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YARNBURY, an ancient British camp in the S of Wilts: on an isolated eminence on Salisbury plain, 7½ miles NW of Wilton. It occupies 28 acres; measures 1,716 yards in circuit; has 6 entrances, and a rampart 52 feet high; and is the scene of a sheep and horse fair on 4 Oct.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "an ancient British camp" (ADL Feature Type: "historical sites") |
Administrative units: | Wiltshire AncC |
Place: | Yarnbury |
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