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Alfred’s Tower

Brief Details	:	This is part of the Stourhead Gardens situated on the Somerset and Wiltshire border. Built in 1772 using 1.3 million bricks by Henry Flitcroft a noted architect.
Website	:	Site 1
Address	:	Stourhead Gardens
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Admission Price	:	Small charge
Open Dates	:	Summer months
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Butter Cross

Brief Details	:	A rare extant medieval stone cross plinth.
Website	:	Site 1
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How to Get There	:	Beside minor road to Alcombe, 350 metres (400 yards) NW of Dunster parish church
Admission Price	:	Free
Open Dates	:	All Year
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Cerne Abbas Giant

Brief Details	:	Visit the 180ft 'nude' Giant cut high and deep into the hillside above the village.
Website	:	Site 1
Address	:	Nr Dochester
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Kingston Russell Stone Circle

Brief Details	:	A Bronze Age stone circle consisting of 18 stones, built about 4,000 years ago. A late Neolithic or early Bronze Age circle of 18 fallen stones, on a hilltop overlooking Abbotsbury and the sea.
Website	:	Site 1
Address	:	Located 2 miles N of Abbotsbury, 1 mile along a footpath off a minor road to Hardy Monument
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Admission Price	:	Free
Open Dates	:	All Year
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Knowlton Church and Earthworks

Brief Details	:	This Norman church, set among Neolithic earthworks, symbolises the transition from pagan to Christian worship.
Website	:	Site 1 Site 2
Address	:	SW of Cranborne on B3078
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How to Get There	:	SW of Cranborne on B3078 (OS Map 195; ref su 024100)
Admission Price	:	Free
Open Dates	:	All Year
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Moreton Pillar

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Nine Stones (The)

Brief Details	:	The remains of a prehistoric circle of nine standing stones of varying heights and sizes, constructed approximately 4,000 years ago. The circle is now surrounded by trees.
Website	:	Site 1
Address	:	1½ miles SW of Winterbourne Abbas, on A35
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Admission Price	:	Free
Open Dates	:	All Year
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Stonehenge

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Thomas Hardy`s Monument

Brief Details	:	The monument was erected in 1844 which was five years after Hardy'e death. It is 70 foot tall and built by Arthur Henry Acland inan octagonal shape from Portland stone
Website	:	Site 1
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Admission Price	:	Small charge
Open Dates	:	All Summer
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Weatherby Castle Obelisk

Brief Details	:	Well hidden on the top of a hill near Milbourne St. Andrew. It was originally a hill fort as can be seen from the ditches around the summit. Weatherby Castle is actually the name of the hill.
Website	:	Site 1
Address	:	On the top of a hill near Milbourne St. Andrew.
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How to Get There	:	There is a public footpath that runs close to the obelisk.
Admission Price	:	Free on path
Open Dates	:	All Year
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Winterbourne Poor Lot Barrows

Brief Details	:	Part of an extensive, 4,000-year-old Bronze-Age cemetery. A 'cemetery' of 44 Bronze Age burial mounds of varying types and sizes, straddling the A35 main road.
Website	:	Site 1
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