Two ancient stones at Avebury, which are perilously close to collapse, are to be lifted into an upright position by specialist contractors. The two 'Cove' stones at the centre of the Northern ...

In Avebury, so huge is the scale of monumental megaliths that we need to look at an aerial photograph to take in the full grandeur of the Great Circle. From above, it looks like an imperfectly ...

Archaeology & History Huge! The World’s Largest Neolithic Stone Circle Constructing Avebury Henge required millions of hours of labor.

However, hugging their counterparts 20 miles north at Avebury henge is a visceral experience. A couple of days after Beltane (the ancient Gaelic May Day festival) I joined some white robed druids ...

AVEBURY, England -- A blood red moon glared down from the heavens, its pale light gleaming on the mammoth stones starkly etched against the night sky. As I stood staring at a tableau that had ...

Avebury, a sprawling network of stone circles situated some 25 miles north of Stonehenge, may have been erected to mark the site of a house inhabited by members of the Neolithic elite, a trio of ...

The ancient stone circle at Avebury is one of Britain's greatest archaeological treasures. It is Europe's largest stone circle, a World Heritage site and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors ...

THE 5,000 year-old mystery surrounding Britain’s largest stone circle is about to be revealed. The Avebury henge, older and larger than Stonehenge, is made up of 100 huge standing rocks dated… ...

Starting in Avebury in Wiltshire, this week's exclusive National Trust walk takes you through the world's largest stone circle and into beautiful, rolling chalk downland.

I’m standing in the heart of Avebury’s impressive henge, the three stone circles of which dominate this small Wiltshire village. It’s usually thronged with visitors walking among the stones, the ...