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, ...

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 ...

The Avebury stone circle is one of Britain's greatest archaeological treasures. But a set of photographs just released by Historic England reveal a chapter in the site's history that many aren't ...

Solstice at Avebury, which is National Trust operated, is set to welcome dozens of people to see the sun rise tomorrow (June 21).

The Avebury UNESCO World Heritage Site, cared for by the National Trust, contains three stone circles – including Europe’s largest which is 330 metres across and originally comprised around ...

Avebury was almost certainly a place for ritual activities. The circle is connected to two nearby mound sites via avenues of parallel stones and the lack of pottery, animal bone, or other ...

Excavations near Avebury uncover mysterious ‘Firehenge’, 800 years older than Stonehenge. BEFORE Stonehenge, an enormous timber double circle — so big it would only be seen fully from the ...

Just 38km north of Stonehenge, Avebury draws its own annual solstice visitors who want a more up close and personal experience with Britain's ancient standing stones. No place on Earth is quite as ...

Avebury henge holds the title of England's largest stone circle, dating back to the Neolithic period well over 4,000 years ago. This expansive monument comprises three circles of stones, including two ...