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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.
Henge ditch and bank[edit]
Ditch around the outside stone ring
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.
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.
Northern Inner Ring and The Cove[edit]
Cove stone and 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.
Stone 103. Lady in front is about 1.76 metres tall
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.
Kennet Avenue[edit]
View north along the avenue.
Northern end of the avenue, from the henge bank.
Avebury village[edit]
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