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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...
Glyn Coy
Apr 24, 20192 min read
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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...
Glyn Coy
Jan 24, 20192 min read
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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...
Glyn Coy
Nov 23, 20182 min read
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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...
Glyn Coy
Oct 18, 20182 min read
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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...
Glyn Coy
Oct 18, 20181 min read
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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...
Glyn Coy
Oct 17, 20182 min read
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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...
Glyn Coy
Oct 14, 20182 min read
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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...
Glyn Coy
Jul 9, 20183 min read
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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...
Glyn Coy
Jun 9, 20182 min read
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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...
Glyn Coy
May 20, 20182 min read
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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...
Glyn Coy
Apr 27, 20182 min read
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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...
Glyn Coy
Mar 18, 20182 min read
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