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West Kennet Avenue

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West Kennet Avenue

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West Kennet Avenue

Name: West Kennet Avenue
Rating: 2

Recommended by 42 hikers

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North Wessex Downs National Landscape

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Location: Avebury, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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1. The Archaeology Trail & the Ridgeway loop from Avebury — North Wessex Downs

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2. Avebury Stone Circle – Silbury Hill loop from Beckhampton

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3. West Kennet Long Barrow – Silbury Hill loop from Avebury

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Kit P

July 1, 2021

One of the many extraordinary prehistoric monuments in and around Avebury, this is an avenue of standing stones, leading to the historic village. The stones were placed prehistorically but still later than the Sanctuary and the main circle in Avebury.

Excavations have revealed shallow graves at the foot of some of the stones, indicating burial between 2500 and 1800 BC. Whilst there were originally 100 pairs of stones, some were removed and buried during the medieval period. The avenue is largely in place though and offers a sense of genuine wonder as you pass along it.

Dan

April 20, 2022

Really interesting path up through the fields and you can imagine how it must have been when this route was used originally.

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Distance 811 m

Uphill 10 m

Downhill 10 m

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West Kennet Avenue

1. The Archaeology Trail & the Ridgeway loop from Avebury — North Wessex Downs

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