MARLBOROUGH MOUND

This is the second largest Neolithic mound in Europe, surpassed only by Silbury Hill five miles to the west at the source of the River Kennet. It is part of the extraordinary ancient landscape that also includes Avebury and the Kennet long barrows. Recent analysis has shown that the Marlborough Mound was started before Silbury around 4,500 years ago, and that it was finished slightly afterwards.