Bluestonehenge, Stonehenge

Name: Bluestonehenge
Address: Stonehenge, United Kingdom

#12 among attractions in Stonehenge

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Bluestonehenge or Bluehenge is a prehistoric henge and stone circle monument that was discovered by the Stonehenge Riverside Project about 1 mile south-east of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England. All that remains of the site is the ditch of the henge and a series of stone settings, none of which is visible above ground. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°10'17"N, 1°47'53"W

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Bluestonehenge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Church of St Mary and St Melor, Stonehenge Cursus, Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain.

0.6 miE
Church
Church of St Mary and St Melor, Amesbury
16 min walk • The Church of St Mary and St Melor is the parish church of the town of Amesbury, Wiltshire. The Grade I listed church dates from the 12th century and may be connected with the 10th-century Amesbury Priory or its 12th-century successor, Amesbury Abbey.
1.6 miNW
Archaeological site
Stonehenge Cursus, Stonehenge
41 min walk • The Stonehenge Cursus is a large Neolithic cursus monument on Salisbury plain, near to Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England. It is roughly 3 kilometres long and between 100 metres and 150 metres wide.
1.3 miNW
Ruins, Mysterious site, Historical place
Stonehenge, Amesbury
33 min walk • Stonehenge Avenue is an ancient avenue on Salisbury plain, Wiltshire, England. It is part of the Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site.
1.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Salisbury Plain, Stonehenge
32 min walk • Salisbury Plain is a chalk plateau in the south western part of central southern England covering 300 square miles. It is part of a system of chalk downlands throughout eastern and southern England formed by the rocks of the Chalk Group and largely lies within the county of Wiltshire, but stretches into Hampshire.
1.3 miN
Archaeological site
Cuckoo Stone, Stonehenge
32 min walk • The Cuckoo Stone is a Neolithic or Bronze Age standing stone. The stone, which is now fallen, is in a field near to Woodhenge and Durrington Walls in Wiltshire, England. It is part of the wider Stonehenge Landscape.
~630 ftN
Archaeological site
Vespasian's Camp, Stonehenge
4 min walk • Vespasian's Camp is an Iron Age hillfort just west of the town of Amesbury, Wiltshire, England. The hillfort is less than 3 kilometres from the Neolithic and Bronze Age site of Stonehenge, and was built on a hill next to the Stonehenge Avenue; it has the River Avon on its southern side and the A303 road on its northern edge.
1.2 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
North Wessex Downs, Stonehenge
30 min walk • The North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is located in the English counties of Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire.
1.3 miW
Observatories and planetariums
Archaeoastronomy and Stonehenge, Stonehenge
34 min walk • The prehistoric monument of Stonehenge has long been studied for its possible connections with ancient astronomy. The site is aligned in the direction of the sunrise of the summer solstice and the sunset of the winter solstice.
0.5 miW
Archaeological site
Coneybury Henge, Stonehenge
13 min walk • Coneybury Henge is a henge which is part of the Stonehenge Landscape in Wiltshire, England. The henge, which has been almost completely flattened, was only discovered in the 20th century.
0.6 miNE
Archaeological site
Blick Mead, Amesbury
16 min walk • Blick Mead is a chalkland spring in Wiltshire, England, separated by the River Avon from the northwest edge of the town of Amesbury. It is close to an Iron Age hillfort known as Vespasian's Camp and about a mile east of the Stonehenge ancient monument.
0.6 miN
Memorial
Nile Clumps, Stonehenge
17 min walk • The Nile Clumps are a series of tree clumps just west of Amesbury on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, planted in the early 19th century purportedly to commemorate the Battle of the Nile.

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Nearby attractions include Vespasian's Camp, Stonehenge (4 min walk), Coneybury Henge, Stonehenge (13 min walk), Church of St Mary and St Melor, Amesbury (16 min walk), Blick Mead, Amesbury (16 min walk).

Bluestonehenge, Stonehenge

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Bluestonehenge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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