Stonehenge Down - Wiltshire, UK
N 51° 10.853 W 001° 49.753
30U E 581832 N 5670591
A place of mystery and intrigue in the English countryside.
Waymark Code: WMBPBF
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/09/2011
Views: 41
From the co-ordinates, close to the car park take a gentle stroll along the track in a north easterly direction. At the top of the rise you get a magnificent view of Stonehenge against the skyline.
Looking east you can see King Barrows ridge with its burial mounds. Between the Ridge and where you are standing is the route of "The Avenue" that leads to the heel stone of Stonehenge. There is little remaining of "The Avenue" but, if you have access to Google Earth, you can see the parallel lines leading north east from the heel stone where marking the width of "The Avenue".
Looking west, you can see the "Cursus Barrows". A footpath leads towards them enabling you to investigate closer.
Adjacent to the fence, where you are standing, is an information panel entitled "Stonehenge Down". This includes some useful information of which the following are extracts:
"The Avenue
The Avenue was a wide track built and used by early Bronze Age people as a processional route to Stonehenge..."
"Ancient Burial Places
There are over 340 Bronze Age barrows or burial mounds in the area, some of which are still visible..."
The address of property, including Postcode.:
3-4 Stonehenge Cottages
King Barrows
Amesbury
Wiltshire
SP4 7DD
United Kingdom
The charges to visitors and opening hours.:
Admission charges (9th June 2011):
Adult £7.50
Child £4.50
Concession £6.80
Family Ticket £19.50
Opening times:
01 Jun - 31 Aug 2011
9:00 - 19:00
Opening times from 20-22 June may be subject to change due to Summer Solstice.
01 Sep - 15 Oct 2011
9:30 - 18:00
16 Oct - 23 Dec 2011
9:30 - 16:00
24 Dec - 25 Dec 2011
Closed
26 Dec 2011
10:00 - 16:00
27 Dec - 31 Dec 2011
9:30 - 16:00
01 Jan 2012
10:00 - 16:00
02 Jan - 15 Mar 2012
9:30 - 16:00
16 Mar - 31 Mar 2012
9:30 - 18:00
01 Apr 2012 - 31 Mar 2013
Opening times information for this period will be available closer to the time
Web page: [Web Link]
Parking place (optional): N 51° 10.796 W 001° 49.643
References:
National Trust member: no
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