Avebury has the world's largest prehistoric stone circle, dwarfing Stonehenge 🌿 At about 331m across, it is roughly three times Stonehenge's diameter and nine times its enclosed area—not 50 times. The main circle was begun around 2850 BC, broadly contemporary with Stonehenge's earliest phase; the video's claim that Avebury is 500–1,000 years older conflicts with the dating. According to local folklore, the Devil turned a wedding party to stone. A road and path divide the circle into four quadrants, and Avebury forms part of a ritual landscape with West Kennet Long Barrow and Silbury Hill. 🔮
Avebury has the world's largest prehistoric stone circle, about 3x Stonehenge's diameter
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- Avebury is the largest prehistoric stone circle in the world.
- Its stone circle is about 331.6m (1,088ft) across—roughly three times Stonehenge's diameter and nine times its enclosed area, not 50 times.
- The main Avebury circle was begun around 2850 BC, broadly contemporary with Stonehenge's earliest phase. The video argues that Avebury is 500–1,000 years older, but the dating does not support that claim.
- Local folklore recorded in the 17th century says the Devil turned a wedding party to stone.
- Avebury's avenues, sightlines and placement form part of a deliberately arranged ritual landscape.
- Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow and Silbury Hill are within the Avebury World Heritage Site.
- A road and path divide the circle into four quadrants.
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