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Avebury village, within the ancient stone circle, Wiltshire

Avebury

Avebury is a village in Wiltshire, which is encircled by the prehistoric monument complex; the Avebury stone circle.

The Avebury monument is Neolithic, containing three stone circles in the midst of which sits the village. The outermost is the largest stone circle in Europe and part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site encompassing Stonehenge, Silbury Hill and the West Kennet Long Barrow: the Stone Age landscape of prehistoric Wiltshire.

Avebury is owned and run by the National Trust. (Read more)