Avebury

Avebury is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of in , in south-west England. One of the best-known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains the largest megalithic stone circle in the world.
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  • Nature reserve
  • Description: Neolithic henge monument in Wiltshire, England, UK
  • Also known as
    “Avebury henge”
    “Avebury henge and stone circles”
    “Avebury stone circle”
    “Avebury Stones”
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Places of Interest

Highlights include West Kennet Long Barrow and Windmill Hill.
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Archaeological site
The , also known as South Long…
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Archaeological site
is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Overton and Berwick Bassett.
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Village
is a village and civil parish in the…
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Village
is a small village and civil parish…
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Village
is a small village and civil…

Avebury

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Latitude
51.4286° or 51° 25′ 43″ north
Longitude
-1.8537° or 1° 51′ 13″ west
Open location code
9C3WC4HW+CG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 353244910
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­meadow
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
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tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q661855

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Avebury” goes by many names.
أفيبريArabic
ԷյվբերիArmenian
AveburyBasque
ЭўбюрыBelarusian
AveburyBreton
АвебурйBulgarian
AveburyCatalan
AveburyCebuano
Avebury StonesCebuano
埃夫伯里Chinese
埃夫伯里村Chinese
埃夫伯里石圈Chinese
埃夫伯里石阵Chinese
埃夫伯里石陣Chinese
阿弗伯利Chinese
AveburyCroatian
AveburyCzech
AveburyDanish
AveburyDutch
Ŝtoncirklo de AveburyEsperanto
AveburyFinnish
AveburyFrench
AveburyGalician
ეივბერიGeorgian
AveburyGerman
Avebury Stone CircleGerman
ΈιβμπουριGreek
אייוובוריHebrew
אייוובריHebrew
AveburyHungarian
AveburyIcelandic
AveburyIrish
AveburyItalian
エーヴベリーJapanese
ಆವ್ಬರಿKannada
에이브베리Korean
EivberisLithuanian
AveburyNorwegian
AveburyNorwegian Bokmål
ایوبریPersian
AveburyPolish
AveburyPortuguese
AveburyRomanian
ЭйвбериRussian
AveburySerbo-Croatian
AveburySlovenian
AveburySpanish
AveburySwedish
Avebury StonesSwedish
AveburyTurkish
ЕйвберіUkrainian
AveburyVietnamese
AveburyWelsh

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Silbury House and Avebury Chapel.

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