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"Exploring the Ancient Earthworks: Unveiling History's Secrets" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the fascinating world of earthworks

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Winkelbury Hill 29833_002

Winkelbury Hill 29833_002
An Iron Age univallate hillfort earthwork on Winkelbury Hill, Wiltshire, 2016. ST9521

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Cliffords Tower and Castle Museum 28954_011

Cliffords Tower and Castle Museum 28954_011
Cliffords Tower and the Castle Museum, York, 2017. SE6051

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Scarborough Castle 28956_021

Scarborough Castle 28956_021
Scarborough Castle, North Yorkshire, 2017. TA0589

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Ray Fell 28910_005

Ray Fell 28910_005
An enclosed settlement, or homestead, earthwork on Ray Fell, Northumberland, 2016. NY9584

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Castle Hill 28892_005

Castle Hill 28892_005
Castle Hill at Swine, the remains of a medieval motte, East riding of Yorkshire, 2016

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Camera of the Knights Hospitallers 28847_013

Camera of the Knights Hospitallers 28847_013
Great Limber, Lincolnshire, 2016. Earthworks of the Camera of the Knights Hospitallers and medieval settlement. TA1308

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Flooding 28846_001

Flooding 28846_001
St Andrews College and moat, North yorkshire, 2016. SE5741

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Low Throston DMV 28837_016

Low Throston DMV 28837_016
Low Throston deserted medieval village, Hartlepool, 2015. NZ4933

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Mining in Weardale 28817_035

Mining in Weardale 28817_035
Weardale, County Durham, 2015. Lead and ironstone mines and spoil heaps. NY9139

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Marrick smelt mill 28812_013

Marrick smelt mill 28812_013
Marrick ore hearth lead smelt mill, North Yorkshire, 2015. SE0799

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Bleasby 34118_064

Bleasby 34118_064
Bleasby, Lincolnshire, 2019. The earthwork remains of the medieval moated manor and settlement of Bleasby. TF1384

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Uffington Castle 33775_042

Uffington Castle 33775_042
Uffington Castle, Whitehorse Hill, Oxfordshire, 2019. A univallate hillfort. SU3086

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Liddington Castle 33775_001

Liddington Castle 33775_001
Liddington Castle, Badbury, Wiltshire, 2019. A univallate hillfort earthwork. SU2079

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Bewick Hill 34015_016

Bewick Hill 34015_016
Bewick Hill, Old Bewick, Northumberland, 2018. An Iron Age multivallate hillfort and Second World War pillboxes. NU0721

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Field system JEH_22064_010

Field system JEH_22064_010
Pertwood Down, Monkton Deverill, Wiltshire, 1971. Earthwork remains of an Iron Age or Romano British field system. ST8737

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Belas Knap JEH_22055_105

Belas Knap JEH_22055_105
Belas Knap, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, 1971. A Neolithic chambered long barrow. SP0225

Background imageEarthwork Collection: The Ring JEH_22055_097

The Ring JEH_22055_097
Cleeve Common, Cleeve Hill, Gloucestershire, 1971. The Ring oval enclosure earthwork. SO9826

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Belas Knap JEH_22055_103

Belas Knap JEH_22055_103
Belas Knap, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, 1971. A Neolithic chambered long barrow. SP0225

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Dolebury Camp JEH_22055_058

Dolebury Camp JEH_22055_058
Dolebury Camp, Langford, North Somerset, 1971. An Iron Age multivallate hillfort earthwork, from the west. ST4458

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Cleeve Cloud JEH_22055_096

Cleeve Cloud JEH_22055_096
Cleeve Cloud, Cleeve Hill, Gloucestershire, 1971. A bivallate Iron Age hillfort. SO9825

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Cleeve Cloud JEH_22055_095

Cleeve Cloud JEH_22055_095
Cleeve Cloud, Cleeve Hill, Gloucestershire, 1971. A bivallate Iron Age hillfort. SO9825

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Leckhampton Hill JEH_22055_094

Leckhampton Hill JEH_22055_094
Leckhampton Hill, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 1971. Univallate Iron Age hillfort. SO9418

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Burrington Camp JEH_22055_069

Burrington Camp JEH_22055_069
Burrington Camp, Langford, North Somerset, 1971. Iron Age univallate hillfort earthwork. ST4758

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Avebury 33769_034

Avebury 33769_034
Avebury, Wiltshire, 2019. Neolithic henge and stone circles. SU1070

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Old Hall moated site 33762_057

Old Hall moated site 33762_057
Old Hall, Bretters Farm, Lancashire, 2019. A moated site and fishponds. SD5915

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Halwell Camp 33741_036

Halwell Camp 33741_036
Halwell Camp, Dartmouth, Devon, 2018. Iron Age univallate hillfort earthwork

Background imageEarthwork Collection: The Bulwark 33583_049

The Bulwark 33583_049
The Bulwark, Cambridgeshire. An English Civil War fieldwork and World War II gun emplacement

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Lake Down Barrow Cemetery 33302_021

Lake Down Barrow Cemetery 33302_021
Lake Down Barrow Cemetery, Willtshire, 2017. SU1139

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Fyfield Down 29633_053

Fyfield Down 29633_053
Fyfield Down, Wiltshire, 2015. Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, cultivation, industrial and funerary remains. SU1371

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Fyfield Down 29633_001

Fyfield Down 29633_001
Fyfield Down, Wiltshire, 2015. Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, cultivation, industrial and funerary remains. SU1371

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Wansdyke at North Down 29622_035

Wansdyke at North Down 29622_035
North Down, Willtshire, 2015. The Wansdyke and a medieval or later sheep enclosure

Background imageEarthwork Collection: The Sanctuary 29627_021

The Sanctuary 29627_021
The Sanctuary, site of Late Neolithic timber and stone circles, Wiltshire, 2015

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Rybury Camp 29624_043

Rybury Camp 29624_043
Rybury Camp Wiltshire, 2015. A causewayed enclosure, univallate hillfort and post-medieval chalk pits

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Cherhill Down 29617_025

Cherhill Down 29617_025
Cherhill Down, Wiltshire, 2015. A Second World War observation post built into a bowl barrow mound

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Adams Grave 29626_025

Adams Grave 29626_025
Adams Grave, Walkers Hill, Wiltshire, 2015

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Avebury Down barrows 29629_005

Avebury Down barrows 29629_005
Avebury Down, Wiltshire, 2015. A pair of round barrows. SU1170

Background imageEarthwork Collection: East Kennett long barrow 29627_009

East Kennett long barrow 29627_009
East Kennett long barrow, Wiltshire, 2015

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Adams Grave 29626_027

Adams Grave 29626_027
Adams Grave, Walkers Hill, Wiltshire, 2015. View towards Alton Barnes

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Mount Pleasant 29551_013

Mount Pleasant 29551_013
Mount Pleasant, near Dorchester, Dorset, 2015. A henge enclosure crop mark, with associated round barrow earthwork, known as the Conquer Barrow, and nearby round barrows also showing as crop marks

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Mount Pleasant 29551_016

Mount Pleasant 29551_016
Mount Pleasant, near Dorchester, Dorset, 2015. A henge enclosure crop mark, with associated round barrow earthwork, known as the Conquer Barrow

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Mount Pleasant 29551_014

Mount Pleasant 29551_014
Mount Pleasant, near Dorchester, Dorset, 2015. A henge enclosure crop mark, with associated round barrow earthwork, known as the Conquer Barrow, and nearby round barrows also showing as crop marks

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Maiden Castle 29548_001

Maiden Castle 29548_001
Maiden Castle, near Dorchester, Dorset, 2015. Maiden Castle, known primarily as an Iron Age multivallate hillfort earthwork

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Maiden Castle 29548_014

Maiden Castle 29548_014
Maiden Castle, near Dorchester, Dorset, 2015. Maiden Castle, known primarily as an Iron Age multivallate hillfort earthwork

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Hardy Monument 29544_043

Hardy Monument 29544_043
The Hardy Monument, Black Down, Dorset. Monument commemorating Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy, commander of HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Hardy Monument 29544_042

Hardy Monument 29544_042
The Hardy Monument, Black Down, Dorset. Monument commemorating Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Hardy, commander of HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Shorn Hill barrows 29549_007

Shorn Hill barrows 29549_007
Shorn Hill, near Martinstown, Dorset, 2015. Group of round barrows, showing as earthworks

Background imageEarthwork Collection: North Hill barrows 29545_026

North Hill barrows 29545_026
North Hill, Winterbourne Steepleton, Dorset, 2015. Two bowl barrows showing as earthworks

Background imageEarthwork Collection: Shorn Hill barrows 29549_013

Shorn Hill barrows 29549_013
Shorn Hill, near Martinstown, Dorset, 2015. Group of round barrows, showing as earthworks




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"Exploring the Ancient Earthworks: Unveiling History's Secrets" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the fascinating world of earthworks. These remarkable structures, scattered across various locations, hold stories that have withstood the test of time. From Maiden Castle J870379 to Waylands Smithy K040655, each site offers a glimpse into our ancestors' ingenuity and resilience. Climb up Cleeve Hill 27646_030 and witness breathtaking views while pondering over the purpose behind these ancient mounds. Marvel at Silbury Hill N060151, an enigmatic man-made marvel shrouded in mystery. Its sheer size leaves us awestruck, questioning how such a feat was accomplished without modern technology. Travel to Old Sarum J030098 or Old Sarum K000139 and let your imagination run wild as you envision bustling medieval towns atop these elevated earthworks. Explore Segedunum Roman Fort J960244 and transport yourself to an era when mighty legions guarded distant frontiers. Wroughton, Wiltshire US_7PH_GP_LOC209_V_5004 beckons with its unique blend of natural beauty and human craftsmanship. Discover Knowlton Church and Earthworks J940538 where ancient rituals once took place amidst sacred landscapes. Wharram Percy Medieval Village N070612 invites you to wander through its abandoned streets, evoking a sense of nostalgia for times long gone. Finally, stand atop Maiden Castle 29548_014 or Fotheringhay Castle 27869_030 - remnants of grand fortresses that witnessed battles fought by kings and queens. These they are not mere hills; they are gateways to our pasts – silent witnesses to centuries-old tales waiting patiently for curious minds like yours to unravel their secrets. So embark on this journey through time; let history guide your steps as you explore these extraordinary sites etched into the very fabric of our Earth.