UNESCO World Heritage · South West England
Beckhampton Avenue
In or near Avebury.
Beckhampton Avenue — former avenue of stones in Wiltshire, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
Getting there & planning your visit
Beckhampton Avenue is located in Wiltshire, South East England, with the postcode SN8 1QZ. There is no nearest railway station mentioned, and no information on entry fees or accessibility is provided.
About
Beckhampton Avenue is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Wikidata describes it as: "former avenue of stones in Wiltshire, England". Coordinates: 51.4250°, -1.8700°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Beckhampton Avenue was a curving prehistoric avenue of stones that ran broadly south west from Avebury towards The Longstones at Beckhampton in the English county of Wiltshire. It probably dates to the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age.
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Background
Description
Only one stone, known as "Adam", remains standing and even in William Stukeley's time (early 18th century) there was little evidence on the surface of the avenue. The other stones were probably broken up and sold by local landowners in the post-medieval era. Excavations by the University of Southampton in 2000, however, revealed the parallel rows of holes that held the stones. 120 m of the avenue was uncovered and indicated that the avenue consisted of a double row of stones placed at 15 m intervals in a similar pattern to those at Kennet Avenue. Stukeley's theory was that the two avenues were part of a giant 'snake' winding across the landscape with its head at The Sanctuary and also…
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- Coordinates
- 51.4250, -1.8700
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Avebury
- Postcode
- SN8 1QZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Wiltshire
- Official site
- www.stone-circles.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4878717 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Beckhampton Avenue (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Houghton Arc 855.214 - Stukely, the Druid temple of Abury.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Beckhampton Avenue?
- Beckhampton Avenue is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SN8 1QZ), in the parish of Avebury.
- What is Beckhampton Avenue?
- Beckhampton Avenue — former avenue of stones in Wiltshire, England.
- How do I get to Beckhampton Avenue?
- Drivers can use postcode SN8 1QZ.
- Is Beckhampton Avenue a protected site?
- Yes — Beckhampton Avenue is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB) and the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Beckhampton Avenue?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SN8 1QZ. It sits within the East Wiltshire parliamentary constituency.