West Overton

Places of Interest

The Sanctuary

Archaeological site

Photo: Adamsan, Public domain.

The Sanctuary was a stone and timber circle near the village of Avebury in the south-western English county of Wiltshire. Excavation has revealed the location of the 58 stone sockets and 62 post-holes.

The Devil’s Den

Archaeological site

Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Devil's Den or Devil's Den is a dolmen burial chamber on Fyfield Hill near Marlborough, Wiltshire, England. The chamber is part of a Neolithic passage grave on Fyfield Down.

Avebury

Nature reserve

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

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. Avebury is situated 2½ miles west of West Overton.

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Avebury

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Avebury is a village in Wiltshire, famous for its neolithic stone circle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The henge and stone circles are thought to date from about 2500 BC to 2000 BC and are roughly contemporary with the more famous Stonehenge 20 mi to the south.

Marlborough

Photo: Mariegriffiths, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Marlborough is a market town in Wiltshire, between Swindon and Amesbury. Marlborough retains a rustic charm with arcades, alleyways, coaching inns, half-timbered cottages and a church at each end of the high street.

Fyfield

Village

Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fyfield is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire, in the Kennet Valley about 2.5 miles west of Marlborough. The village is on the A4 road which was historically the main route from London to the west of England.

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