Avebury: The Largest Stone Circle in the World
South West, England
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Avebury: The Largest Stone Circle in the World
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Avebury is a henge with the largest megalithic stone circle in the world and two smaller circles inside it, built over several hundred years in the third millennium BC. A village grew up inside the bank in the Middle Ages and later residents pulled down many of the stones; Alexander Keiller re-erected what he could in the 1930s. Silbury Hill, the tallest prehistoric mound in Europe, and the West Kennet Long Barrow stand within walking distance.
Required Activities
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of 4
Walk the full circuit of the henge bank and the outer circle
2
of 4
Walk the West Kennet Avenue of paired stones
3
of 4
Look up at Silbury Hill from the road
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of 4
Go inside the West Kennet Long Barrow
Walk the full circuit of the henge bank and the outer circle
Walk the West Kennet Avenue of paired stones
Look up at Silbury Hill from the road
Go inside the West Kennet Long Barrow
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