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.

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.

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.

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


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