Castle Rings Fort
I discovered this Iron Age fort when I was looking at Oysters Coppice on the ordnance survey map. Just a short walk to the South West of...
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Glyn Coy
Jan 24, 20192 min read
Knook Castle
Early in January when I was checking the Ordnance Survey maps for sites to visit in Wiltshire, I stumbled across an earthwork called...
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Glyn Coy
Nov 23, 20182 min read
Martinsell Hill, Oare
Martinsell Hill first came to my attention in November 2018, when a fabulous picture of a dusk sky from the top was posted on twitter by...
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Glyn Coy
Oct 18, 20182 min read
Fovant Badges and Chiselbury Camp
Chiselbury Camp is another fine example of an Iron Age hill fort sitting on top of a chalk hill in Wiltshire. Although less well...
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Glyn Coy
Oct 18, 20181 min read
Oldbury Castle, Cherhill
Cherhill Down has featured quite a bit in some of my other posts, not least the one about the Cherhill White Horse that sits upon its...
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Glyn Coy
Oct 17, 20182 min read
White Sheet Hill, Mere
White Sheet Hill is another fine example of elevated chalk grassland which has evidence of ancient history at its summit. While I have...
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Glyn Coy
Oct 14, 20182 min read
Park Hill Camp, Stourton
If you have been following this site for a while you will know that I cover a lot of Iron Age sites in Wiltshire. Whilst I was visiting...
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Glyn Coy
Jul 9, 20183 min read
Hackpen Hill, Barbury Castle and The Ridgeway
Hackpen Hill can be seen on the right as you drive north from Avebury towards Swindon. I have often glimpsed across to see the spindly...
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Glyn Coy
Jun 9, 20182 min read
Battlesbury Camp
I could see Battlesbury Camp when I walked up Scratchbury Camp a few weeks earlier. Another Iron Age hill fort in the hills above...
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Glyn Coy
May 20, 20182 min read
Scratchbury Camp, Norton Bavant
While driving out of Warminster towards Salisbury there are some hills on the left side of the road. One of them has a prominent barrow...
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Glyn Coy
Apr 27, 20182 min read
Cley Hill, Warminster
A long time ago, the Devil heard that Devizes had converted to Christianity so he filled up a sack of earth from Somerset and set off to...
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Glyn Coy
Mar 18, 20182 min read
Cherhill White Horse
The white horse on Cherhill Down is quite prominent, and can be spotted when you drive from Bromham towards Calne. It sits on a hill...
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