- Avebury is Britain’s oldest and most important megalith. ... From an aerial view, Avebury appears to be a Celtic, or circled, cross.
- Avebury, görünüşte geniş bir kutsal manzara oluşturan Neolitik ve Bronz Çağı tören alanlarından oluşan alışılmadık bir grubun parçasıdır.
- Over the last 1,000 years Christianity, ignorance and the need for building materials, have all combined to destroy many of the standing stones in Avebury.
- Visitors can respectively touch the stones of Avebury, walk the pagan avenues or ponder the mysteries of Silbury Hill (the largest Neolithic construction in Europe).
- To understand and appreciate Avebury henge you really need to appreciate the work of Alexander Keiller, the man who discovered Avebury in the 1930s.
- The Wiltshire village of Avebury is home to the largest prehistoric stone circle in Britain and the most popular megalithic site after Stonehenge.
- Only 1500 meters south of the main Avebury rings stands Silbury Hill, the largest, and perhaps the most enigmatic, of all megalithic constructions in Europe.
- It is possible to walk to the other related local sights which make up the Avebury landscape, but in less favourable weather, car transport is advisable.