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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Silbury Hill like this:
SILBURY-HILL, an enormous barrow in Wilts; in the valley of the Kennet, 1⅓ mile S of Avebury. It measures 1,680 feet in circuit at the base, and 315 at the top; is 135 feet high; and, if formed in our day, would cost about £20,000. The Archæological Institution explored it in 1849, but did not find in it anything of consequence.
Silbury Hill is now part of WILTSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WILTSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Silbury Hill itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Silbury Hill in Wiltshire | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/26830
Date accessed: 11th February 2026
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