West Kennet Avenue follows a winding course of 1.5 miles, linking the Avebury Circles with the Sanctuary.

Originally consisting of about 100 pairs of stones, the Avenue followed a sinuous course.  The stones were about 15 m (49 ft) apart and there was a span of about  24 m (80 ft) between the pairs. Several had been buried in medieval times, and others had been removed altogether. Of those remaining none were very large, between c1.4 m (5 ft) and 3 m (10 ft) high.*

The dating of the Avenue is probably slightly later than the main henge and circles, probably c 2300BC, although no absolute dating is yet available.*

*From ‘The Prehistoric Monuments of Avebury’ by English Heritage – 1994 edition.