Adam's Grave
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Adam's Grave was a Neolithic long barrow near Alton Barnes in Wiltshire, southwest England. Its remains have been scheduled as an ancient monument.
Cattle on the side of Woodborough Hill, with Adam's Grave and Walkers Hill on the skyline
Avebury
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Avebury is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in south-west England. One of the best-known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains
Adam's Grave
…to the barrow. According to folklore the barrow is the grave of a giant, and his ghost has been reported. Associations with the nearby monument at Avebury have also been suggested. In the Anglo-Saxon period, the site was known as "Woden's Barrow" (Old English "Wōdnesbeorg") and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle…
Avebury henge, stone circle and village overview
Aerial photo of the site and village in 2017
The north-west sector of Avebury
Part of the outer ditch