Silbury Hill was constructed around 2000BC and consists mainly of chalk. It's close proximity to Stonehenge and the stone circle at Avebury has created a air of mystery around the imposing monument. From the top if Silbury, there are direct lines of sight towards both, which indicates at least some relationship between the ancient monuments, that would have been constructed within the same time period, give or take a few hundred years.
40 years ago the BBC conducted a large scale investigation of the inside of the hill. Tunnelling through chalk and substrate, they hoped to find it's purpose but instead caused irrevocable damage to the structure of the hill which has meant that English Heritage has imposed a complete ban on further excavations at the site - we may never find out whether Silbury Hill was created as a viewing spot for the local area, a water filter system, or the final resting place of a full size golden statue of the mythical Warrior King Sil.
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