West Amesbury

Places of Interest

Stonehenge

Photo: Oni Lukos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Stonehenge is a Neolithic and Bronze Age stone monument in a UNESCO World Heritage Site on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. The WHS is quite large and contains many other structures from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages.

Vespasian’s Camp

Cliff

Photo: Psychostevouk, Public domain.

Vespasian's Camp is an Iron Age hillfort just west of the town of Amesbury, Wiltshire, England. The hillfort is less than 3 kilometres from the Neolithic and Bronze Age site of Stonehenge, and was built on a hill next to the Stonehenge Avenue; it has the River Avon on its southern side and the A303 road on its northern edge.

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Stonehenge Landscape

Locality

Photo: Ranger Steve, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Stonehenge Landscape is a property of The National Trust, located on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. The estate covers 2,100 acres surrounding the Neolithic monument of Stonehenge, which is administered by English Heritage.

Cursus Barrows

Locality

Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Cursus Barrows is the name given to a Neolithic and Bronze Age round barrow cemetery lying mostly south of the western end of the Stonehenge Cursus, in Wiltshire, England. Cursus Barrows is situated 1½ miles northwest of West Amesbury.

Larkhill

Village

Photo: Ashley Columbus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Larkhill is a garrison town in the civil parish of Durrington, Wiltshire, England. It lies about 1+3⁄4 miles west of the centre of Durrington village and 1+1⁄2 mi north of the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge. Larkhill is situated 2 miles northwest of West Amesbury.

West Amesbury

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