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    Martinsell Hill, Oare
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Nov 23, 2018
    • 2 min

    Martinsell Hill, Oare

    Martinsell Hill first came to my attention in November 2018, when a fabulous picture of a dusk sky from the top was posted on twitter by...
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    Westonbirt Arboretum Autumn Colours
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Nov 10, 2018
    • 2 min

    Westonbirt Arboretum Autumn Colours

    Westonbirt Arboretum is almost in Wiltshire. The boundary of the county follows the A433 which brings you to the entrance, but once insid...
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    Hidden Wiltshire - The Book
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Oct 18, 2018
    • 1 min

    Hidden Wiltshire - The Book

    Orders are now open for the Hidden Wiltshire book. You can pre-order here: Hidden Wiltshire Book ​ The book itself has been lovingly cura...
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    Castle Hill, Mere
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Oct 18, 2018
    • 1 min

    Castle Hill, Mere

    Castle Hill is something that I have seen many times over the years as I pass through Mere, or pass by on the busy A303. It is a very pro...
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    Fovant Badges and Chiselbury Camp
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Oct 18, 2018
    • 2 min

    Fovant Badges and Chiselbury Camp

    Chiselbury Camp is another fine example of an Iron Age hill fort sitting on top of a chalk hill in Wiltshire. Although less well preserve...
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    Oldbury Castle, Cherhill
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Oct 18, 2018
    • 1 min

    Oldbury Castle, Cherhill

    Cherhill Down has featured quite a bit in some of my other posts, not least the one about the Cherhill White Horse that sits upon its slo...
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    Windmill Hill, Avebury
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Oct 18, 2018
    • 2 min

    Windmill Hill, Avebury

    I stumbled across Windmill Hill while visiting the not so hidden Wiltshire site of West Kennet Long Barrow. On the sign at the entrance, ...
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    White Sheet Hill, Mere
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Oct 17, 2018
    • 2 min

    White Sheet Hill, Mere

    White Sheet Hill is another fine example of elevated chalk grassland which has evidence of ancient history at its summit. While I have al...
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    Park Hill Camp, Stourton
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Oct 14, 2018
    • 2 min

    Park Hill Camp, Stourton

    If you have been following this site for a while you will know that I cover a lot of Iron Age sites in Wiltshire. Whilst I was visiting W...
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    Wiltshire Life Magazine
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Sep 7, 2018
    • 1 min

    Wiltshire Life Magazine

    I'm pleased to announce that the Hidden Wiltshire website and project features in Wiltshire Life magazine this month. It is in newsagents...
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    The Devil's Den and Fyfield Down
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Aug 30, 2018
    • 2 min

    The Devil's Den and Fyfield Down

    The Devil's Den is a bit of a curiosity. It is hard to find and involves hiking through fields with an ordnance survey map, as it is on p...
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    Lower Moor Farm, Cricklade
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Aug 26, 2018
    • 2 min

    Lower Moor Farm, Cricklade

    I had planned to visit this site in the North of the county for a while, but because of the sheer size of it I was struggling to find a w...
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    Dry Wiltshire
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Jul 30, 2018
    • 1 min

    Dry Wiltshire

    The summer of 2018 has been hot and dry so far, and after the few weeks of dry weather the landscape in Wiltshire has turned from green t...
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    Roman Road - Morgan's Hill to Beckhampton
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Jul 29, 2018
    • 1 min

    Roman Road - Morgan's Hill to Beckhampton

    Wiltshire has a few Roman Roads which can still be walked on, but I discovered this one while visiting Morgan's Hill in 2017. The map cle...
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    Milk Hill and the Pewsey Downs
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Jul 29, 2018
    • 3 min

    Milk Hill and the Pewsey Downs

    Milk Hill is the highest point in Wiltshire and is part of the Pewsey Downs, a rolling set of chalk grassland hills between Devizes and P...
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    Alton Barnes White Horse
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Jul 25, 2018
    • 1 min

    Alton Barnes White Horse

    Out of all the fabulous White Horses in Wiltshire, the one in Alton Barnes is a clear favourite of mine. Not just because of its aestheti...
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    Salisbury - the instagram meeting
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Jul 24, 2018
    • 2 min

    Salisbury - the instagram meeting

    If you haven't found it already, please do take a look at (and follow) my instagram page. I keep it updated in real time, and it gives yo...
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    Widbrook Wood
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Jul 15, 2018
    • 2 min

    Widbrook Wood

    In this post about a wood, you will find no photos of woodland because while this is a location with many trees, the greater interest is ...
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    Hackpen White Horse
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Jul 11, 2018
    • 1 min

    Hackpen White Horse

    The Hackpen White Horse is a spindly, chalk figure etched into the hillside just below the Ridgeway and can be glimpsed from the A361 if ...
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    Hackpen Hill, Barbury Castle and The Ridgeway
    hiddenwiltshire
    • Jul 9, 2018
    • 3 min

    Hackpen Hill, Barbury Castle and The Ridgeway

    Hackpen Hill can be seen on the right as you drive north from Avebury towards Swindon. I have often glimpsed across to see the spindly Wh...
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