Woodhenge

Posts in the ground indicating the placement of the originals.

Woodhenge is a curious Neolithic monument, two miles north-east of Stonehenge. The site was believed to have consisted of a central burial mound – where a sacrified child was laid to rest – and then six concentric rings of enormous wooden posts, believed to have been up to 7.5m high. The posts are now replaced with concrete pillars and there are 168 in total.

There are puzzling similarities with the more famous Stonehenge. Both have entrances that line up with the midsummer sunrise and the diameters of the timber circles are comparable. Why? Archaeologists can't say, for sure. So answers on a postcard, please...

All pictures courtesy of English Heritage.

Address: Woodhenge, Countess Road, Amesbury, Wiltshire SP4 7AR

Contact details for English Heritage:

Telephone: 0370 333 1181

Email: English Heritage customer support

Website: English Heritage Woodhenge

Directions from A303: Just past Amesbury, exit northbound on the A345 at Countess Roundabout and follow the signs to Woodhenge (it's about a mile away).

Admission times: All day, every day

Admission charge: Free

Toilets: No

Refreshments: No

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Woodhenge Tours

Staying in London? Then take a private chauffeur-driven tour to Woodhenge. Get picked up from London and see other great UK attractions on the way as well as the ancient monument of Stonehenge.