 The West Kennet Avenue connects the south entrance of the Avebury Henge to The Sanctuary one and a half miles away on Overton Hill. The Avebury avenues were the last components of the henge to be constructed at around 2400 B.C.
West Kennet Avenue is believed to have consisted of about 100 pairs of stones spaced at intervals of 80 feet with the avenue being about 50 feet wide throughout much of its length, though it may have narrowed as it approached The Sanctuary. The stones varied quite considerably in size between four and 13 feet high.
About West Kennet Avenue
Avebury Web: The West Kennet Avenue
Megalithic Portal: West Kennet Avenue
Modern Antiquarian: West Kennett Avenue
Wikipedia: West Kennet
Wikipedia: Avenue (Archaeology)
Journey to West Kennet Avenue
West Kennet Avenue is located south of the Avebury Stone Circle in Wiltshire in southwest England. It parallels the B4003 minor road leading south to the A4 from the village of Avebury.
Ordnance Survey Map (SU103700)
Visitors Information
Visitors information for West Kennet Avenue may be found at the English Heritage website. For general tourism information for Wiltshire, see the Visit Wiltshire website.
Additional Photos of the West Kennet Avenue
Start of the West Kennet Avenue Near the Avebury Stone Circle
Beginning of the West Kennet Avenue
Beginning of the West Kennet Avenue
Large Stone, West Kennet Avenue
Large Stone, West Kennet Avenue
Large Stone, West Kennet Avenue
Large Stone, West Kennet Avenue
West Kennet Avenue
One of Several Stones on the East Side of the Road, West Kennet Avenue
West Kennet Avenue
Large Stone, West Kennet Avenue
Large Stone, West Kennet Avenue
Large Stone, West Kennet Avenue
End of the West Kennet Avenue
One of the End Stones, West Kennet Avenue
Looking Back from the End of the West Kennet Avenue
Looking Back from the End of the West Kennet Avenue
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