England's finest burial mound dates from around 3500 BCE. Its entrance is guarded by huge sarsens and its roof is made out of gigantic overlapping capstones. About 50 skeletons were found when it was excavated. The barrow is a half-mile walk across fields from a parking lay-by beside the A4.
A footpath leads from Avebury Stone Circle to West Kennet (3 miles return), passing the vast earthwork of Silbury Hill en route.
