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词条 List of prehistoric structures in Great Britain
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  1. Structures and sites

     Agricultural structures, mines and roads  Burial structures  Causewayed enclosures  Fortifications  Hill forts  Other defensive structures  Henges  Hill figures  Settlement sites  Stone monuments  Structures of unknown purpose 

  2. See also

  3. External links

There are many prehistoric sites and structures of interest remaining from prehistoric Britain. These date from the Stone Age, Bronze Age Britain, and the British Iron Age. The most famous one is probably Stonehenge, in Wiltshire.

Structures and sites

Agricultural structures, mines and roads

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  • Bathampton Down, Iron Age earth enclosure with Bronze Age round barrows in the area.
  • Bindon Hill, Iron Age earth enclosure.
  • Great Orme, Bronze Age copper mines and an Iron Age hill fort.
  • Grime's Graves, Neolithic flint mining complex.
  • The Ridgeway, ancient trackway.
  • Sweet Track, ancient causeway.
  • Tarr Steps, late Bronze Age clapper bridge.
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Burial structures

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  • Barclodiad y Gawres, Neolithic cruciform passage grave.
  • Belas Knap, Neolithic long barrow.
  • Bryn Celli Ddu, Bronze Age passage grave on the site of a Neolithic stone circle and henge.
  • Clava cairn, Bronze Age circular chamber tomb cairn.
  • Duggleby Howe, round barrow.
  • Dartmoor kistvaens, burial tombs or cists found in Dartmoor in Devon.
  • Fairy Toot, oval barrow.
  • Julliberrie's Grave, unchambered earthen Neolithic long barrow.
  • Lanyon Quoit, dolmen.
  • Maeshowe, Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave.
  • Pentre Ifan, Neolithic dolmen.
  • Seven Barrows, site of bowl barrows, bell barrows, saucer barrows and disc barrows.
  • Spinsters' Rock, Neolithic dolmen.
  • St Lythans, Neolithic dolmen.
  • Stoney Littleton Long Barrow, Neolithic chambered tomb
  • Tinkinswood, Neolithic dolmen.
  • Trethevy Quoit, Neolithic burial chamber.
  • Wayland's Smithy, Neolithic long barrow and chamber tomb.
  • West Kennet Long Barrow, Neolithic chambered long barrow.
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Causewayed enclosures

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  • Coombe Hill
  • Flagstones Enclosure, Dorset
  • Hembury
  • Robin Hood's Ball
  • Stonehenge
  • Windmill Hill
  • Whitesheet Hill, Wiltshire
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Fortifications

Hill forts

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  • Badbury Rings, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Barbury Castle, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Bat's Castle, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Beacon Hill, late Bronze Age hill fort.
  • Berry Castle, Iron Age hill fort
  • Black Ball Camp, Iron Age hill fort
  • Blackbury Camp, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Blacker's Hill, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Brean Down, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Brent Knoll, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Burledge Hill, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Bury Castle, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Cadbury Camp, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Cadbury Castle, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Cadbury Hill, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Cannington Camp, Bronze and Iron Age hill fort
  • Castell Dinas Brân, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Castell Henllys, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Castle an Dinas, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Castle Hill, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Castle Old Fort, Stonnall, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Clatworthy Camp, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Coney's Castle, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Cow Castle, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Danebury, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Daw's Castle, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Devil's Dyke, Iron Age defensive ditch.
  • Dinas Dinlle, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Dolebury Warren, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Dowsborough, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Dumbarton Castle, Iron Age stronghold.
  • Dunadd, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Dundon Hill (or Dundon Camp), Compton Dundon, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Durnovaria, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Eildon Hill, Late Bronze Age hill fort.
  • Eggardon Hill, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Ham Hill, Bronze and Iron Age hill fort
  • Hambledon Hill, Iron Age hill fort and Neolithic causewayed enclosures.
  • Hod Hill, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Kenwalch's Castle, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Kingsdown Camp, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Lambert's Castle, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Maes Knoll, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Maesbury Castle, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Maiden Castle, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Norton Camp, Bronze Age hill fort
  • Old Sarum, Iron Age hill fort and Neolithic settlement.
  • Old Winchester Hill, Iron Age hill fort and Bronze Age barrows.
  • Oram's Arbour, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Pen Dinas, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Pilsdon Pen, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Plainsfield Camp, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Poundbury Hill, Iron Age hill fort and Middle Bronze Age settlement.
  • Ruborough Camp, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Segsbury Camp, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Small Down Knoll, Bronze Age hill fort
  • Solsbury Hill, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Stantonbury Camp, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Sweetworthy, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Traprain Law, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Trendle Ring, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Tre'r Ceiri, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Uffington Castle, Iron Age hill fort.
  • White Castle, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Wincobank, Iron Age hill fort.
  • Worlebury Camp, Worlebury Hill, Iron Age hill fort.
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Other defensive structures

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  • Broch of Mousa, broch.
  • Dun Carloway, broch.
  • Edin's Hall Broch, broch.
  • Eilean Dòmhnuill, crannog.
  • Wansdyke
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Henges

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  • Arbor Low, late Neolithic Class II henge.
  • Avebury, Neolithic henge and stone circles.
  • Ballymeanoch, Neolithic henge with a small burial cairn as well as standing stones and stone circles.
  • The Bull Ring, Neolithic Class II henge.
  • Castle Dykes Henge, Neolithic Class I henge.
  • Drove Cottage Henge, Heavily damaged Neolithic henge
  • Durrington Walls, Neolithic Class II henge.
  • King Arthur's Round Table, Neolithic Class II henge.
  • Maumbury Rings, Neolithic henge later used as a Roman amphitheatre.
  • Mayburgh Henge, Neolithic henge with standing stones.
  • Priddy Circles, four stone circles and two round barrows
  • Ring of Brodgar, Neolithic henge and stone circle.
  • Thornborough Henges, three aligned Neolithic henges.
  • Woodhenge, Neolithic Class I henge and timber circle.
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Hill figures

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  • Cerne Abbas Giant, hill figure popularly believed to be ancient but recently dated to c. 17th century.
  • Long Man of Wilmington, hill figure of uncertain age, but probably not prehistoric.
  • Uffington White Horse, Bronze Age hill figure.
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Settlement sites

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  • Carn Brea
  • Cheddar Gorge and its caves, forming part of the Cheddar Complex
  • Chysauster Ancient Village
  • Din Lligwy
  • Flag Fen
  • Glastonbury Lake Village
  • Little Woodbury
  • The Sanctuary
  • Skara Brae
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Stone monuments

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  • Achavanich
  • Beckhampton Avenue
  • Bennachie
  • Birkrigg stone circle
  • Boscawen-Un
  • Boskednan stone circle
  • The Bridestones
  • Callanish Stones
  • Castlerigg stone circle
  • Doll Tor
  • Drizzlecombe
  • Grey Wethers
  • The Hurlers
  • Long Meg and Her Daughters
  • The Longstones
  • Mên-an-Tol
  • The Merry Maidens
  • Merrivale
  • Mitchell's Fold
  • Nine Ladies
  • Rollright Stones
  • Rudston (Rudston Monolith)
  • Stalldown Barrow
  • Standing Stones of Stenness
  • Stanton Drew
  • Stones of Scotland
  • Swinside
  • Temple Wood
  • Torhouse
  • Tregeseal East stone circle
  • Yellowmead stone circle
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Structures of unknown purpose

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  • Grim's Ditch, bank and ditch earthworks.
  • Seahenge, Bronze Age timber monument.
  • Silbury Hill, the tallest prehistoric man-made mound in Europe.
  • The Gop, Neolithic mound in Wales.
  • Stonehenge, large area of stone circles
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See also

  • Prehistoric Scotland
  • Prehistoric Wales

External links

  • Winter Solstice and Long Barrows has a listing of Long Barrow Coordinates via file links.
  • Prehistoric Britain
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