Overton Hill

Overton Hill
Round tumuli on Overton Hill
Highest point
Elevation174 m (571 ft)
Coordinates51°24′36″N 1°49′54″W / 51.41°N 1.83173°W / 51.41; -1.83173
Geography
Overton Hill is located in Wiltshire
Overton Hill
Overton Hill
Overton Hill shown within Wiltshire
LocationWiltshire, England
OS gridSU118679
Topo mapOS Explorer 157

Overton Hill is a 571 ft (174 m) hill at the southern edge of the Marlborough Downs in Wiltshire, England. It lies just west of the village of West Overton and about 4 miles (6 km) west from the town of Marlborough. The A4 road passes close to the north, and to the south is the River Kennet.

The hill is notable for being the start point of the Ridgeway National Trail, which follows an ancient trackway. There several scheduled archaeological sites including several round barrows (burial mounds)[1] on it, and the site of an Iron Age wooden circle known as The Sanctuary, indicating human activity for thousands of years.[2] The hill is part of the Avebury section of the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site.[3]

References

  1. ^ Historic England. "Group of five round barrows north-east of the Sanctuary: part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery (1008464)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  2. ^ Historic England. "The Sanctuary, Overton Hill (1014563)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites - 1000097 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2022.


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