Maiden Castle

Maiden Castle Dorchester, Dorset, England. Maiden Castle in Dorset is huge - it could contain more than 50 football pitches and is the largest and most complex Iron Age hillfort in Europe.  The huge ramparts and ditches protected hundreds of people and were constructed approximately 2,500 years ago. The ramparts were faced with white

By |2019-03-06T11:59:09+00:00March 6th, 2019|Categories: England, Monument|0 Comments

Waylands Smithy

Waylands SmithyAshbury, Oxfordshire, England.Wayland’s Smithy is a Neolithic tomb on the Ridgeway in south Oxfordshire. The first monument (constructed 3590 and 3555 BC), was a mortuary of wood and stone. There is a paved path built of sarsen stone slabs. On this pathway was placed a wooden box, in which people were buried.When excavated in 1963,

By |2019-02-07T15:32:06+00:00February 6th, 2019|Categories: England, Monument|0 Comments

Avebury

Avebury Avebury, England. Extract from The Telegraph [article in full here] It is one of the greatest marvels of prehistoric Britain, the largest stone circle in Europe and a sacred meeting place for our ancestors which may even be aligned with the stars. Avebury Circuit: But a new archaeological survey at in Wiltshire suggests the

By |2018-12-12T19:32:45+00:00December 12th, 2018|Categories: England, Monument|0 Comments

Stonehenge

Stonehenge Stonehenge, Salisbury England. Stonehenge, is a prehistoric monument that took approximately 1,500 years to create. It is comprised of about 100 huge upright stones arranged in a circle. Most experts believe that Stonehenge was a burial site. But they have not yet discovered how the massive stone structures were built using the technology available

By |2018-12-12T17:55:55+00:00December 12th, 2018|Categories: England, Monument|0 Comments