Little Solsbury Hill, near Bath, England
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Little Solsbury Hill, near Bath, England, is a prominent flat-topped hill best known as the inspiration for Peter Gabriel’s song “Solsbury Hill” and for its Iron Age hill fort and scenic views over the surrounding countryside.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Little Solsbury Hill | 0 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iron Age hill fort site
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hill ⓘ |
| access | public footpaths ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation | Peter Gabriel song "Solsbury Hill" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 191 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| geologicalContext | Cotswold limestone area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Iron Age hill fort
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defensive ditches ⓘ earthwork ramparts ⓘ flat-topped summit ⓘ |
| hasSummitFeature | trig point ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Bath cityscape
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River Avon valley NERFINISHED ⓘ surrounding countryside ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| inspiredByArtist | Peter Gabriel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | "Solsbury Hill" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPopularFor |
hiking
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landscape photography ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ walking ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Iron Age hill fort remains
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inspiration for the song "Solsbury Hill" ⓘ scenic views ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Somerset
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southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bath, Somerset
NERFINISHED
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village of Batheaston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameAlsoSpelled | Solsbury Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Avon Valley
NERFINISHED
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Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cotswolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Bath and North East Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrain |
grassland
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open hillside ⓘ |
| topographicProminence | prominent hill above Bath ⓘ |
| usedDuringPeriod | Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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