Overton Down, Avebury

Name: Overton Down
Address: Avebury, United Kingdom

#14 among attractions in Avebury

Archaeological site

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Overton Down Experimental Earthwork is a long-term project in experimental archaeology in Wiltshire, England. In 1960 an earthwork was built to simulate such ancient structures. Various objects were placed in it. Since then, periodic examinations of the site have been made, providing valuable insights into taphonomy. The experiment is designed to continue for 128 years. ()

Coordinates: 51°26'5"N, 1°48'51"W

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Avebury United Kingdom

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Day trips

Overton Down – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: West Kennet Long Barrow, Silbury Hill, Kennet Avenue, West Woods.

2.4 miSW
Large neolithic chambered tomb remains
West Kennet Long Barrow, Avebury
61 min walk • Nestled within the lush, rolling hills of Wiltshire, England, the West Kennet Long Barrow stands as a silent witness to prehistoric times. This ancient Neolithic tomb, one of the largest and most well-preserved in Britain, offers a rare glimpse into the distant past...
2.3 miSW
Manmade mound from prehistoric times
Silbury Hill, Avebury
58 min walk • Silbury Hill is a prehistoric artificial chalk mound near Avebury in the English county of Wiltshire. It is part of the Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site.
1.7 miSW
Avenue of prehistoric standing stones
Kennet Avenue, Avebury
43 min walk • Kennet Avenue or West Kennet Avenue is a prehistoric site in the English county of Wiltshire. It was an avenue of two parallel lines of stones 25m wide and 2.5 km in length, which ran between the Neolithic sites of Avebury and The Sanctuary.
3.1 miSE
Archaeological site
West Woods, Marlborough
80 min walk • West Woods is a wood about 2 ¹⁄₂ miles southwest of the market town of Marlborough in the English county of Wiltshire, United Kingdom. Its area is approximately 957 acres. It is open to the public, and is popular with visitors in the Spring, when bluebells cover the forest floor.
3.7 miN
Archaeological site, Forts and castles
Barbury Castle
95 min walk • Barbury Castle is a scheduled hill fort situated in Wiltshire, England. It is one of several such forts found along the ancient Ridgeway route.
2 miW
Historical place, Garden, Museum
Avebury Manor, Avebury
51 min walk • Avebury Manor & Garden is a National Trust property consisting of a Grade I listed early-16th-century manor house and its surrounding garden.
2.6 miN
Memorial
Hackpen White Horse
67 min walk • Hackpen White Horse is a chalk hill figure of a white horse on Hackpen Hill, located below The Ridgeway on the edge of the Marlborough Downs, two miles south east of Broad Hinton, Wiltshire, England. It is one of nine white horse hill figures located in Wiltshire.
1.8 miSW
Archaeological site
The Sanctuary, Avebury
46 min walk • The Sanctuary was a stone and timber circle near the village of Avebury in the south-western English county of Wiltshire. Excavation has revealed the location of the 58 stone sockets and 62 post-holes.
2.7 miW
Archaeological site, View point, Historical place
Windmill Hill, Avebury
70 min walk • Windmill Hill is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure in the English county of Wiltshire, part of the Avebury World Heritage Site, about 1 mile northwest of Avebury. Enclosing an area of 21 acres, it is the largest known causewayed enclosure in Britain.
2.6 miNW
Church
St Nicholas's Church, Avebury
68 min walk • St Nicholas's Church in Berwick Bassett, Wiltshire, England dates from the early 13th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It was declared redundant in 1972, and was vested in the Trust the next year.
1.6 miW
, Archaeological site
Stonehenge, Avebury
41 min walk • Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Wiltshire, England. The WHS covers two large areas of land separated by about 15 miles, rather than a specific monument or building.