historical landmark in Southeast England
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Beacon Hill Toposcope
Beacon Hill, B45 9QH Birmingham, United KingdomLickey Hills Country Park is one of Birmingham’s most varied and treasured parks. It covers 524 acres and is located just 10 miles south west of Birmingham.
Ford's Hospital
Greyfriars Lane, CV1 2GY Coventry, United KingdomInformation about Fords Hospital in Coventry
Wayland's Smithy
Oxfordshire, SN6 8NX Ashbury, United KingdomA fine and atmospheric Neolithic chambered long barrow 2km (11/4 miles) along the Ridgeway from the Uffington White Horse: it was once believed to be the habitation of the Saxon smith-god Wayland.
Windmill Hill, Avebury
Classic Neolithic causewayed enclosure, with three concentric but intermittent ditches. Large quantities of animal bones found here indicate feasting, animal trading or rituals, or perhaps all th…
West Kennet Avenue
This ‘avenue’ originally of around 100 pairs of prehistoric standing stones, was raised to form a winding 1 1⁄2 mile ritual link between the pre-existing monuments of Avebury and The Sanctuary.
The Sanctuary
A4, SN8 1EY Marlborough, United KingdomBegun in about 3000 BC as a complex circle of timber posts, later replaced by stones. Its function is still mystifies: human bone finds with food remains point to elaborate death rites and ceremo…
West Kennet Long Barrow
Gunsite Road, SN8 1QH Marlborough, United KingdomOne of the largest and most impressive Neolithic chambered tombs in Britain. Built in around 3650 BC and used for a short time only, nearly 50 people were buried here before the chambers were blo…
Windmill Tump Long Barrow
A Neolithic chambered tomb with an enigmatic 'false entrance'. Opinions vary as to why this false entrance was built.
Bratton Camp and White Horse
Below an Iron Age hillfort stands the Westbury White Horse. Cut into the hillside in 1778, it replaced an older horse, possibly commemorating King Alfred's nearby victory over the Vikings.
Sir Bevil Grenville's Monument
Cotswold Way, BA1 9DD Bath, United KingdomErected to commemorate the heroism of a Royalist commander and his Cornish pikemen at the Battle of Lansdown, 1643, this monument marks the spot where he fell.
Tithe Barn
Pound Lane, BA15 1LF Bradford-on-Avon, United KingdomA spectacular 14th century monastic stone barn, 51 metres (168 feet) long, with an amazing timber cruck roof. Originally a part of the medieval farmstead belonging to Shaftesbury Abbey
Commonwealth War Cemetery
2 Marlow Road, SL6 7DX Maidenhead, United KingdomThe Commonwealth War Graves Commission pays tribute to the 1,700,000 men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the two world wars.
Benwell Vallum Crossing
A stone-built causeway, where the road from the south crossed the Vallum earthwork on its way to Benwell fort.
Blyth Market Square
Waterloo Road 45-65, NE24 1EG Blyth, United KingdomOne of the biggest markets in Northumberland the Blyth Market website gives you all the information you need to know about current traders and past history
Denton Hall Turret - Hadrian's Wall
Turret Road, NE15 7TH Newcastle upon Tyne, United KingdomThe foundations of a turret and a 65-metre (213 feet) length of Wall.
Heddon-on-the-Wall - Hadrian's Wall
Hexham Road, NE15 0ED Heddon-on-the-Wall, United KingdomA consolidated stretch of Wall, up to 2 metres (61⁄2 feet) thick in places.
Derwentcote Steel Furnace
Forge Lane, NE17 7RS Hamsterley, United KingdomBuilt in the 1720s, Derwentcote is the earliest and most complete steel-making furnace in Britain. It produced high-grade steel for springs and cutting tools.
Sunderland WW1 Acoustic Mirror
Sunderland City Council, Civic Centre, Burdon Road, SR2 7DN Sunderland, United KingdomOfficial Facebook page of Sunderland City Council
Roker Lighthouse
Sunderland's iconic Roker Pier & Lighthouse. Following sympathetic restoration the lighthouse and pier tunnel will open for public tours
Stephenson Works Boilershop
South Street 20, NE1 3PE Newcastle upon Tyne, United KingdomRobert Stephenson Trust Stephenson Works Newcastle
Clickingmad Ltd
Waterloo House, WV16 4AH Bridgnorth, United KingdomClickingmad provide website design website development and website promotion services to a wide range of clients around the UK. Established in 2000.
Mitchell's Fold Stone Circle
Stapeley Hill, SY15 6DE White Grit, United KingdomA Bronze Age stone circle, the focus of many legends, set in dramatic moorland on Stapeley Hill. It once consisted of some 30 stones, 15 of which are still visible.
Bow Bridge
This narrow 15th-century stone bridge across Mill Beck carried an old packhorse route to nearby Furness Abbey.