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Silbury Hill

American  
[sil-ber-ee, -buh-ree] / ˈsɪlˌbɛr i, -bə ri /

noun

  1. the largest prehistoric artificial mound in Europe, located near Avebury, England, and dating from 2600 b.c.


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Silbury Hill is an iron age manmade hill, and the long barrow is almost in its shadow – the whole area is full of these ancient pre-Christian sites.

From The Guardian • Aug. 8, 2011

Silbury Hill, an artificial man-made mound about five miles away, also dates back to 2,400 BC.

From BBC • May 31, 2011

The village is part of a world heritage site that takes in Stonehenge and Silbury Hill.

From The Guardian • Oct. 25, 2010

Silbury Hill is near Avebury, a quaint English village set inside a prehistoric stone circle.

From The Guardian • Oct. 25, 2010

The Roman road from Winchester to Bath skirts the south side of Silbury Hill.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various

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