The World Heritage Site at Avebury

west kennet long barrow

 

Enter the dark burial chambers of West Kennet Long Barrow, one of the first Neolithic monuments in the Avebury landscape.

 

Enjoy the spectacular view over the Avebury landscape from the Early Neolithic site of Windmill Hill. The site dates back to over 1,000 years before most of the monuments comprising the World Heritage Site were erected.

 

Wander among the stones of the inner circles and the great outer circle, and witness the enormity of the bank and ditch of Avebury Henge.

 

Stroll down West Kennet Avenue, which meanders down hill and then back up towards the Sanctuary

 

Although little is left of the Sanctuary now, 4,000 years ago this was a double stone circle linked to West Kennet Avenue. But was it at the beginning or the end?

 

On the top of Overton Hill is the well-preserved Bronze Age barrow cemetery known as Seven Barrows.