Stonehenge Avenue, Ancient ceremonial path in Salisbury Plain, England
The Stonehenge Avenue extends for three kilometers across Salisbury Plain, connecting the stone circle monument to the River Avon through parallel earthwork banks.
Archaeological excavations revealed that the avenue was constructed around 2600 BCE during the Stonehenge 3 period, using carefully positioned banks and ditches.
The avenue follows specific astronomical alignments with the summer solstice sunrise, indicating its role in prehistoric ceremonies and processions to Stonehenge.
Visitors can access parts of the avenue within the Stonehenge landscape, which received UNESCO World Heritage Site protection in 1986 for preservation.
Natural ice age formations called periglacial stripes lie beneath the avenue, suggesting ancient builders incorporated existing landscape features into their design.
Part of: Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
Website: http://nationaltrust.org.uk/stonehenge-landscape/things-to-see-and-do
GPS coordinates: 51.17889,-1.82528
Latest update: May 17, 2025 10:43
Stonehenge
58 m
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
1 m
Stonehenge Cursus
793 m
Bluestonehenge
2.1 km
Heelstone
45 m
Aubrey holes
35 m
Bush Barrow
767 m
Stonehenge Landscape
190 m
Vespasian's Camp
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Cuckoo Stone
2.6 km
New henge at Stonehenge
923 m
Normanton Down Barrows
767 m
Altar Stone
67 m
Amesbury Abbey
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Church of St Alban the Martyr
2.4 km
Church of St Michael, Wilsford
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2 km
Milestone Approximately 100 Metres South Of Longbarrow Roundabout At Junction With A303
2.5 km
Buildings 455 and 456 (Five Aircraft Hangars), Durrington Camp
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Milestone Opposite Stonehenge
62 m
Milestone Approximately 850 Metres East Of Longbarrow Roundabout
1.7 km
Milestone
240 m
Milestone Near Junction With A303(T)
1.6 km
Stonehenge and Associated Monuments
12 m
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2.4 km
Milestone, Winterbourne Stoke Down; 60m W of edge Fargo Plantation
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Milestone, Airman's Corner; 25m S junction
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