Must See Archaeological Sites in Great Britain
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Stonehenge
Prehistoric stone circle and monument dating to around 2500 B.C., recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Roman Bath
The Strand Lane Baths, at 5 Strand Lane, London WC2R 2NA, have been reputed since the 1830s to be a Roman survival.
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West Kennet Long Barrow
The West Kennet Long Barrow, also known as South Long Barrow, is a chambered long barrow near the village of Avebury in the south-western…
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Maiden Castle
Maiden Castle is an Iron Age hillfort 1.6 mi southwest of Dorchester, in the English county of Dorset.
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Clootie Well
A clootie well is a holy well, almost always with a tree growing beside it, where small strips of cloth or ribbons are left as part of a…
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Peden's Cove
Peden's Cave is at least partly artificial and is set into a craggy outcrop of red sandstone rocks overlooking the River Lugar just below…
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Roman Amphitheatre
Cirencester Amphitheatre was a Roman amphitheatre in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England.
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Ballowall Barrow
Ballowall Barrow is a prehistoric funerary cairn which Ashbee and Hencken state contains several phases of use from the Neolithic to the…
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East Aquhorthies Stone Circle
Easter Aquhorthies stone circle, located near Inverurie in north-east Scotland, is one of the best-preserved examples of a recumbent stone…
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Dolmen
Visit this protected ancient monument dating back to approx. 3.500 BC, considered to be the most popular megalithic site in Wales.
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Wroxeter Roman City
Viroconium or Uriconium, formally Viroconium Cornoviorum, was a Roman city, one corner of which is now occupied by Wroxeter, a small…
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Cerne Abbas Giant
The Cerne Abbas Giant is a hill figure near the village of Cerne Abbas in Dorset, England. 55 metres high, it depicts a standing nude male…
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Audley End House and Gardens
Audley End House is a largely early 17th-century country house outside Saffron Walden, Essex, England.
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Medieval Village of Wharram Percy (Site Of)
Wharram Percy is a deserted medieval village and former civil parish near Wharram-le-Street, now in the parish of Wharram, on the western…
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Uffington Castle Hill Fort
Uffington Castle is an early Iron Age univallate hillfort in Oxfordshire, England.
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Abutment of Roman Bridge
Chesters Bridge was a Roman bridge over the River North Tyne at Chollerford, Northumberland, England, and adjacent to the Roman fort of…
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