{"id":214,"date":"2010-10-30T14:45:07","date_gmt":"2010-10-30T14:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.detecting.org.uk\/blog\/?p=214"},"modified":"2014-04-27T11:54:11","modified_gmt":"2014-04-27T11:54:11","slug":"some-very-interesting-silbury-hill-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.detecting.org.uk\/blog\/2010\/10\/some-very-interesting-silbury-hill-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Some very interesting Silbury Hill news"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Some very interesting Silbury Hill news<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_219\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-219\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.detecting.org.uk\/blog\/2010\/10\/some-very-interesting-silbury-hill-news\/800px-silburyhill_gobeirne\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-219\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-219  \" title=\"Silbury Hill\" src=\"http:\/\/www.detecting.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/800px-SilburyHill_gobeirne-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"Silbury Hill\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.detecting.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/800px-SilburyHill_gobeirne-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.detecting.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/800px-SilburyHill_gobeirne.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At 37 metres (120 ft) high, Silbury Hill \u2013 which is part of the complex of Neolithic monuments around Avebury, which includes the Avebury Ring and West Kennet Long Barrow \u2013 is the tallest prehistoric human-made mound in Europe (Wikipedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science-environment-11621802\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science-environment-11621802<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BBC news reports that Silbury Hill may have been used as a fortification by the Anglo-Saxons. Anybody who has ever walked up the Silbury monument would agree that you would be hardpressed to find a more effective defensive position!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Metal Detecting UK\" href=\"http:\/\/www.detecting.org.uk\">Metal Detecting UK<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some very interesting Silbury Hill news http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science-environment-11621802 BBC news reports that Silbury Hill may have been used as a fortification by the Anglo-Saxons. Anybody who has ever walked up the Silbury monument would agree that you would be hardpressed to find a more effective defensive position! 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