Avebury
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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Henge ditch and bank[edit]
Ditch around the outside stone ring
View of the ditch
Outer Circle[edit]
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.
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Northern Inner Ring and The Cove[edit]
The Cove.
The Cove and stone 201.
Cove stone and stone 201.
Stone 201.
Southern Inner Ring[edit]
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.
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.
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Kennet Avenue[edit]
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.
Avebury village[edit]
Avebury Village
Avebury Village
Avebury Village, Red Lion Inn
Avebury Village, Red Lion Inn
The Church Tower of Avebury see through a hedge
Miscellaneous[edit]
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
