Must See Archaeological Sites in United Kingdom
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Stonehenge
Prehistoric stone circle and monument dating to around 2500 B.C., recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Tintagel Castle
Tintagel Castle is a medieval fortification located on the peninsula of Tintagel Island adjacent to the village of Tintagel, North Cornwall…
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Balnuaran of Clava
The Clava cairn is a type of Bronze Age circular chamber tomb cairn, named after the group of three cairns at Balnuaran of Clava, to the…
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Winchester Palace
Winchester Palace was a 12th-century bishop's palace that served as the London townhouse of the Bishops of Winchester.
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Roman Bath
The Strand Lane Baths, at 5 Strand Lane, London WC2R 2NA, have been reputed since the 1830s to be a Roman survival.
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Skara Brae
Uncovered thanks to strong wind and high tide during a storm in the winter of 1850, this prehistoric village is a great example of a stone…
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Old Sarum Castle
Old Sarum, in Wiltshire, South West England, is the ruined and deserted site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury.
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Parys Mountain Copper Mines
These copper mines have been used since the Bronze Age, reaching the peak of their popularity in 18th century. An industrial gem.
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Dunkeld Cathedral
Dunkeld Cathedral is a Church of Scotland place of worship which stands on the north bank of the River Tay in Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross,…
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Ballowall Barrow
Ballowall Barrow is a prehistoric funerary cairn which Ashbee and Hencken state contains several phases of use from the Neolithic to the…
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Dun Carloway Broch
Dun Carloway is a broch situated in the district of Carloway, on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, Scotland.
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Cuween Hill
Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn on Mainland, the main island of Orkney, Scotland, about 6 miles west of Kirkwall.
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Broch of Mousa
Broch of Mousa is a preserved Iron Age broch or round tower. It is on the island of Mousa in Shetland, Scotland.
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Clootie Well
A clootie well is a holy well, almost always with a tree growing beside it, where small strips of cloth or ribbons are left as part of a…
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Giants Ring
The Giant's Ring is a henge monument at Ballynahatty, near Shaw's Bridge, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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Peden's Cove
Peden's Cave is at least partly artificial and is set into a craggy outcrop of red sandstone rocks overlooking the River Lugar just below…
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Clach an Trushal Standing Stone
Clach an Trushal is said to be the tallest standing stone in Scotland.
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Audley End House and Gardens
Audley End House is a largely early 17th-century country house outside Saffron Walden, Essex, England.
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Drumskinny Stone Circle
Drumskinny is the site of a stone circle in the townland of Drumskinny, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
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