Wonders of the world in 3D

Avebury in 3D

The great henge

Avebury, Wiltshire, England

Avebury is the largest stone circle in Britain, raised around 2600 BC inside a huge bank and ditch. A village later grew up inside it, and from the medieval period on many stones were toppled, broken up or buried. In this 3D walk you can follow the great circle, find the two inner circles, and switch to a reconstruction of the henge before its stones were lost.

Where: Avebury, Wiltshire, England
When built: Raised around 2600 BC
Size: The great circle is about 330 m across, the largest stone circle in Britain
UNESCO World Heritage: 1986

Official site

Walk Avebury in 3D

A real-time 3D model, built from open elevation data and published measurements. Loads 1.9 MB when you start.

Walk it yourself. Works on this phone.

Terrain and sky from open data · stones from published measurements · tags as in the app

Hear the guide

The narrator from the app reads each tour stop. Transcripts below.

The great circle
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The largest stone circle in Britain, raised around 2600 BC inside a ditch that was once far deeper. Many stones were toppled, broken up or buried from the medieval period on.
The inner circles
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Two smaller circles stood inside the great one. In the 1930s Alexander Keiller re-erected fallen stones and marked the lost ones with concrete posts.

How to visit in real life

Avebury is cared for by the National Trust and English Heritage. You can walk among the stones freely; the village, a museum and the manor sit inside and beside the henge. It is about 40 km north of Stonehenge, and many visitors see both in a day.

Opening times and tickets change: check the official site. Official site

Open Avebury in Farstep

The full site on your phone: a narrated guided tour, passport stamps, offline, and smoother graphics than a browser can give.

Narrated guided tour, stop by stop, in nine languages
Passport stamps for every hotspot and finished tour
Works offline once installed
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Questions

Is Avebury bigger than Stonehenge?

Yes. Avebury's outer circle is about 330 m across, roughly ten times the diameter of Stonehenge's sarsen circle, though its stones are mostly unshaped.