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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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| Location | Avebury, Wiltshire, England |
| Part of | Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites |
| Criteria | Cultural: i, ii, iii |
| Reference | 373-002 |
| Inscription | 1986 (10th Session) |
| Coordinates | 51°24′57″N 1°51′27″W / 51.4157°N 1.8574°W |
  Location of Silbury Hill in England | |
Silbury Hill is a prehistoric artificial chalk mound near Avebury in the English county of Wiltshire. It is part of the Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site. At 39.3 metres (129 ft) high,[1] the hill is the tallest prehistoric man-made mound in Europe[2] and one of the largest in the world; it is similar in volume to contemporary Egyptian pyramids.[3] The site is in the care of English Heritage.[4]
Silbury Hill is part of the complex of Neolithic monuments around Avebury, which includes the Avebury Ring and West Kennet Long Barrow. Its original purpose is still debated. Several other important Neolithic monuments in Wiltshire, including the large henges at Marden and Stonehenge, may be culturally or functionally related to Avebury and Silbury.
- ^ Historic England. "Silbury Hill (1008445)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Atkinson (1967).
- ^ Malone (1989), p. 95.
- ^ "Silbury Hill, Avebury". English Heritage.