Signposts to Prehistory

National Curriculum Key Stage 3 History: A local history study: an aspect or site in local history dating from a period before 1066.

The Signposts to Prehistory provide up-to-date, authoritative information about various types of prehistoric site. They can be used as aids for site visits or as sources of information, much of which is otherwise only to be found in academic journals, for anyone from students to enthusiasts.

All relate to lesser known, publically accessible locations with prehistoric monuments that have escaped plough destruction. Information about other publicly accessible, high profile sites is readily available at: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/prehistoric-monuments, and  lists of local sites can be found at: www.schoolsprehistory.co.uk/category/places-to-visit.

The sites below are organised alphabetically. Click on the link to download a PDF including further details.

Ambresbury, Essex

PS Signpost_Ambresbury LoughtonDOWNLOAD

Ballymanoch, Kilmartin

PS Signpost_BallymeanochDOWNLOAD

Bants Cairn, Scilly Isles

PS Signpost_Bants CairnDOWNLOAD

Belas Knapp, Gloucestershire

PS Signpost_Belas KnapDOWNLOAD

Birkrigg, Ulverston, Cumbria

PS Signpost BirkriggDOWNLOAD

Bokerley Dyke, Dorset

PS Signpost Bokerley DykeDOWNLOAD

Broch of Gurness, Orkney

PS Signpost_Broch of GurnessDOWNLOAD

Bryn Cader, Gwynedd, Wales

PS Signpost_Bryn Cader FanerDOWNLOAD

Bull Ring, Derbyshire

PS Signpost_Bull RingDOWNLOAD

Camster, Caithness

PS Signpost_CamsterDOWNLOAD

Carwynen Quoit, Camborne, Cornwall

PS Signpost_Carwynnen QuoitDOWNLOAD

Castle Ring, Cannock Chase

PS Signpost_Castle RingDOWNLOAD

Combe Hill, East Sussex

PS Signpost_Combe HillDOWNLOAD

Duggleby Howe, North Yorkshire

PS Signpost_Duggleby HoweDOWNLOAD

Easter Aquhorthies, Aberdeenshire

PS Signpost_Easter AquhorthiesDOWNLOAD

Felday, Surrey

PS Signpost_FeldayDOWNLOAD

Fylingdales, Whitby

PS Signpost_Fylingdales MoorDOWNLOAD

Grimspound, Dartmoor

PS Signpost_GrimspoundDOWNLOAD

Gristhorpe, North Yorkshire

PS Signpost_GristhorpeDOWNLOAD

High Rocks, East Sussex

PS Signpost_High RocksDOWNLOAD

Lordenshaw, Northumberland

PS Signpost_LordenshawsDOWNLOAD

Petersfield, Hampshire

PS Signpost_Petersfield HeathDOWNLOAD

Reigate Heath, Surrey

PS Signpost_Reigate HeathDOWNLOAD

The Thames, Vauxhall

PS Signpost_River ThamesDOWNLOAD

Stanton Moor, Derbyshire

PS Signpost_Stanton MoorDOWNLOAD

The Breiddin, Montgomeryshire

PS Signpost_The BreiddinDOWNLOAD

Trefignath, Anglesey

PS Signpost TrefignathDOWNLOAD

Trevelgue, Newquay

PS Signpost_Trevelgue HeadDOWNLOAD

Uffington, Oxfordshire

PS Signpost_UffingtonDOWNLOAD

Wandlebury, Cambridgeshire

PS Signpost_WandleburyDOWNLOAD

West Voe, Shetland

PS Signpost_West VoeDOWNLOAD

Whiteleaf, Buckinghamshirea

PS Signpost_Whiteleaf HillDOWNLOAD

Wittenham Clumps, Oxford

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Yarnbury, Grassington, North Yorkshire

PS Signpost_Yarnbury HengeDOWNLOAD