Falkner's Circle, Avebury
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Facts and practical information
Falkner's Circle was a stone circle near the village of Avebury in the south-western English county of Wiltshire. Built from twelve sarsen megaliths, it measured about 37 metres in diameter, although only one of these stones remains standing. The ring was part of a tradition of stone circle construction that spread throughout much of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age, over a period between 3300 and 900 BCE. The purpose of such monuments is unknown, although archaeologists speculate that the stones represented supernatural entities for the circle's builders. ()
Avebury
Falkner's Circle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: West Kennet Long Barrow, Silbury Hill, Kennet Avenue, Avebury Manor.