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Photo Pages: Windmill Hill (Avebury) - Ancient Village or Settlement in England in Wiltshire

Submitted by Thorgrim on Tuesday, 16 March 2004  Page Views: 7851
Avebury Complex Site Name: Windmill Hill (Avebury)
Country: England County: Wiltshire Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Marlborough  Nearest Village: Avebury
Map Ref: SU087714  Landranger Map Number: 173
Latitude: 51.441528N  Longitude: 1.876216W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
no data

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Windmill Hill (Avebury) submitted by Thorgrim

Neolithic Causewayed Encloure in Wiltshire. Owned by The National Trust, Windmill Hill lies close to the village of Avebury and is the site of a Neolithic Causewayed Enclosure. The hilltop is enclosed by three ditches.

Note: Finds from Windmill Hill can be seen in the Avebury Museum.

Windmill Hill (Avebury) submitted by SolarMegalith
Round barrows on Windmill Hill located in the middle of the hillfort's earthwork (photo taken on 2008).

Windmill Hill (Avebury) submitted by Thorgrim
Weed clearance reveals the ditch surrounding the bell-barrow.

Windmill Hill (Avebury) submitted by Thorgrim
Picket Barrow is a fine bell-barrow standing within the Causewayed enclosure of Windmill Hill.

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    Prehistoric sites and unspoilt villages,21 July 2007, Avebury (Score: 1)
    by Andy B on Saturday, 23 June 2007
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    Prehistoric sites and unspoilt villages
    Start: 21 July 2007 - 10:00am
    End: 21 July 2007 - 3:30pm
    Description
    On this walk, National Trails Volunteers and experienced walkers George Darmody and Colin Minto will visit the prehistoric sites of Avebury and Windmill Hill (one of the oldest known settlements in Wiltshire). The walk will take in several (less ancient) unspoilt villages and beautiful views along The Ridgeway. There will be a break for lunch at a pub (dogs permitted in the garden only, on leads). Meet at the start of the footpath to the village in the northeast corner of the main National Trust car park for Avebury, southwest of stone circle off A4361. Avebury can be reached by bus from Swindon and Marlborough. SU 098696 (Landranger 173)

    Category: walk
    Cost of the event: free of charge
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    http://www.nationaltrail.co.uk/Ridgeway/event.asp?PageId=10&EventId=90
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