Avebury

Avebury in Wiltshire is a small village at the centre of the biggest prehistoric henge monument and stone circle complex in the UK. The village also features a variety of craft shops, bookshops and a museum. There is also the newly refurbished Avebury Manner, a historic stately home.

West Kennet Long Barrow

West Kennet Long Barrow is a Neolithic burial mound dating back about 5,500 years. It is one of the largest and best-preserved examples of a chambered tomb in southern England.# West Kennet Long Barrow Entrance

The Sanctuary

In 1930, the location was re-discovered from Stukeley's illustrations and the site was excavated. Further excavation, carried out in 1999, revealed a more complex sequence of construction and use than previously thought.

Silbury Hill

Silbury Hill is a large, man-made prehistoric mound of unknown purpose. There are many legends about Silbury Hill, one of the more well-known being that there is a life-size gold statue of an ancient king on his horse buried within the mound.

Belas Knap Long Barrow

Belas Knap long barrow includes a chambered long barrow situated just below the crest of a prominent ridge with panoramic views.

Notgrove Long Barrow

The long barrow at Notgrove is a chambered tomb dating to the Neolithic period or New Stone Age.

Eggardon Hill

Eggardon Hill is the site of an Iron Age Hillfort located in the county of Dorset in southern England.

Hambledon Hill

Hambledon Hill is a significant archaeological and historical site located in Dorset, England.

Badbury Rings

Badbury Rings, located in Dorset, is a significant multivallate hillfort occupying a prominent chalk knoll, offering panoramic views over King Down.

Kingston Russell Stone Circle

The Kingston Russell Stone Circle is a significant prehistoric monument located on a chalk ridge that offers a commanding view of the surrounding downland.

The Nine Stones

The Nine Stones is a small but significant stone circle located near Winterbourne Abbas in Dorchester.

Maiden Castle

Maiden Castle in Dorset is a prominent archaeological site known primarily for its extensive Iron Age hillfort.

Glastonbury Tor

An enigmatic hill that has been manually shaped in some prehistoric time.

Chalice Well

A possibly ancient spring that is still ‘dressed’ in the Pagan tradition.

The Rollright Stones

The names of the three sites which make up the Rollright Stones come from a legend which tells how they were living men, a king and his army. The stones in the circle are The King's Men, an 8-foot standing stone across the road is The King Stone, and the group of five large stones which once formed a burial chamber and now stand in a huddle in a nearby field are The Whispering Knights.

The King Stone

The King Stone is a large block of limestone about 2.5 m. high and now tipped at a rakish angle. This was the marker stone for an early Bronze Age cemetery. Several small cairnst containing cremations were discovered around the stone during excavations in 1979.

The Whispering Knights

The Whispering Knights is the remains of a portal dolmen-type burial chamber of about 4000 BC. Four stones stand upright, while a fifth, probably the capstone, lies fallen. The stones would never have been covered by a mound; rather they projected out of a low flat-topped platform that surrounded the setting.

The Kings Men

The King's Men is a fine stone circle broadly dating to 2670 bc to 1975 bc. The circle, on a hilltop setting, is nearly perfectly round.