West Country
Wiltshire
East Kennett

The Sanctuary

The Sanctuary was a stone and timber circle near the village of in the English county of . Excavation has revealed the location of the 58 stone sockets and 62 post-holes.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: English prehistoric site
  • Also known as: “The Sanctuary, Overton Hill”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Overton Hill and Bowl barrow 50m south-east of the `Sanctuary‘ forming part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery..

Peak
Photo: UKgeofan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 571 ft hill at the southern edge of the Marlborough Downs in , England. It lies just west of the village of and about 4 miles west from the town of .

Archaeological site
Photo: Ethan Doyle White, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an archaeological site.

Archaeological site
Photo: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Avebury and Lockeridge.

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in , 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 20 mi to the south.

Village
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is a village in , England. It lies at the edge of the West Woods in the Kennet Valley, 2.9 miles west of , 3.1 miles east of and 10.5 miles south of . is situated 2 miles east of The Sanctuary.

Village
Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the English county of , in the Kennet Valley about 2.5 miles west of . The village is on the A4 road which was historically the main route from London to the west of England. is situated 2 miles east of The Sanctuary.

The Sanctuary

Latitude
51.41111° or 51° 24′ 40″ north
Longitude
-1.8313° or 1° 49′ 53″ west
Open location code
9C3WC569+CF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 40807860
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­stone_circle
Wiki­data ID
Q1570657
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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”

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Christ Church and East Kennett long barrow, 600m south of East Kennett church.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “The Sanctuary”. Photo: Adamsan, Public domain.