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Middle Hill

Round Barrow(s)

<b>Middle Hill</b>Posted by RhiannonImage © Rhiannon
Also known as:
  • Starr Hill

Nearest Town:Warminster (4km W)
OS Ref (GB):   ST908449 / Sheet: 184
Latitude:51° 12' 9.63" N
Longitude:   2° 7' 54.11" W

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<b>Middle Hill</b>Posted by Rhiannon

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This sensibly named hill is right between Battlesbury Camp and Scratchbury, and is crowned by a be-treed round barrow.

Under it's alternative name, Starr Hill, it was the location for many a ufo sighting during the famous Warminster ufo flap in the 1960s.
http://www.ufo-warminster.co.uk/index.html

Of course its proximity to Salisbury Plain has nothing to do with strange aerial lights. Really.
Rhiannon Posted by Rhiannon
15th March 2009ce
Edited 13th April 2012ce