The Polisher
The Polisher is an archaeological site in Winterbourne Monkton, Wiltshire, England. The Polisher is situated nearby to the forest Delling Copse, as well as near the heath Clatford Down.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Avebury and Kennet Avenue.
Avebury
Nature reserve
Avebury is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in south-west England. One of the best-known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains the largest megalithic stone circle in the world. Avebury is situated 2 miles southwest of The Polisher.
Kennet Avenue
Archaeological site
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kennet Avenue or West Kennet Avenue is a prehistoric site in the English county of Wiltshire. It was originally an avenue of two parallel lines of stones 25m wide and 2.5 km in length, which ran between the Neolithic sites of Avebury and The Sanctuary. Kennet Avenue is situated 2 miles southwest of The Polisher.
The Devil’s Den
Archaeological site
Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Devil's Den or Devil's Den is a dolmen burial chamber on Fyfield Hill near Marlborough, Wiltshire, England. The chamber is part of a Neolithic passage grave on Fyfield Down. The Devil’s Den is situated 2 miles southeast of The Polisher.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Winterbourne Monkton and Rockley.
Winterbourne Monkton
Village
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Winterbourne Monkton is a small village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 1 mile north of Avebury Stone Circle and 6 miles northwest of Marlborough. The village lies immediately west of the A4361 road between Swindon and Devizes. Winterbourne Monkton is situated 2 miles west of The Polisher.
Rockley
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Bates, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rockley is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles east of The Polisher.
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.
The Polisher
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Fowler (OD II)”, “Parsons Penning Stone”, “The Polisher (Fyfield Down)”, and “The Polissoir”
- Categories: tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Winterbourne Monkton, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.4424° or 51° 26′ 33″ northLongitude
-1.81672° or 1° 49′ 0″ westOpen location code
9C3WC5RM+X8OpenStreetMap ID
node 8798925254OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Delling Copse and Clatford Down.
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