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Figsbury Ring
51.1031° N, -1.7308° E
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Figsbury Ring (grid reference SU188338) is an 11.2 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, England, notified in 1975. It is owned and managed by the National Trust.
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
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Featured in Forster's novel
1907
Excavation by Ben and Maud Cunnington
1924
SSSI notification
1975
Geophysical survey by Clark and Gator
1981
Artefact reappraisal by Guido and Smith
1982
Reappraisal and large geophysical survey by Philip Dunn
2003–2004
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Archaeological Features
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Defensive Structures
Ditches
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Domestic and Habitation Structures
Houses
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Environmental and Natural Features
Landscaped EarthworksArtificial Mounds
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