Knap Hill
Knap Hill is a peak in Alton, Wiltshire, England and has an elevation of 853 feet. Knap Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet New Town, as well as near the locality Red Shore.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Adam’s Grave and Knap Hill.
Adam’s Grave
Archaeological site
Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Adam's Grave was a Neolithic long barrow near Alton Barnes in Wiltshire, southwest England. Its remains have been scheduled as an ancient monument. The barrow is considered to be of the Severn-Cotswold tomb type.
Knap Hill
Archaeological site
Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knap Hill lies on the northern rim of the Vale of Pewsey, in northern Wiltshire, England, about a mile north of the village of Alton Priors. At the top of the hill is a causewayed enclosure, a form of Neolithic earthwork that was constructed in England from about 3700 BC onwards, characterized by the full or partial enclosure of an area with ditches that are interrupted by gaps, or causeways.
Milk Hill
Peak
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milk Hill, located near Alton Priors east of Devizes, is the highest point in the county of Wiltshire, southwest England, at some 295 m above sea level. It is the location of the Alton Barnes White Horse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pewsey and Avebury.
Pewsey
Photo: Pendethan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pewsey is a large village in the county of Wiltshire, England. It is approximately 130km west of London.
Avebury
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Avebury is a village in Wiltshire, famous for its neolithic stone circle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The henge and stone circles are thought to date from about 2500 BC to 2000 BC and are roughly contemporary with the more famous Stonehenge 20 mi to the south.
Woodborough
Village
Photo: Colin Bates, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Woodborough is a small village and civil parish in the Vale of Pewsey, Wiltshire, England, about 3.5 miles west of Pewsey.
Knap Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 853 feet
- Description: hill in Wiltshire, England
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Alton, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.3718° or 51° 22′ 19″ northLongitude
-1.8276° or 1° 49′ 39″ westElevation
853 feet (260 metres)Open location code
9C3W95CC+PXOpenStreetMap ID
node 6470978312OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q15238666
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