A "nationally important" 4,000-year-old historic monument could have buildings that cut into it removed to allow for ...

The West Kennet Avenue of 100 pairs of standing stones is particularly haunting, as is Silbury Hill, Europe's largest artificial prehistoric mound. Why these ancient monuments were built and how ...

This 1968 dig was not, however, the first attempt to uncover the secrets of Silbury Hill. The Duke of Northumberland sank a shaft into the mound in 1777. A tunnel was dug in 1849, while in 1922 ...

Only a few miles down the A4 is the ancient monument that beats it in size - Silbury Hill, part of the Avebury World Heritage Site. A 2024 archaeological assessment described the mound as ...