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Ten Prehistoric Places to Visit in Britain |
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Avebury (Wiltshire)
This enormous site
surrounded by a bank and ditch with associated standing stones encloses part of
the village of Avebury.
www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.16309
Castle Rigg Stone Circle (Cumbria)
A relatively small circle
but set in a fantastically beautiful landscape.
www.visitcumbria.com/kes/casstone.htm
Cheddar Gorge (Somerset)
Visit the spectacular caves
and the museum of prehistory to find out more about the famous 9,000 year old
‘Cheddar Man’ as well as possible evidence for ancient cannibalism!
www.cheddarcaves.co.uk/historyheritagetours-cheddarman.html
Carn Euny Iron Age Village (Cornwall)
One of the best ancient
villages with an intriguing underground passage called a ‘fogou’ which may have
been used for storage, refuge or perhaps even ritual.
www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.15225
Galley Hill (Bedfordshire)
Situated in the grounds of
the RSPB at Sandy it is still possible to see the modest remains of the banks
and ditches of this Iron Age hillfort.
www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/webingres/bedfordshire/
vlib/0.digitised_resources/sandy_galley_hill.htm
Maiden Castle (Dorset)
An astonishing Iron Age
hillfort with a long history of occupation dating back some 6,000 years. Walk
round the ramparts and enjoy views of the surrounding countryside.
www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.15733
Rollright Stones (Oxfordshire)
The closest stone circle to Bedfordshire and well worth a visit.
www.rollrightstones.co.uk
Silbury Hill (Wiltshire)
Silbury Hill is the largest
man-made mound in Europe and is roughly the size of an Egyptian pyramid. While
you are there you may also like to visit the nearby West Kennet long barrow.
www.english-heritage.org.uk/server.php?show=nav.16452
Skara Brae (Orkney)
For those of you prepared
to travel a little further this amazingly well preserved stone village with
stone furniture (including beds and cupboards) dating back some 5,000 years is
well worth a visit.
www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.880
and
www.orkneyjar.com/history/skarabrae/index.html
Stonehenge (Wiltshire)
No list would be complete
without this world famous stone circle built in several phases between 3,000 and
1,600 BC.
www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.16465
