Editing Avebury (village) (section)

=== Other sites ===
The earliest occupied site in the area is on [[Windmill Hill, Avebury|Windmill Hill]] in the north-west of the parish, where a [[causewayed enclosure]] with three concentric ditches was built c.3700 BC on an earlier field system.<ref>{{Historic England research records|mnumber=19191|desc=Windmill Hill Causewayed Enclosure|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1008446|desc=A causewayed enclosure, the core of a round barrow cemetery, part of a prehistoric field system and an associated mortuary enclosure on Windmill Hill|access-date=29 July 2021|fewer-links=yes}}</ref>

Two avenues of [[standing stone]]s radiate from Avebury henge. [[Kennet Avenue]] runs south-east for about {{convert|2.3|km|mi}} from the south entrance of the henge to [[Overton Hill]], just beyond West Kennett hamlet. Originally there were around 100 pairs of stones, and many survive although some are buried or have been re-erected. On the hill stood a [[Stone circle|stone]] and [[timber circle]], destroyed in the 18th century, known as [[The Sanctuary]]. The second avenue, known as Beckhampton Avenue, consisted of pairs of stones running south-west for about {{convert|1.2|km|mi}} from the west entrance of the henge to a [[Cove (standing stones)|cove]] known as [[The Longstones]] near Beckhampton. Of this avenue, only one stone remains (one of the Longstones); the rest are either buried or missing.{{sfn|Orbach|Pevsner|Cherry|2021|pp=121-122}}

Other prehistoric sites in the parish include [[Silbury Hill]], south of the henge, a chalk and earth mound about {{convert|40|m}} high. Further south (on the other side of the A4) is [[West Kennet Long Barrow]], a [[chambered long barrow]]. [[Falkner's Circle]], {{convert|750|m|yd|abbr=off}} south-east of the henge, was a stone circle of which one stone remains.{{sfn|Orbach|Pevsner|Cherry|2021|pp=121-122}}