Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites World Heritage Site

Official name
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites | UNESCO
Country
United Kingdom | Map
Continent
Europe
Location
Wiltshire, England
51.1788° Lat, -1.8252° Lon | Map
Code
373
Time Zone
Europe/London (GMT, +0000)
Current Time
Category
Cultural
Description
Inscribed 1986. Stonehenge and Avebury, in Wiltshire, are among the most famous groups of megaliths in the world. The two sanctuaries consist of circles of menhirs arranged in a pattern whose astronomical significance is still being explored. These holy places and the nearby Neolithic sites are an incomparable testimony to prehistoric times.