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MAKING History People have been drawn to Wiltshire since ancient times. Reaching back to the Stone Age and beyond, the county’s archaeological inheritance is second to none. Our prehistoric henge monuments at Stonehenge and Avebury are renowned throughout the world. But they are only part of the story. Later civilisations have left their mark as well, bequeathing tangible links with the past. > Old Wardour Castle “Here you can walk through time” 18 #timeforwiltshire
Cley Hill > Roman Baths > Wiltshire Museum > Malmesbury Abbey Built for defence and characterised by enormous ditches and banks, Iron Age hillforts are a recurring feature of the Wiltshire landscape. These are the ideal places to connect with our ancestors. Visit at sunrise or sunset. Pause for a while on the ramparts. See how the atmosphere alters with the light and reflect on the generations who have stood in this very spot before you. The best known can be found at Old Sarum on the northern outskirts of Salisbury. This massive earthwork began life as a Neolithic community some 5,000 years ago. Later, it evolved into an Iron Age hill fort. Subsequently inhabited by Romans, Saxons and Normans, it finally developed into a flourishing medieval settlement, the original city of Salisbury. Today you can see the ruins of a royal palace, a castle and no less than two earlier cathedrals. Other massive Iron Age hill forts can be found at Barbury Castle on the North Wessex Downs. Battlesbury Camp, one of the best preserved in the county. Bratton Castle, home to an even older Neolithic long barrow. Cley Hill, Britain’s UFO capital, with hundreds of sightings since the mid-1960s. And Oldbury Castle, overlooking the Cherhill White Horse. For further inspiration, view our ancient hillforts film: visitwiltshire.co.uk/videos Elsewhere, the legacy of the past continues. At Ludgershall Castle for example, built as a fortress in the late 11 th century. Once a royal hunting lodge, now a glorious ruin. At Malmesbury, where the beautiful 12 th century Abbey contains the tomb of Athelstan, first king of all England, who made this historic town his capital. And at Old Wardour Castle, dating from the 14 th century. Badly damaged in the English Civil War, today providing a picturesque lakeside setting for picnics. To unearth the secrets of Wiltshire’s journey through time, team up with an expert tour guide. Or explore the galleries at our awardwinning museums, bursting with treasured exhibits of outstanding national importance. The Salisbury Museum is home to one of Europe’s most extensive collections of Stonehenge and prehistoric artefacts. Including the Monkton Deverill Gold Torc, recovered from a Bronze Age burial mound, and the grave of the ‘Amesbury Archer’, the richest Beaker burial in Britain. Galleries at Wiltshire Museum in Devizes cover 500,000 years of Wiltshire’s history, including the Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age eras, as well as Roman, Saxon and Medieval times. The displays of ‘Gold from the Time of Stonehenge’ feature remarkable finds excavated from the prehistoric landscapes of the World Heritage Site. For further evidence of Roman occupation in Wessex you need look no further than the Roman Baths in Bath, home to the Sacred Spring, the Roman Temple, the Roman Bath House and finds from Roman Bath. Amesbury, on the southern edge of Salisbury Plain, is the nearest town to Stonehenge and close to the ancient monuments of Woodhenge, the Cursus, the Avenue and Durrington Walls. Recent excavations suggest that the town may date back more than 10,000 years, and a collection of Mesolithic artefacts can be found at Amesbury History Centre. From stone circles to crop circles, Wiltshire has been making history for thousands of years. Numerous civilisations have called it home. Visit in <strong>2019</strong> to write your own chapter in our never-ending story. visitwiltshire.co.uk 19
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