Paired standing stones wind south from Avebury towards the Sanctuary, the northern stretch re-erected by archaeologist Alexander Keiller in the 1930s
Open accessfree to visit at any reasonable time
Standing remainssubstantial fabric survives to stand in front of
Two rows of paired sarsen stones, a hard sandstone also raised at Avebury, wind south for about a mile and a half towards Overton Hill. Neolithic people put them up some time after both Avebury and the Sanctuary already stood, to link the two monuments. Most of the stones were pulled down or broken up for building material over the centuries that followed, especially in the 18th century, when local farmers cleared them from their fields and used them as building stone; the archaeologist Alexander Keiller re-erected the surviving northern stretch, nearest Avebury, in the 1930s. Today 27 stones stand upright, tall pillars alternating with broad, triangular ones, with concrete markers filling the gaps where the rest were lost. The avenue is free to walk at any time, though sheep sometimes graze the fields, so keep dogs on a lead.
