There's everything from graffiti depicting a ship in full sail scratched into the wall of the tower at Sissinghurst during the Seven Years War (1756-63) to a Bronze Age barbed and tanged arrowhead from Calke Abbey.
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These hillforts are managed in a way that strikes the balance between protecting archaeological features, as well as making space for nature.

And they're not only largely Scheduled Monuments, but also Sites of Special Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and National Nature Reserves (NNR).

The layout of hillforts with their steep ramparts and ditches means they’ve never been intensively farmed. These ancient landscapes have, by virtue of their formation and position, evolved into outstanding habitats supporting rare, beautiful wildflowers, butterflies and birds.

Knole Revealed: Archaeology & discovery at a great country house by National Trust Archaeologist Nathalie Cohen and Curator Frances Parton describe discoveries made in this former archbishop's palace, and in the garden and park during the “Inspired By Knole” conservation project.

The Wonder of the North: Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal by National Trust Archaeologist Mark Newman.
This publication charts the landscape's history from the first arrival of prehistoric hunters, via medieval monasticism, the Dissolution of the monasteries, to the present day.

A Date with the Two Cerne Giants - Reinvestigating an Iconic British Hill Figure. Edited by Dr Michael J. Allen. Nearly 30 experts unravel a bit more of the truth of the Giant in this publication.

Chedworth Roman Villa: Excavations and Re-imaginings from the nineteenth to the twenty-first Centuries by Simon Esmonde Cleary, Jason Wood and Emma Durham. A major scholarly monograph; the outcome of a decade-long research project at Chedworth Roman Villa.

Britain's Landmarks and Legends by Jo Woolf
Discover the history, legends and folklore of Britain’s most intriguing landmarks.

Why not check it out to see what’s potentially hidden beneath your feet at your favourite National Trust property!

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This resource holds information on nearly 100,000 archaeological sites and buildings located on, or adjacent to National Trust-owned land.

The types of features recorded include standing buildings, earthworks, buried archaeology, historic garden and parkland features, and archaeological landscapes.

The fireplace is ornately decorated & covered in 15th- 16th century text. Throughout the rest of the house are examples of ritual protective marks, such as compass-drawn designs & taper burns 🔥

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Vallance actively 'collected' both structural elements & interiors to add to the house - one of these was the fireplace in the Great Hall. The fireplace is recorded to have originally been located at the George, an inn or hotel at 31 High Street Sittingbourne.

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