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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 ...
Swallowhead Spring near Silbury Hill 51°30′10″N 1°50′42″W / 51.50276°N 1.84507°W / 51.50276; -1 confluence with River Thames at Reading
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
The Kennet is a tributary of the River Thames in Southern England. Most of the river is straddled by the North Wessex Downs AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty). The lower reaches have been made navigable as the Kennet Navigation, which – together with the Avon Navigation, the Kennet and Avon Canal and the Thames – links the cities of Bristol and London.
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This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, England. ... Green Hill, Wiltshire; Grittleton; Gastard; H
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
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]