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West Kennet Avenue is a prehistoric site in Wiltshire in Great Britain. West Kennet Avenue was built around 2400 BC. West Kennet Avenue was originally 2.5 km in length. West Kennet Avenue connects the Avebury Stone Circles and the Sanctuary on a slope of Overton Hill and crosses the small village of West Kennet. Excavations indicated that around 100 pairs of standing stones had lined West Kennet Avenue. The stones of West Kennet Avenue are erected in pairs, a female stone facing a male stone. The female stones are diamond-shaped, the male stones are pillar-like. Now, many stones of West Kennet Avenue are missing, the positions of the missing stones are marked with concrete pillars. West Kennet Avenue is part of the UNESCO World Heritage: Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites. Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites, such as West Kennet Avenue and Silbury Hill, gained status as a UNESCO World Heritage in 1986.

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   Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites: A diamond-shaped stone of West Kennet Avenue, a pillar-like stone in the background. West Kennet Avenue was built in the Neolithic period in the same period as the Avebury stone circles were erected. The stones of West Kennet Avenue are female and male types, the female stones are diamond shaped, the male stones are pillar-like. West Kennet Avenue is a UNESCO World Heritage.

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   Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites: West Kennet Avenue was built around 2400 BC, the avenue is formed by two parallel lines of stones, the distance between the parallel lines is about 25 metres. The avenue was originally is 2.5 km in length. Over the centuries, many of the stones were removed and used for building material. West Kennet Avenue is part of the UNESCO World Heritage: Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites.

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   A pillar-like male stone of West Kennet Avenue. The avenue consisted of about hundred pairs of standing stones. The stones of the avenue are different in size. Some stones were used as grave markers. Four graves were excavated in the 1930s, the four graves belonged to the Bell Beaker culture, about 2800-1800 BC. Three graves contained a single person, the other grave contained the remains of three persons. 

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   West Kennet Avenue connects the south entrance of the Avebury Henge to the Sanctuary on the southern slope of Overton Hill. The stones of West Kennet Avenue are erected in pairs, a female stone facing a male stone. West Kennet Avenue is a prehistoric monument near the small village of West Kennet in Wiltshire in Great Britain. Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites, such as West Kennet Avenue, were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1986.

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   West Kennet Avenue: The two rows of standing stones of West Kennet Avenue looking towards Avebury. Many of the stones had already been disappeared by the time the prehistoric avenue was first mentioned in the 17th century. The northern third of the avenue was excavated in the period 1934-1935. Nowadays, the positions of the missing stones are marked in concrete. West Kennet Avenue is about 4,600 years old.