historical landmark in Wiltshire

The National Trust's Figsbury Ring, Wiltshire, is a neolithic and Iron Age site rich in wildlife, offering sweeping views.

The Faringdon Folly Tower

The Long Barrow at All Cannings is a columbarium or place for cremated remains in urns to be kept. It is aligned to the sunrise of the winter solstice

Connecting people with Hampshires countryside

Visit the National Trust's Cley Hill, a distinctive feature on the outskirts of the Longleat estate, Wiltshire.

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Newark Park stands proud on top of the Cotswold escarpment, looking down into the Ozleworth valley to the Mendips beyond.

The Wilsford Manor Estate in Wiltshire is a quintessentially English country estate, nestling in the famous Woodford Valley on the River Avon.

Visit National Trust attraction, Buscot Old Parsonage, an early 18th-century riverside house with small garden in Oxfordshire.

Feel like you're on top of the world with the spectacular 360 degree views from Melbury Beacon.

Dating from about 2300 BC, markers now replace rings of timber posts, which once possibly supported a ring-shaped building. Discovered in 1925 when rings of dark spots were noticed in a crop of w…

A fine and atmospheric Neolithic chambered long barrow 2km (11/4 miles) along the Ridgeway from the Uffington White Horse: it was once believed to be the habitation of the Saxon smith-god Wayland.

Classic Neolithic causewayed enclosure, with three concentric but intermittent ditches. Large quantities of animal bones found here indicate feasting, animal trading or rituals, or perhaps all th…

This ‘avenue’ originally of around 100 pairs of prehistoric standing stones, was raised to form a winding 1 1⁄2 mile ritual link between the pre-existing monuments of Avebury and The Sanctuary.

Begun in about 3000 BC as a complex circle of timber posts, later replaced by stones. Its function is still mystifies: human bone finds with food remains point to elaborate death rites and ceremo…

One of the largest and most impressive Neolithic chambered tombs in Britain. Built in around 3650 BC and used for a short time only, nearly 50 people were buried here before the chambers were blo…

A Neolithic chambered tomb with an enigmatic 'false entrance'. Opinions vary as to why this false entrance was built.

Below an Iron Age hillfort stands the Westbury White Horse. Cut into the hillside in 1778, it replaced an older horse, possibly commemorating King Alfred's nearby victory over the Vikings.

A spectacular 14th century monastic stone barn, 51 metres (168 feet) long, with an amazing timber cruck roof. Originally a part of the medieval farmstead belonging to Shaftesbury Abbey

Come and explore the oldest dated chalk figure in the country, the Bronze Age White Horse at Uffington, Oxfordshire, managed by the National Trust.

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English Heritage cares for over 400 historic buildings, monuments and sites which bring the story of England to life for over 10 million people each year.

English Heritage cares for over 400 historic buildings, monuments and sites which bring the story of England to life for over 10 million people each year.

English Heritage cares for over 400 historic buildings, monuments and sites which bring the story of England to life for over 10 million people each year.

English Heritage cares for over 400 historic buildings, monuments and sites which bring the story of England to life for over 10 million people each year.