
- Avebury pure gold.jpg
- Significant event
- archaeological excavation
Show 10 more facts
- heritage designation
- scheduled monument
- Commons gallery
- Avebury
- different from
- Avebury
- Commons category
- Avebury Stone Circles
- maintained by
- National Trust
- native label
- Avebury
- time period
- Neolithic
- director of archaeological fieldwork
- Stuart Piggott
- studied by
- Alexander Keiller
- OS grid reference
- SU1024769967
via Wikidata · CC0
Gallery (34)
On the map
3 mapped locations