Glyn Coy
Alton Barnes, Alton Priors and the hill above - A History
David Carson MBE is an interesting man. A former Army Reservist and Cadet Force Officer, he has lived in Alton Barnes for most of his...
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Glyn Coy
- Jul 27, 2021
- 3 min
Beckhampton Gallops and Witches Plantation
The Gallops at Beckhampton has intrigued me for a long time. It is an expanse of land with mixed use, split between racehorse training...
Paul Timlett
- Jun 28, 2021
- 7 min
Wiltshire Clumps
Whilst not unique to Wiltshire, clumps are something that many of us envisage when we think of the county’s landscape. Otherwise known...
Paul Timlett
- May 27, 2021
- 7 min
Sarsen Stones and the Devil's Den
Sarsen Stones and the Devil’s Den About four years ago I did a walk on Fyfield Down to see the source of the sarsen stones (also known as...
Glyn Coy
- Apr 3, 2021
- 2 min
King's Play Hill and the search for a Long Barrow
King's Play Hill is a fascinating place, riddled with tumuli, a long barrow in a nearby field and steep sided hollows with terracettes....
Glyn Coy
- Sep 17, 2020
- 3 min
Ranscombe Bottom
Having already explored Oldbury Camp and the area around the Lansdowne monument on Cherhill Down, I wanted to take a look at Ranscombe...
Glyn Coy
- Aug 5, 2020
- 8 min
Wansdyke and the Kennet and Avon Canal
By Paul Timlett If I had to choose my favourite part of Wiltshire, the Vale of Pewsey and its downs would be a serious contender. Its...
Glyn Coy
- Jun 29, 2020
- 2 min
Furze Knoll
Furze Knoll is an enigma to me. It is such a unique, prominent wooded knoll, but it does not seem to have anything of historical...
Glyn Coy
- May 22, 2020
- 3 min
Swallowhead Springs
Swallowhead Springs is a bit of a mystery to me. I have heard whispers of a spring near Silbury Hill from many different people over the...
Steve Dewey
- Nov 14, 2019
- 4 min
The Old Slow Coach Road
By Steve Dewey Because I have a brother in Westbury, and I used to live in Marlborough, one of the interesting ways back and forth...
Steve Dewey
- Sep 8, 2019
- 4 min
Black Heath - Salisbury Plain
By Steve Dewey I grew up in Warminster, on the edge of SPTA West, and then moved away for a long while. Because access to SPTA West is...
Glyn Coy
- Jul 1, 2019
- 2 min
A Walk around Collingbourne Wood, Ludgershall
It was while I was planning a visit to Ludgershall Castle that I noticed Collingbourne Wood. On the Ordnance Survey map I could clearly...
Glyn Coy
- Jun 26, 2019
- 1 min
Ludgershall Castle
Ludgershall is a small town about 16 miles North of Salisbury, close to the border with Hampshire and not too far from Andover. It is a...
Glyn Coy
- Jun 15, 2019
- 2 min
RAF Ramsbury Memorials
I wrote about RAF Ramsbury earlier in the year, and touched on the part it played in World War Two. Today the site has been returned to...
Glyn Coy
- Mar 24, 2019
- 10 min
Knap Hill, Medieval Shaw, Huish and Oare in the Pewsey Downs
By Paul Timlett. UPDATED 22 December 2020. Today I revisited parts of this walk and realised that I made a major mistake when writing the...
Glyn Coy
- Feb 19, 2019
- 4 min
Milk Hill, Tan Hill and Cliffords Hill - Pewsey Downs
By Paul Timlett A couple of months ago I volunteered to shoot photographs and write a blog for Hidden Wiltshire about three of the hills...
