Seagry Spitfire Memorial
In September 2014 the village of Lower Seagry dedicated a memorial to two spitfire pilots who were killed nearby in 1941. Situated on a...
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Glyn Coy
Jan 4, 20191 min
"1917"
By Paul Timlett If Stephen Spielberg has his way this little corner of South Wiltshire will, in a year or so's time, become very famous...
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Glyn Coy
Jan 1, 20192 min
2018 in Review....and looking ahead to 2019
This site was born in 2017 out of a simple idea - find hidden places in Wiltshire, ones that are not so well known and visit them,...
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Glyn Coy
Dec 16, 20181 min
Beckhampton - gateway to the Neolithic
Beckhampton isn't really hidden, because many of us drive through it regularly as it stands on the A4, a thoroughfare that has been a...
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Glyn Coy
Nov 23, 20182 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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Glyn Coy
Oct 18, 20181 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...
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Glyn Coy
Oct 18, 20182 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...
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Glyn Coy
Oct 18, 20181 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...
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Glyn Coy
Oct 18, 20182 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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Glyn Coy
Oct 17, 20182 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...
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Glyn Coy
Oct 14, 20182 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...
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Glyn Coy
Aug 30, 20182 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...
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Glyn Coy
Aug 26, 20182 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...
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Glyn Coy
Jul 29, 20181 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...
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Glyn Coy
Jul 29, 20183 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...
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Glyn Coy
Jul 25, 20181 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...
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Glyn Coy
Jul 15, 20182 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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Glyn Coy
Jul 11, 20181 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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Glyn Coy
Jul 9, 20183 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...
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Glyn Coy
Jul 6, 20182 min
Sunsets in Hidden Wiltshire
We all know where people congregate in Wiltshire around the time of the summer solstice. Stonehenge and Avebury get very busy on the...
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