The Standing Stones of Avebury

Avebury’s uniqueness lies in the fact that the village of Avebury lies partly within the Henge, or outer circle of stones. A small village road splits the stones. Roughly quarter of a mile across, the outer circle of stones encloses two smaller stone circles and the beauty of this incredible ancient structure is its accessibility. Guests to Avebury are freely allowed to wander amongst the stones, touching them, meditating with them, performing modern day druidic rituals, feeling their power.

The stones stand today as they stood over 5000 years ago when they were first constructed. Like Stonehenge, many theories abound as to the reason for their construction.




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The layout of Avebury is slightly different to Stonehenge and indeed it is much bigger, but like Stonehenge, the stones are placed on ley lines and have very strong connections with the equinox and the alignment of stars and planets.

Avebury is surrounded by other fascinating remnants and glimpses into the past of prehistoric Britain. The bizarre and curious conical man made mound of Silbury hill is nearby as is West Kennet Long Barrow, one of the best preserved specimens of ancient burial mounds, the avenue of stones leads up to the Stone circle and there are numerous other mysterious monuments and constructions in the local area.