Avebury and the Wiltshire crop-circle fields, England
Chalk downs around the biggest stone circle in Europe, Silbury Hill and the Alton Barnes valley, where more crop circles have been reported than anywhere else.
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The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely.
- Region
- England
- Position
- 51.3900, -1.8600
- Area
- 10 × 10 km
- Real elevation
- 111 to 292 m (181 m of relief)
- Printed size
- 150 mm (5.9 in) wide, about 1:66,700
- Heights
- 3× exaggeration
- Elevation data
- Open satellite data (SRTM and others), about 30 m per point
- Suggested color
- Natural
- Group
- Ancient wonders
About Avebury and the Wiltshire crop-circle fields, England
Avebury () is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in south-west England. One of the best-known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains the largest megalithic stone circle in the world. It is both a tourist attraction and a place of religious importance to contemporary pagans. Constructed over several hundred years in the third millennium BC, during the Neolithic, or New Stone Age, the monument comprises a large henge (a bank and a ditch) with a large outer stone circle and two separate smaller stone circles situated inside the centre of the monument. Its original purpose is unknown, although archaeologists believe that it might have been used for some form of ritual or ceremony.
From Wikipedia: Avebury, text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. The article’s history lists its authors.
Questions about Avebury and the Wiltshire crop-circle fields, England
Where is Avebury and the Wiltshire crop-circle fields?
Avebury and the Wiltshire crop-circle fields is in England at 51.3900, -1.8600. The model covers a 10 by 10 kilometer square around that point.
How high is the terrain in the Avebury and the Wiltshire crop-circle fields model?
The land in this model runs from 111 to 292 m (181 m of relief). These are the measured heights, printed 3 times taller so the shape is easy to see.
Can I 3D print Avebury and the Wiltshire crop-circle fields?
Yes. Download the free Standard resolution STL and print it on any FDM or resin printer. It is 150 mm wide and about 13.1 mm tall, on a solid 5 mm base, at a scale of about 1:66,700. It also works for CNC carving. Use Customize to change the width, base thickness or height exaggeration, make it round or add a name plate.
How accurate is the Avebury and the Wiltshire crop-circle fields model?
It is built from real elevation measurements, not an artist's guess: open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point. The shaded picture on this page is made from the same data.
Is the Avebury and the Wiltshire crop-circle fields model free?
The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely and is a paid upgrade.
What is a Avebury and the Wiltshire crop-circle fields terrain model good for?
People use it as a desk piece for history lovers, a classroom model or a gift for someone who has been there.
About this terrain model
Embossify Terra builds Avebury and the Wiltshire crop-circle fields, England from real measured elevation, not an artist's guess. Outside the United States the heights come from open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point.
The model covers a 10 by 10 kilometer square centered on 51.3900, -1.8600. It prints 150 mm (5.9 in) wide on a solid base, a scale of about 1:66,700. The heights are exaggerated 3× so the shape is easy to see and feel; you can change that when you customize the model. The sea is flattened to zero, so land stands on a clean base.
New to terrain printing? Read how Terra works. The shaded picture on this page is made by Embossify from the same elevation data.
