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Prehistoric Tumuli ( burial mounds ) at Amesbury Wiltshire England UK
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Prehistoric Tumuli ( burial mounds ) at Amesbury Wiltshire England UK
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aerial photographs of Avebury stone circle and Neolithic henge monument in Avebury Wiltshire England UK. Archaeological evidence has shown that the area around Avebury has been occupied since the Mesolithic period with find of flint tools dating between 4000 BC and 7000 BC. It may be that these Mesolithic inhabitants built the first structures on the site and post holes have been found which could date from this period however there is little firm dating evidence to explain the exact chronology of the site. There are several distinct monuments on the site including the inner stone circle, outer stone circle the avenues. These may have been constructed separately over generations between 2400 BC and 3000 BC. The henge ( the circular bank and ditch surrounding the site ) has been radio carbon dated to around 2500 BC. The henge was a massive undertaking for the Neolithic Culture and required the movement of 165,000 tons of material and resulting in a henge 4 times bigger than anything else known from this period.
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aerial photographs of Barbury Castle Iron-age hill-fort
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aerial photographs of Devizes Wiltshire England UK SN10
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aerial photographs of Longleat Safari and Adventure Park, in Wiltshire, England
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aerial photographs of Melksham Wiltshire England UK
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aerial photographs of Old Sarum Wiltshire England Great Britain. Originally an Iron age hill fort built around 400BC the site was occupied through the Roman period and by the Saxons during the dark ages where it was used to defend against Viking raids. A stone castle was built within the hillfort by the Normans shortly after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Normans also constructed a Cathedral, the remains of which show clearly in the photograph. In the middle ages a new town grew up around the present Salisbury and Old Sarum fell into decline and ruin.
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aerial photographs of Old Wardour Castle Wiltshire England UK.Built for Baron Lovell shortly after Richard II gave him a license to crenellate in 1392. The castle is the only hexagonal castle in England although a number of such designs were also built during the medieval period in France. During the English Civil war it was originally held by the Royalist but taken by the parliamentarians before being retaken again by the Royalists. The fighting left the Castle in ruins and after the end of the hostility the owners chose to build a new home and keep the old castle as a picturesque ruin.
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aerial photographs of Salisbury Wiltshire England UK.
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aerial photographs of Stonehenge Wiltshire England UK.Constructed some time between 2000 and 4000 BC the structure is part of complex of Neolithic monuments in the area which include hundreds of burial mounds. Dating evidence from post holes found underneath the nearby car park have shown dates from the mesolithic period around 8000 BC. The site is a UNESCO world heritage site
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aerial photographs of Swindon Wiltshire England UK
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aerial photograph of Trowbridge Wiltshire England UK
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aerial photograph of Westbury Wiltshire England UK