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Hartslock Wood in Oxfordshire on a sunny day earlier this week, overlooking The #Thames. HedleyThorne.com
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"Britain's oldest road" The Ridgeway passing one of the iconic beech clumps near Hackpen Hill, taken last summer. HedleyThorne.com
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East Hagbourne, my local village. Often it feels like stepping back in time a little. #Oxfordshire
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Round Hill (Wittenham Clumps) towering above St.Peter's church in Little Wittenham. @earth_trust HedleyThorne.com
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Peeking through the trees towards the magical Waylandโs Smithy neolithic long barrow.
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The iconic Uffington white horse climbing back up to its hillside at sunrise before anyone notices! hedleythorne.com
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West Kennet long barrow (again, sorry!). Probaby built in 37th Century BC, it was used as a burial chamber for around 1,000 years and likely prompted the other neolithic building activity nearby. HedleyThorne.com
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Lush, minty green grasses and crops now surround Brightwell Barrow; this is why I love England in the springtime. This was a favourite of artist Paul Nash. HedleyThorne.com nashclumps.org
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The Uffington White Horse is by far the oldest chalk figure in the UK, quite possibly even in the world. It is regularly maintained by a team of volunteers and affords wonderful views across the Vale of the White Horse. #uffingtonwhitehorse #BerkshireDowns #NationalTrust
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Old Sarum in the morning, looking eastwards. Visible is the outline of the old cathedral. #OldSarum
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The project to restore the horse is now underway. The team have compared my photos with those of Major George Allen (courtesy of Uffington Museum) and it is clear that the horse has faded and thinned over the years. I am so grateful to have played a part in this project.
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Waylandโs Smithy from 400 ft, looking like a Christmas door wreath. #ridgeway #waylandssmithy #Autumn
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The Romano-British plateau enclosure on the shoulder of Knap Hill above the Vale of Pewsey, adjoined to the much older neolithic enclosure. Taken for the one and only @AlexJLanglands HedleyThorne.com
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Avebury's impressive earthworks, taken back in February. The background features Silbury Hill, Tan Hill, Furze Knoll and Cherhill Down. #wiltshire
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Uffington White Horse chasing sheep up to the hillfort! โThis abstract wonder, carved over 3,000 years ago, still sparks so much debate. Is it a horse, a tribal symbol, or perhaps the iconic mark of a dragon slain by St. George?
โ #AncientMystery #Geoglyph
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Corfe Castle and the Swanage steam railway. #Corfe #corfecastle #DORSET #NationalTrust HedleyThorne.com
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I will not lie, this evening's sunset up on the Berkshire Downs left my chest pounding. #sunset #Oxfordshire
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The Uffington White Horse at sunrise, still looking ice white from its last scouring.
(For a full resolution download please buy me a coffee!) buymeacoffee.com/hedleythornโฆ
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Where the veil between seasons and legends is thin. Wayland's Smithy longbarrow is cradled by a blazing ring of autumn foliage. The very definition of a timeless landscape. ๐ #History #Mythology
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One of the wonders of England, the colossal 20 mile long scar that is Wansdyke cutting its way across the highest hills in #Wiltshire towards the West, made by thousands of people with primitive hand tools. hedleythorne.com
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The iron age hill fort on Beacon Hill, near Burghclere. The tomb of George Herbert, 5th Lord of Carnarvon lies in its South West corner. HedleyThorne.com #Hampshire #HillfortsWednesday
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A train passing Corfe Castle towards Norden, Dorset.
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West Kennet Long Barrow and Silbury Hill. This was taken today on a walk with @Anna_Dillon halfway between the east and west barrows using an airborne zoom lens. (Wallpaper/full download from Patreon) HedleyThorne.com #wiltshire
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The West Kennet long barrow and Silbury Hill. Look out later today for an Avebury related video from @PaulWhitewick
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Taken today, the hilltop church of St Michael de Rupe at Brentor on the St Michael Alignment, with Dartmoor as a backdrop. #dartmoor #devon #moors #photography #brentor #leyline
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Wansdyke, a giant defensive linear earthwork crossing Tan Hill in Wiltshire. I will be returning here very soon.
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Yesterday I lost my wonderful dad Martin. He was a true gentleman and I am so grateful that I was able to tell him that I love him before he went. Tonight I raise an Old Speckled Hen to the best dad on earth. Love you x
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Old Sarum, the gloriously impressive hilltop city and cathedral that preceeded the bewildrringly beautiful city of #Salisbury. Full enclosure shot as promised for #hillfortswednesday #oldsarum
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The flooded Thames was visible from above Wittenham Clumps today, and Castle Hill was really showing off its earthworks in the low winter sun. #hillfortswednesday @earthtrust #wittenhamclumps @paulnashclumps
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Liddington Camp, a 3 hectare hillfort above Swindon. The first occupation dates back to the 7th century BC, making it a late Bronze Age / early Iron Age hillfort.
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The lost city and cathedral of Old Sarum, near Salisbury. This picture was taken shortly after take off; tomorrow for HFW I will post my final picture of the entire enclosure (which proved very hard considering its size and my altitude restrictions!)
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Thank you all for your incredible support on this aerial journey through England's historic landscapes. Each day, your enthusiasm fuels my passion for capturing the beauty of our heritage from above. Here's to many more breathtaking vistas and shared moments together! #10K
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Summer has definitely arrived. Anyone for a picnic right here by the River Thames? HedleyThorne.com #thames
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The hauntingly autumnal Folly Wood in Wiltshire, how I would imagine a Tolkien/John Constable collaboration to look like! This mysterious holloway has a dark tale though. (Prints available, all sizes).
@HenryRothwell @Anna_Dillon #Constable #tolkien #WILTSHIRE
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Eric Ravilious "The Causeway", and a photo from roughly the same spot, taken last week at Conholt Hill in East Wiltshire. hedleythorne.com
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Brightwell Barrow, Oxfordshire's most beautiful sundial.
#wittenhamclumps #paulnash #wallingford #Oxfordshire
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The beautiful (if a little sad) ruins of St James' Church near Bix in The #Chilterns today. This was where I had lunch with @SamWalksALot on our amazingly autumnal walk.
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The West Kennet Long Barrow, basking in the late afternoon sunlight, overlooking Wiltshire for over 5,000 years. This picture is not part of our Wessex Airscapes exhibition and I would be happy to get it framed up as a "1 of 1" limited edition if anyone would be interested.
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The Wayfarer's Walk, descending towards Gallows Down close to Newbury. A beautiful landscape with a disturbing history!
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St Catherine's Hill, Winchester, rising high above the Itchen Valley floodplain. On the summit of then iron age hillfort is a beech clump and nearby buried remains of a Norman chapel.
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Uffington Castle and White Horse, with views across to Martinsell Hill and the Pewsey Downs.
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The original and best white horse, leaping up a wintry Uffington Hill. This picture was taken before the first stage of its restoration.
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The West Kennet Long Barrow, one of the most iconic and impressive neolithic chambered tombs in Britain.
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All roads lead to Old Sarum! Visible to the left is the footprint of the former Normal cathedral, now succeeded by Salisbury Cathedral. #EnglishHeritage HedleyThorne.com
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Seven Barrows, a bronze age bowl barrow cemetary below The Ridgeway at Upper Lambourn.
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The one and only Uffington White Horse, taken today in its gleaming new chalk coating. HedleyThorne.com #nationaltrust
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A balmy evening harvest scene, with the tinder dry Chiltern Hills gently rising in the East. #harvest #LowburyHill @Anna_Dillon
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Silbury Hill beside The Kennet and surrounded by buttercup patches, photographed from above Waden Hill. Waden Hill is often overlooked in favour of better known local attractions but was a likely site of a Roman settlement. ย HedleyThorne.com #buttercups #avebury
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When times are a bit dark I find that The Ridgeway, specifically this wonderful galloping white horse, provide a feeling of comfort and familiarity. #uffington
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"Should our paths cross". The Ridgeway at Uffington, sunrise.
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Wittenham Clumps, with Castle Hill showing off its Iron Age curves. Have you been here?
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Beautiful Wiltshire; the West Kennet Long Barrow and Tan Hill from The Ridgeway. hedleythorne.com
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A 400 ft "selfie" above the Roman enclosure and barrows up on Lowbury Hill yesterday on a smashing little group walk that I was invited to. #ridgeway #earthworks #Archaeology
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The Winter Horse (Uffington White Horse)
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The track at Fore Down, descending from The Ridgeway down to East Hendred. HedleyThorne.com
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Waylandโs Smithy, a 5,500 year old longbarrow, with it's entrance stones to the left. This was last week with @PaulWhitewick and @Linleys360
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Waylands Smithy from above. A 5,500 year old chambered long barrow beside the Ridgeway.
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Castle Hill, Wittenham Clumps. To serve as a distraction, albeit temporary, from world politics.
#hillfort @earth_trust
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