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West Kennet Long Barrow

West Kennet Long Barrow

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West Kennet Long Barrow

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North Wessex Downs National Landscape

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Location: Avebury, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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Dan

April 21, 2018

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This is a Neolithic burial chamber that is older than Stonehenge. You can go inside a number of the chambers to view them. It is dark, though - so pack a torch to see the surrounding rocks.

Dan Hobson

May 6, 2020

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Built in around 3650 BC, West Kennet Long Barrow is one of the best-preserved and most impressive Neolithic burial chambers in Britain. Managed by the National Trust on behalf of English Heritage, the site is free to enter during reasonable daylight hours. For more information, visit: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/west-kennet-long-barrow.

FARID L

September 18, 2022

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Moderate trail with slight elevation and full of history to explore. Centuries old berrrial chamber's.

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