ABSTRACT

The World Heritage Site of Stonehenge and Avebury is made up of two distinctive and separate parts—the first comprising Stonehenge and its surrounding prehistoric landscape, the second, about 25 km to the north, comprising the area around the prehistoric henge monument of Avebury. The latter area includes six prehistoric sites presently under the management of English Heritage, the national organization charged with the statutory protection of the historic environment in England (Fig. 13.1).