What is the name of the stone circle at the Glastonbury Festival site?

The stone circle at the Glastonbury Festival site is called the Stone Circle. It sits in King’s Meadow, on the hill at the southern end of the Worthy Farm site, within the festival’s Green Fields area.

Unlike Stonehenge or Avebury, the Glastonbury Stone Circle is a modern festival feature rather than an ancient prehistoric monument. It was established in 1990 and was designed as a contemporary megalithic circle connected with the festival’s alternative, spiritual and countercultural traditions.

The circle’s alignment with the summer solstice echoes the astronomical associations often linked with ancient stone monuments. Its name can sound generic, but “The Stone Circle” is the festival’s recognised site name. Stonehenge and Avebury are separate archaeological sites in England, while The Cairn is not the name of Glastonbury’s circle.