West Kennet Long Barrow
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The West Kennet Long Barrow, also known as South Long Barrow, is a chambered long barrow near the village of Avebury in the south-western English county of Wiltshire. Probably constructed in the thirt
The long barrow in 2005
The stones at the entrance to the chamber in West Kennet Long Barrow
The barrow of West Kennet Long Barrow
The chamber of West Kennet Long Barrow
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
West Kennet Long Barrow
…and Early Bronze Age, the landscape around West Kennet Long Barrow was subject to the widespread construction of ceremonial monuments, among them the Avebury henge and stone circles, the West Kennet Avenue, The Sanctuary, and Silbury Hill. During the Romano-British period, a small coin hoard was buried in the side of the long barrow…
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