THE WINDMILL HILL ROOM

Windmill Hill is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure in the county of Wiltshire, part of the Avebury World Heritage Site, about 1 mile northwest of Avebury. Enclosing an area of 21 acres, it is the largest known causewayed enclosure in Britain.

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The site was bought by Alexander Keiller in 1924 and excavated over several seasons from 1926–1929 by Keiller and Harold St George Gray. Windmill Hill is almost like a ‘brand name’ among archaeologists; the pottery finds at this site were so distinctive that they gave their name to similar finds all over Britain, and ‘Windmill Hill’ became almost synonymous with a style of ancient pottery and the time period and culture it embodied.

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The reason that Windmill Hill has such a high profile is simple; it was one of the first prehistoric sites to be thoroughly investigated, and provided a lot of information on the life of early agricultural communities in England.

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This Windmill Hill room at Dorwyn Manor is en-suite with a comfortable Double bed and although Avebury’s pre-historic stones are walking distance away, in your room you have the modern luxuries of a flat screen TV and tea/coffee making facilities.

 

Room Size: 11ft 11″ x 10ft 9″

 

ROOM AMENITIES:

Double Bed;

Hairdryer;

Tea/Coffee making facilities;

Flat screen 32″ TV;

Breakfast Included

Cots available at a cost of £10 per night;

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CHECK-OUT FOR ALL ROOMS IS 10 AM