Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites

Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites is located in Wiltshire
Avebury
Avebury
Stonehenge
Stonehenge
Avebury and Stonehenge in Wiltshire
LocationWiltshire, England
Includes
CriteriaCultural: (i), (ii), (iii)
Reference373bis
Inscription1986 (10th Session)
Extensions2008
Area4,985.4 ha (12,319 acres)
Coordinates51°10′44″N 1°49′31″W / 51.17889°N 1.82528°W / 51.17889; -1.82528
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites is located in the United Kingdom
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
Location of Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites in the United Kingdom

Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS) in Wiltshire, England. The WHS covers two large areas of land separated by about 24 kilometres (15 mi), rather than a specific monument or building. The sites were inscribed as co-listings in 1986. Some large and well known monuments within the WHS are listed below, but the area also has an exceptionally high density of small-scale archaeological sites, particularly from the prehistoric period. More than 700 individual archaeological features have been identified. There are 160 separate scheduled monuments, covering 415 items or features.[1]

  1. ^ Stonehenge Management Plan, 2009, English Heritage, p.22