Piggledene, Avebury

Name: Piggledene
Address: Avebury, United Kingdom

#16 among attractions in Avebury

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Piggledene is a 4.7 hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1965. Since 1908 it has been owned by the National Trust. ()

Coordinates: 51°25'8"N, 1°47'55"W

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Avebury United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: West Kennet Long Barrow, Silbury Hill, St Mary's Church, Kennet Avenue.

2.3 miW
Large neolithic chambered tomb remains
West Kennet Long Barrow, Avebury
60 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...
2.5 miW
Manmade mound from prehistoric times
Silbury Hill, Avebury
65 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.
3 miE
Church
St Mary's Church, Marlborough
77 min walk • St Mary's Church is the Church of England parish church in the town of Marlborough, Wiltshire, England. The church stands at the east end of the town's High Street.
2.2 miW
Avenue of prehistoric standing stones
Kennet Avenue, Avebury
56 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.
1.8 miSE
Archaeological site
West Woods, Marlborough
47 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.
2.7 miW
Historical place, Garden, Museum
Avebury Manor, Avebury
69 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.
1.5 miW
Archaeological site
The Sanctuary, Avebury
39 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.
2.3 miW
, Archaeological site
Stonehenge, Avebury
60 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.
1.9 miW
Archaeological site
Falkner's Circle, Avebury
50 min walk • 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.
3.3 miNW
Church
Church of St Mary Magdalene, Avebury
84 min walk • The Church of St Mary Magdalene is the Anglican church in the village of Winterbourne Monkton, Wiltshire, England. It is a 19th-century rebuilding of a structure dating from the 14th century.
0.8 miNE
Archaeological site
The Devil's Den, Marlborough
22 min walk • The Devil's Den or Devil's Den is a dolmen burial chamber on Fyfield Hill near Marlborough, Wiltshire, England. The chamber is part of a neolithic passage grave on Fyfield Down.