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The Avenue is a Neolithic ceremonial approach forming part of the landscape archaeology of Stonehenge, extending north-eastward from the monument and consisting of two parallel banks and ditches. Three round barrows situated adjacent to the Avenue on Countess Farm form part of an extensive Bronze Age barrow cemetery in the landscape surrounding Stonehenge, reflecting the ritual significance of the Stonehenge monument in later prehistoric burial practice. The barrows, constructed during the Bronze Age, represent the concentrated mortuary activity in the Stonehenge environs. The Avenue itself dates to the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age and constitutes a significant element of the wider ceremonial landscape that developed around the primary monument.
Stonehenge, the Avenue, and three barrows adjacent to the Avenue forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Countess Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010140. View the official record →
The Avenue is a Neolithic ceremonial approach forming part of the landscape archaeology of Stonehenge, extending north-eastward from the monument and consisting of two parallel banks and ditches. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010140.
Stonehenge, the Avenue, and three barrows adjacent to the Avenue forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Countess Farm is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1010140.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Earthwork W of Woodford Clump (6.9 km), Newton Barrow (7.3 km), Gomeldon deserted village (7.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stonehenge, the Avenue, and three barrows adjacent to the Avenue forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Countess Farm's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Stonehenge, the Avenue, and three barrows adjacent to the Avenue forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Countess Farm stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.