Overton Hill

Overton Hill
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Overton Hill is a 174-metre hill at the southern edge of the Marlborough Downs in Wiltshire, England. It is notable as the start point of the Ridgeway National Trail, which follows an ancient trackway. The hill contains several scheduled archaeological sites including Bronze Age round barrows and the site of The Sanctuary, a Neolithic wooden and stone circle connected to Avebury by the West Kennet Avenue. The area forms part of the Stonehenge and Avebury UNESCO World Heritage Site.

TypeRoad/avenue/trackway
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryEngland
Coordinates51.4101° N, 1.8316° W

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The Sanctuary · Falkner's Circle · West Kennet Long Barrow · Kennet Avenue · Silbury Hill · Avebury · Overton Down · Knap Hill · Beckhampton Avenue · Adam's Grave · South Street Barrow · The Longstones · The Devil's Den · Windmill Hill, Avebury · West Woods · Tan Hill, Wiltshire · All Cannings Cross · Swanborough Tump · Winterbourne Bassett Stone Circle · Barbury Castle · Marlborough Mound · Marden Henge · Wilsford Henge · Bincknoll Castle

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