Archaeological Walk on Salisbury Plain, Saturday 24th April 2010
Wiltshire Heritage Museum,
Saturday 24th April 2010
Explore the hillforts on Scratchbury and Battlesbury Hills with Roy Canham.
The two hillforts of Scratchbury and Battlesbury lie in close proximity to each other on the edge of the military training area SE of Warminster with magnificent views over the Wylie Valley and Salisbury Plain.
It has been suggested that Scratchbury may have been a strategic location for the interception of river-borne transport and trade and that it may too have functioned as a market for the trading of livestock. The Iron Age hillfort first surveyed by Colt Hoare at the beginning of the 19th century contains an enigmatic causewayed enclosure of uncertain date as well as Bronze Age barrows.
Before his retirement Roy Canham was the County Archaeologist for Wiltshire. He has unrivalled knowledge of the archaeology of the county, and was largely responsible for persuading the MOD to introduce measures to protect the archaeology on their land against damage from military training.
Please Note: the final approach to the site will involve a very steep climb and this walk is definitely only for the fit and active. Please dress sensibly with stout walking boots or shoes and bring waterproof coats as the weather on the high ground of Salisbury Plain can be quite changeable this early in the year.
Depart:
Pewsey (Bouverie Hall car park) – 1.05pm;
Devizes (Station Road car park) – 1.45pm;
Warminster (Library) – 2.15pm
Return:
Leave Scratchbury Hill at about 4.45pm.
Visit http://www.wiltshireheritage.org.uk/events/ to find out more.
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