What's Near Stonehenge: Ancient Sites & Modern Towns

Prehistoric Neighbors (within 6 miles)

• Durrington Walls (2 mi NE) – Massive henge & Neolithic settlement (builders' camp?).
• Woodhenge (2 mi NE) – Timber circle concentric rings.
• West Kennet Long Barrow (1 mi NW) – Chambered tomb, 3650 BCE.
• Silbury Hill (2 mi NE) – Largest prehistoric mound in Europe.
• Avebury (6 mi NW) – Giant henge & stone circles, village inside.

Iron Age & Medieval

• Old Sarum (2 mi S) – Hillfort → Norman castle/cathedral → rotten borough.
• Barbury Castle (5 mi NW) – Iron Age hillfort.

Modern Bases

• Salisbury (8 mi S) – 13th-c. cathedral (Magna Carta), market town.
• Amesbury (2 mi E) – Closest town, services.
• Devizes / Marlborough – Historic market towns (10–12 mi).