The Avenue
United Kingdom /
England /
Larkhill /
World
/ United Kingdom
/ England
/ Larkhill
World / United Kingdom / England
place with historical importance, UNESCO World Heritage Site, scheduled ancient monument
The Avenue is a grand scale earthwork monument sweeping 3km (1.8 miles) from the River Avon to the north eastern entrance of Stonehenge. It dates from between 2600 and 1700BC and is thought contemporary to the construction of the stone circle.
Theories about its purpose vary. The final approach to Stonehenge is aligned on the midsummer sunrise, often called the "Summer Solstice". Was it a ceremonial approach to Stonehenge? Other researchers think that it was the route used to transport the blue stones of Stonehenge from the river to their final destination.
Theories about its purpose vary. The final approach to Stonehenge is aligned on the midsummer sunrise, often called the "Summer Solstice". Was it a ceremonial approach to Stonehenge? Other researchers think that it was the route used to transport the blue stones of Stonehenge from the river to their final destination.
Wikipedia article: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenue_(Stonehenge)
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 51°10'51"N 1°49'19"W
- The Cursus (Greater Cursus) 1.8 km
- Larkhill Trench Warfare Training Area 2.9 km
- Airfield Camp, Netheravon 8.5 km
- Thruxton Circuit 15 km
- Former RAF Andover 20 km
- Battle of Roundway Down 26 km
- Avebury World Heritage Site 31 km
- RAF Lyneham 40 km
- Durocornovium 45 km
- Devil's Punchbowl 48 km
- Stonehenge World Heritage Site 1.1 km
- Military Terrain 2 km
- Larkhill 2.2 km
- Royal School of Artillery 2.4 km
- Salisbury Plain 6.6 km
- Airfield Camp, Netheravon 8.1 km
- The Salisbury Plain Training Area 9 km
- Upavon Airfield 12 km
- Trenchard Lines 13 km
- Cranborne Chase AONB 26 km