Site · United Kingdom
Avebury
2850–2200 BCE
Avebury is the largest stone circle in Britain, a henge of 330 metres enclosing a great circle and two inner circles, built around 2850 to 2200 BCE, with avenues leading to the Sanctuary. It is paired with Stonehenge as a World Heritage site.
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| State / province | Wiltshire |
| Dates | 2850–2200 BCE |
| Status | Scheduled Monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site |
| Managed by | National Trust with English Heritage |
| Access | Open free of charge; a village sits inside the henge |
| Coordinates | 51.428, -1.854 (public site) |
What was found
Keiller's excavations recovered Grooved Ware and Beaker pottery, antler picks, flint tools and the skeleton of a barber-surgeon crushed under a stone in the fourteenth century. The West Kennet long barrow and Silbury Hill are nearby.
Rules
Nothing may be collected, dug, moved or removed at Avebury; it is a protected archaeological site managed by National Trust with English Heritage, and taking artifacts, stones or samples is an offence. In England, Scheduled Monument protection makes any digging or metal detecting without consent an offence. This article is for study and context only and is not a collecting locality.
Elsewhere
Cite this article
Stratum Strata. "Avebury" (Site). Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/strata/sites/avebury. Accessed 2026-09-21.
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