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  • North Leigh Roman Villa Oxfordshire, England

    In a pretty rural landscape north of North Leigh are the foundations of a large Roman courtyard villa and a nearly complete mosaic floor.

  • Down House (Home of Charles Darwin)

    This country villa was the home of Victorian naturalist Charles Darwin and his family for 40 years. It was here that he composed On the Origin of Species.

  • Rollright Stones Little Rollright, England

    This set of Neolithic monuments in Oxfordshire includes a stone circle, a portal-type burial chamber, and a single standing megalith, constructed over a long period between 4000 and 1500 BC.

  • Hurlers Stone Circles Cornwall, England

    Dating from about 1500 BCE, the Hurlers are a set of three stone circles between two hills and two rivers in central Cornwall.

  • Hailes Abbey Hailes, England 1246

    This ruined Cistercian monastery in Gloucestershire was once a major medieval pilgrimage destination. Founded by the brother of King Henry III in 1246, it was dissolved by King Henry VIII in 1539.

  • King Doniert's Stone Cornwall, England c. 875

    King Doniert's Stone, located near the Hurlers stone circle in Cornwall, is a weathered stone cross carved with Celtic designs and a Latin inscription commemorating King Doniert, who died in 875 or 876.

  • Silbury Hill Wiltshire, England 2660 BCE

    Located near Avebury, this is the largest prehistoric man-made mound in Europe. It was created around 2660 BC and stands 130 feet high. Its purpose remains mysterious.

  • St. Augustine's Abbey Canterbury, England

    The ruins of St. Augustine's Abbey on the outskirts of Canterbury include the grave of the saint and a substantial crypt. The visitor center displays Early Christian artifacts found at the site.

  • Abbotsbury Abbey Abbotsbury, England

    Part of a monastic building, perhaps the abbot's lodging, of the Benedictine Abbotsbury Abbey.

  • Battlefield of Hastings Battle, England 1066

    Site of the pivotal Battle of Hastings of 1066, in which William the Conqueror initiated the Norman Conquest of England by defeating King Harold and his Saxon army.

  • Lindisfarne Northumberland, England c. 1150

    On this tidal island off the northeast coast of England, a monastery was founded in the 7th century by St. Aidan of Iona. Today it is in picturesque ruins.

  • Cirencester Amphitheatre Cirencester, England

    Now softened by time and covered with grass, the 2nd-century amphitheatre of ancient Corinium (Cirencester) was one of the largest Roman amphitheatres in Britain. At the time, Corinium was second in importance only to London.

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