Barbury Castle (Prehistoric) Uffington This Iron Age hill fort commands the head of the valley of the River Og which provided one of the main approaches into Wessex from the north. From here you can see Liddington Castle, the second hill fort encountered in this section, on the opposite side of the valley to the northeast performing the same role. http://www.uffington.net/museum
	North Leigh Roman Villa (Roman) North Leigh North Leigh Roman Villa can be found in East End, nearby to North Leigh. The Villa, which is cared for by English Heritage, is reached via a long track 600 metres or so from the main road. The Villa, built around a large courtyard, was once the home of a wealthy Roman. The remains of the red and brown mosaic, thought to be made by workers from Cirencester, can be clearly seen. The Villa is open to the public every day and there is no admission fee. http://www.completely-cotswold.com/ntleigh/info/villa/info.htm
	Ridgeway (Prehistoric) Uffington For thousands of years, at least 5,000 and maybe many more, people, be they drovers, traders or invaders, have walked or ridden The Ridgeway. As part of a prehistoric track, once stretching about 400 km from the Dorset coast to the Wash on the Norfolk coast, it provided a route over the high ground for travellers which was less wooded and drier than routes through the springline villages below. Hill forts which The Ridgeway passes west of the Thames are: Barbury Castle, Liddington Castle, Uffington Castle, and Segsbury Camp. East of the Thames they are: Pulpit Hill and Ivinghoe Beacon. http://www.uffington.net/museum
	Rollright Stones (Prehistoric) Bicester The Rollright Stones is a ancient site which consists of three main elements. The Kings Men stone circle, the King Stone, and the Whispering Knights. The name is believed to derive from "Hrolla-landriht", the land of Hrolla. http://www.rollrightstones.co.uk/
	Uffington Castle (Prehistoric) Uffington Hill forts which The Ridgeway passes west of the Thames are: Barbury Castle, Liddington Castle, Uffington Castle, and Segsbury Camp. East of the Thames they are: Pulpit Hill and Ivinghoe Beacon. http://www.uffington.net/museum
	Uffington White Horse (Prehistoric) Uffington This is the oldest and most famous of the hill figures carved into the chalk hills over which The Ridgeway runs. Debate about the age of this elegant figure has continued for years with dates ranging from the Bronze Age to Saxon times. Was it cut in Iron Age times as a tribal emblem by those who constructed the hill fort near it or did it commemorate one of King Alfred's victories over the Danes? However excavations during the 1990s have established that this figure is indeed ancient, dating from around 1000 BC during the Bronze Age. http://www.uffington.net/museum
	Waylands Smithy (Prehistoric) Swindon Standing in a clump of beech trees just 50m north of The Ridgeway, Wayland's Smithy is a fine example of a New Stone Age long barrow built over 5000 years ago as a burial chamber. It is probably a thousand years older than the oldest parts of Stonehenge. http://www.uffington.net/museum http://www.stonepages.com/england/waylandssmithy.html