The Sanctuary
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.Photo: Adamsan, Public domain.
Photo: William Stukeley, Public domain.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: English prehistoric site
- Also known as: “The Sanctuary, Overton Hill”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Overton Hill and Silbury Hill.
Overton Hill
Peak
Photo: UKgeofan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Overton Hill is a 571 ft hill at the southern edge of the Marlborough Downs in Wiltshire, England. It lies just west of the village of West Overton and about 4 miles west from the town of Marlborough.
Silbury Hill
Nature reserve
Photo: Gobeirne, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Silbury Hill is a prehistoric artificial chalk mound near Avebury in the English county of Wiltshire. It is part of the Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Christ Church
Church
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Christ Church is situated 1,900 feet south of The Sanctuary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Overton and Avebury.
West Overton
Village
Photo: UKgeofan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
West Overton is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire, about 3.5 miles west of Marlborough. The river Kennet runs immediately north of the village, separating it from the A4 road.
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.
Lockeridge
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lockeridge is a village in Wiltshire, England. It lies at the edge of the West Woods in the Kennet Valley, 2.9 miles west of Marlborough, 3.1 miles east of Avebury and 10.5 miles south of Swindon. Lockeridge is situated 2 miles east of The Sanctuary.
The Sanctuary
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: East Kennett, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.41111° or 51° 24′ 40″ northLongitude
-1.8313° or 1° 49′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C3WC569+CFOpenStreetMap ID
way 40807860OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=stone_circleWikidata ID
Q1570657
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“The Sanctuary” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “The Sanctuary”
- Chinese: “聖所石圈”
- German: “The Sanctuary”
- Hebrew: “המשכן”
- Japanese: “ザ・サンクチュアリ”
- Spanish: “El Santuario”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bowl Barrow and East Kennett long barrow, 600m south of East Kennett church.
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