Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
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| Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites * | |
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 Avebury
Stonehenge
Avebury and Stonehenge in Wiltshire
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, iii |
| Reference | 373 |
| Region ** | Europe and North America |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 1986 (10th Session) |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List ** Region as classified by UNESCO |
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Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Wiltshire, England. The WHS covers two large areas of land separated by nearly 30 miles (48 km), rather than a specific monument or building. The sites were inscribed as co-listings in 1986.
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[edit] Stonehenge and Associated Monuments
The Stonehenge area of the WHS is located in south Wiltshire. It covers an area of 26 square km and is centred on the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge.
[edit] Monuments in the Stonehenge WHS
- Stonehenge
- Stonehenge Avenue
- Stonehenge Cursus
- The Lesser Cursus
- Durrington Walls
- Woodhenge
- Coneybury Henge (a henge that has been ploughed flat [1])
- King Barrow Ridge ([2]) (broken link, June 2010)
- Winterbourne Stoke Barrows
- Normanton Down Barrows, including Bush Barrow
- Vespasian's Camp
- Robin Hood's Ball (an associated monument located just north of the WHS boundary)
- West Amesbury Henge, also known as Bluestonehenge
- Stonehenge Landscape
- Stonehenge New Henge
[edit] Avebury and Associated Monuments
The Avebury area of the WHS is located in northern Wiltshire. It covers an area of 22.5 square km and is centred on the prehistoric Avebury Henge.
[edit] Monuments in the Avebury WHS
- Avebury Henge
- West Kennet Avenue
- Beckhampton Avenue
- West Kennet Long Barrow
- The Sanctuary
- Silbury Hill
- Windmill Hill
[edit] Museum and Archive collections
The most important collections from the WHS are
- Alexander Keiler Museum
- Salisbury Museum
- Wiltshire Heritage Museum in Devizes
[edit] External links
- UNESCO: Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
- Avebury on SW WHS website
- Stonehenge on SW WHS website
- Alexander Keiler Museum website
- Salisbury Museum website
- Wiltshire Heritage Museum website
