Wiltshire Photos by Hetty
4th August 2020 Avebury World Heritage Site – NT website Map of our walk around the ancient site
A walk to see ancient monuments and on part of the Ridge Way
We parked in Avebury then walked out to Silbury Hill, which is 30 metres high and 160 metres wide
Then up to the huge West Kennet Long Barrow – 100m long
Which you can walk inside part of it – I could stand up in there
You can see Silbury Hill from there
On the walk we passed several barrows
This is called the Sactuary. Markers show where wooden poles and stones once stood. We could see the West Kennett Long Barrow from here
Back in Avebury – around the circle of stones, there is a huge bank and ditch, once much higher and deeper
The Avenue
The stones are enormous
The oldest building in the village is the dovecote
Inside the dovecote
The museum in the barn was closed
Part of the grand circle of stones – over 4,000 years old
A thatched pub
