Part of Figsbury Ring, near Salisbury (2)
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Part of Figsbury Ring, near Salisbury (2) by Brian Robert Marshall as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Part of Figsbury Ring, near Salisbury (2)
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall Taken: 6 Aug 2018
Figsbury Ring is a henge within a slight univallate hill fort. The henge is believed to pre-date the outer hill fort. See http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=1005647&resourceID=5 It is under the control and management of the National Trust. Beyond the treeline is the Ministry of Defence danger area surrounding Porton Down. In the far distance is the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Beauty.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
51.104814
Longitude
-1.732286