Wansdyke - Tan Hill to Knap Hill
A fantastic walk along the top of the Marlborough downs, from West Woods to Tan Hill and beyond. This is the East section of the Wansdyke - the West section is in Somerset. There are spectacular views north to Silbury Hill & beyond, west to the Cotswolds and south over the Vale of Pewsey to Salisbury Plain
Click
here for a fascinating site about the Wansdyke and other early mediaeval
British sites.
Or alternatively go and visit the excellent Devizes 'Wiltshire
Heritage' museum!
Click here for Martin Reed's photo of the Wansdyke from the air and here are some more photos:
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Wansdyke, looking East from Tan Hill Photo: AFCG, Sept 2001 |
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Wansdyke, looking West from Milk Hill Photo: AFCG, Sept 2001 |
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Silbury Hill from the Wansdyke Photo: AFCG, Sept 2001 |
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Rybury 'Camp' from the Wansdyke at Tan Hill Photo: AFCG, Sept 2001 |
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Knap Hill from the Wansdyke near Walkers' Hill Photo: AFCG, Nov 2003 |
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Wansdyke near Walkers' Hill Photo: AFCG, Nov 2003 |
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Milk Hill from near the Wansdyke at Tan Hill Photo: AFCG, Nov 2003 |
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Old well pump near Rybury camp Photo: AFCG, Nov 2003 |
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