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English: Silbury Hill, as seen from halfway up the slope of the hill on which West Kennet Long Barrow is located in Avebury, Wiltshire. This is a photo of listed building number 1010138 . Date
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 ...
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Romano-British ritual activity is known from the broader area around the long barrow; several shafts were dug around the Shallow Head Springs near Silbury Hill in this period, into which a range of items were placed. [60] In addition, a building that possibly served a religious function was established south of Silbury Hill. [59]
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Second highest chalk hill in the UK. Tiny cairn in middle of field may be inaccessible if crops present. Tan Hill [3] 294 48 TuMP: Walbury Hill: North Wessex Downs: Wiltshire's second highest summit. Second highest point of North Wessex Downs. No summit feature. 25 cm lower than nearby Milk Hill. Martinsell Hill [3] 289 76 TuMP Walbury Hill
Calne (/ k ɑː n /) [2] is a town and civil parish in Wiltshire, southwestern England, [3] at the northwestern extremity of the North Wessex Downs hill range, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Calne is on a small river, the Marden, that rises 2 miles (3 kilometres) away in the Wessex Downs, and is the only town on that river.