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World Heritage, verified causewayed enclosures

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Windmill Hill Causewayed Enclosure

Early Neolithic · Windmill Hill / Hembury Ware

Type-site causewayed enclosure 2 km from Avebury — three interrupted ditch circuits enclosing 8.5 ha.

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Megalith

Windmill Hill Causewayed Enclosure (Wiltshire, England)

Early Neolithic · Windmill Hill culture

Windmill Hill Causewayed Enclosure in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom is a Early Neolithic megalithic attributed to Windmill Hill culture culture. Inscribed UNESCO World Heritage Site (ID 373).