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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Windmill Hill (Avebury)Country: England County: Wiltshire Type: Causewayed Enclosure
Nearest Town: Marlborough Nearest Village: Avebury
Map Ref: SU08677144 Landranger Map Number: 173
Latitude: 51.441888N Longitude: 1.876647W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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NDM visited on 1st Jan 2023 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 2
FrothNinja visited on 2nd Oct 2016 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 2
Jansold visited on 15th May 2016 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
jeffrep visited on 27th May 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 2
graemefield visited on 1st Jun 2010 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3
SolarMegalith visited on 1st Jul 2008 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3
TheCaptain visited on 4th Oct 1998 Visit lots of ancient sites on a long off road cycle tour from Avebury to Windmill Hill, along the Wansdyke and back up Kennet Avenue
Chrus visited on 1st Jan 0002 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3
Andy B: would like to visit Featured in Episode Two of BBC's History of Ancient Britain with Neil Oliver
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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.86 Ambience: 4.29 Access: 2.71
Finds from Windmill Hill can be seen in the Avebury Museum
Note: Prehistoric Sex Objects: The Phalli of Windmill Hill, a fascinating talk by Helen Wickstead given at TAG 2016 with a brief overview of some of her current research - see the latest comment on our page
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