Avebury
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Avebury Henge or Avebury Stone Circle is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The village of Avebury is in the middle of the stone circles.
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[edit] The Henge ditch and bank
 Ditch around the outside stone ring |
 View of the ditch |
[edit] The Outer Circle
.jpg) From the right, stones 4, 5, 6, 7, etc. South-west quadrant. |
 Stones 8, 7, 6 and 5, from left to right. South-west quadrant. |
 Stones 7, 8 and 9, from left to right. South-west quadrant. |
 From the right, stones 7, 8, 9, etc. South-west quadrant. |
 Stone 9 (The Barber Stone). South-west quadrant. |
 Stone 9 (The Barber Stone). South-west quadrant. |
 Stone 9 (The Barber Stone) on the right. South-west quadrant. |
 Stone 9 (The Barber Stone). South-west quadrant. |
 Stone 10 on the left. South-west quadrant. |
 Stone 10 on the left. South-west quadrant. |
 Stone 10 on the left. South-west quadrant. |
 Stone 12 on the left. South-west quadrant. |
 Stone 12. South-west quadrant. |
 Stone 12 on the left, then 14 and 16. South-west quadrant. |
 Stone 14. South-west quadrant. |
 Stone 14. South-west quadrant. |
 Stone 16. South-west quadrant. |
 Stone 24 (The Forge Stone). South-west quadrant. |
 Stone 24 (The Forge Stone). South-west quadrant. |
 Stones of the north-west quadrant. From right: stone 30, stone 31, etc. |
 Stone 44. North-west quadrant. |
 Stone 46 (The Diamond Stone or The Swindon Stone). North-west quadrant. |
 Stone 46 (The Diamond Stone or The Swindon Stone). North-west quadrant. |
 Stone 73. North-east quadrant. |
 Outer Ring Stone |
 Stone 98. South-east quadrant. |
 Stones 98 and 1. South-east quadrant. |
 Stones 98 and 1. South-east quadrant. |
 Stone 1 (Devil's Chair). South-east quadrant. |
[edit] The Northern Inner Ring and The Cove
 The Cove. |
 The Cove and stone 201. |
 Cove stone and stone 201. |
 Stone 201. |
[edit] The Southern Inner Ring
 South-east quadrant stones. |
 View of the southern inner ring, pyramid marks the position of the 'obelisk' stone. |
 From left to right: stones 103, 102 and 101. |
 Stones 102 and 101. |
 Stone 103. Lady in front is about 1.76 metres tall |
 Stone 102. |
 From left to right: stones 101, 102 and 103. |
.jpg) From left to right: stones 101, 102 and 103. |
 From left to right: stones 106, 105, 103 and 102. |
 Stones 103, 102, 101 and 105. |
[edit] Kennet Avenue
 View north along the avenue. |
 Northern end of the avenue, from the henge bank. |
 Stones 14a and 15b. |
 Stones 15a and 15b. |
 Stones 15a and 15b. |
[edit] Avebury village
 Avebury Village |
 Avebury Village |
 Avebury Village, Red Lion Inn |
 Avebury Village, Red Lion Inn |
 The Church Tower of Avebury see through a hedge |
[edit] Miscellaneous
 Eve - one of the Beckhampton Longstones |
 Eve - one of the Beckhampton Longstones |
 Adam - one of the Beckhampton Longstones |
 The Beckhampton Longstones |
 Avebury seen from Windmill Hill |
 "Hedgehog" Hill Graves near Avebury |
 "Hedgehog" Hill Grave near Avebury |
 The postulated original layout of the circles |
 Standing stones |
