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Clearbury Ring is a univallate Iron Age hillfort which is partly in the parish of Downton in the county of Wiltshire in south-west England, approximately due south of Salisbury city centre.[1]

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  1. 14 relations: British Iron Age, Clearbury Down, Downton, Wiltshire, Height above mean sea level, Hillfort, Lynchet, Natural England, Odstock, Paleolithic, River Avon, Hampshire, Salisbury, Scheduled monument, Site of Special Scientific Interest, Wiltshire.

  2. Hill forts in Wiltshire

British Iron Age

The British Iron Age is a conventional name used in the archaeology of Great Britain, referring to the prehistoric and protohistoric phases of the Iron Age culture of the main island and the smaller islands, typically excluding prehistoric Ireland, which had an independent Iron Age culture of its own.

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Clearbury Down

Clearbury Down is a 13.3 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England.

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Downton, Wiltshire

Downton is a village and civil parish on the River Avon in southern Wiltshire, England, about southeast of the city of Salisbury.

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Height above mean sea level

Height above mean sea level is a measure of a location's vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) in reference to a vertical datum based on a historic mean sea level.

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Hillfort

A hillfort is a type of fortified refuge or defended settlement located to exploit a rise in elevation for defensive advantage.

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Lynchet

A lynchet or linchet is an earth terrace found on the side of a hill.

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Natural England

Natural England is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

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Odstock

Odstock is a village and civil parish south of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England.

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Paleolithic

The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic, also called the Old Stone Age, is a period in human prehistory that is distinguished by the original development of stone tools, and which represents almost the entire period of human prehistoric technology.

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River Avon, Hampshire

The River Avon is in the south of England, rising in Wiltshire, flowing through that county's city of Salisbury and then west Hampshire, before reaching the English Channel through Christchurch Harbour in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole conurbation of Dorset.

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Salisbury

Salisbury is a cathedral city and civil parish in Wiltshire, England with a population of 41,820, at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne.

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Scheduled monument

In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.

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Site of Special Scientific Interest

A site of special scientific interest (SSSI) in Great Britain, or an area of special scientific interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland, is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man.

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Wiltshire

Wiltshire (abbreviated to Wilts) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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See also

Hill forts in Wiltshire

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clearbury_Ring