The Sanctuary

The sheer physical size of these megaliths sometimes obscures their greater significance, as both Avebury and Stonehenge were also places to contemplate the hidden mysteries of nature and science, for personal, scientific and spiritual development.

What would the original megalithic masons made of a modern interpretation like Stanley Kubrick's monolith in the film "2001"?

Local megaliths

Silbury Hill - as it was

Nearest sites

Barbury Castle - hill encampment
Liddington Castle - hill encampment
Round barrow - in Ogbourne St.Andrew churchyard
Merlin's Mount - in grounds of Marlborough College
Long Tom - a standing stone on Clatford Down
Our namesake, The Sanctuary - near Overton Hill
Harden Henge - the largest henge in Britain

Specific websites

The Avebury-Web site
The Modern Antiquarian list for Avebury & the Marlborough Downs
Silbury Hill: originally a ramped pyramid.

Megalithic News!

The Wiltshire Heritage Museum in Devizes has organised a "Henge Hopper" bus service to link Avebury, Devizes and Stonehenge. The timetable is updated quite frequently at the moment while the service is in a trial period.

Bed and Breakfast in Ogbourne St.George, Marlborough, Wiltshire

Megaliths in Wiltshire

Local megaliths