Avebury

[ eyv-buh-ree ]

/ ˈeɪv bə ri /

Baron. Lubbock, Sir John.

Also Abury. a village in Wiltshire, England: site of one of the largest ceremonial megalithic structures in Europe.

Example sentences from the Web for avebury

The circles of stones at Stonehenge and Avebury seem to have been connected with the worship of these early people.

Social Life in England Through the Centuries |H. R. Wilton Hall
Avebury is undoubtedly older than Stonehenge and must belong to the true Neolithic period, whether the former does or not.

Wanderings in Wessex |Edric Holmes
And incidentally my friend and I may have the pleasure of showing you Salisbury and Avebury.

The Secret Places of the Heart |H. G. Wells
South-west of Avebury is Hakpen Hill, where there once stood two concentric ellipses of stones.

Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders |T. Eric Peet

The largest of these in this country is Avebury, not many miles distant from Stonehenge.

Stonehenge |Frank Stevens

Avebury

/ (ˈeɪvbərɪ) /

a village in Wiltshire, site of an extensive Neolithic stone circle