Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
Wiltshire, England
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Identifier |
373 |
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states |
gb |
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category |
cultural |
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criteria |
(i)(ii)(iii) |
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Title |
stonehenge, avebury and associated sites |
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latitude |
51.1788902283 |
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longitude |
-1.8252780437 |
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location |
wiltshire, england |
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Region |
europe and north america |
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year |
1986 |
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unique number |
1633 |
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description |
stonehenge and avebury, in wiltshire, are among the most famous groups of megaliths in the world. the two sanctuaries consist of circles of menhirs arranged in a pattern whose astronomical significance is still being explored. these holy places and the nearby neolithic sites are an incomparable testimony to prehistoric times. |
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