Avebury: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Avebury Circle

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Megalith Archaeology Skara Brae Sutton Hoo Richborough Auschwitz Pompeii Delphi Lascaux Albion Hallstatt Herculaneum

Stonehenge

Wiltshire

county, England, United Kingdom

Avebury

Kennet

former district, England, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

country, Europe

England

constituent unit, United Kingdom

Key People

Stukeley, William

William Stukeley

English physician and antiquarian

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