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2. Silbury Hill - Wikipedia

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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 ...

3. David Attenborough filmography - Wikipedia

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   BBC's Silbury: The Heart of the Hill: 1x60 min: The archaeological excavations of the Silbury Hill Mound. Guest interviewee BBC's Demob Happy: How TV Conquered Britain: 1x67 min: The development of broadcasting in Great Britain after WWII. 2008: BBC's Fossil Detectives: 8x29 min: Episode 1 – "Central England"; Episode 2 – "London". NOVA's ...

4. West Kennet Long Barrow - Wikipedia

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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]

5. Marlborough Mound - Wikipedia

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   It is near Silbury Hill (about 5 miles (8 km) due west of the mound), Hatfield Barrow, Sherrington Mound, Manton Barrow, and Marlborough Common barrow cemetery. The mound is over 18 metres (59 ft) tall from the present ground surface and its summit has a height of 149.76 metres (491.3 ft) OD. The basal diameter is 83 metres (272 ft), and it ...

6. On Silbury Hill - Wikipedia

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   On Silbury Hill is a book by Adam Thorpe published in 2014 by Little Toller Books. [1] [2] [3] His first work of non-fiction, it is inspired by Silbury Hill and was described by Paul Farley in the Guardian as "a rich and evocative book of place". [2] The book was featured on BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week programme in August 2014, read by the ...

7. File:Silbury Hill, as seen from West Kennet Hill.jpg - Wikipedia

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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

8. Neolithic British Isles - Wikipedia

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   Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England, built c. 3000–2500 BC The Neolithic site of Silbury Hill in Wiltshire, southern England (c. 2400 BC), is one example of the large ceremonial monuments constructed across the British Isles in this period. The Neolithic period in the British Isles lasted from c. 4100 to c. 2,500 BC. [1]

9. Silbury Air - Wikipedia

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   Silbury Air is a musical composition for chamber ensemble by the English composer Sir Harrison Birtwistle. Written in 1977 and revised in 2003, it takes as its inspiration the prehistoric mound of Silbury Hill in Wiltshire , with its connotations of the spiritual and mysterious: the precise function of Silbury Hill remains unknown.