| The henges are ancient monuments made up of circular earthworks, each 260 yards in diameter. |
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| It is endlessly fascinating, utterly compelling and a feast for the eye with fountains, churches, palaces and ancient monuments at every turn. |
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| However, historic buildings and ancient monuments are a finite and irreplaceable resource. |
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| Historic buildings and ancient monuments across North Yorkshire continue to be threatened by neglect and decay, a report has revealed. |
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| Already there are 12 hotels to accommodate the 880,000 tourist trips made here each year, plus five ancient monuments and 146 listed buildings. |
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| In recent years, badgers have tunnelled into 52 ancient monuments on Salisbury Plain. |
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| All repairs to ancient monuments have to be done under official supervision, and then old techniques like lime mortar have to be used. |
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| The banks of the Nile are lined with ancient monuments and unusual sites, like banana plantations. |
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| The three banked and ditched circular enclosures or henges are scheduled ancient monuments and rival the World Heritage site Stonehenge. |
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| Normally, land owners are encouraged to apply for grants to restore listed buildings and scheduled ancient monuments on the at risk register. |
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| In many respects York is the king of cities because of its unique history and the fantastically preserved ancient monuments. |
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| The oldest known ancient monuments at Coate are the Neolithic Stone Circle and the Bronze age burial mound along Day House Lane. |
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| The city's skyline was changed forever, with everything from the hospital to ancient monuments destroyed. |
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| Its ancient monuments are miraculously graffiti-free and were all walkable from our base. |
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| It is simply beyond a tourist's comprehension to understand why such ancient monuments, which do not require maintenance on a weekly basis, are closed once a week. |
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| Tourism also is important, as the governorate is rich in well-preserved ancient monuments. |
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| Warm winters, beaches, and gambling casinos draw as many tourists as do Egypt's ancient monuments. |
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| Something like 5 million people a year visit the commission's sites, which are mostly ancient monuments. |
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| Punctuated with ancient monuments and with houses of character, this stroll will offer you green places of peace and relaxation. |
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| We tell members of our community what we have learnt and we help to clean statues and ancient monuments to preserve our heritage. |
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| In the painted frieze on the walls, precious grotesques frame a view of Rome with ancient monuments. |
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| People are becoming more and more conscious of the unity of human values and regard ancient monuments as a common heritage. |
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| Classified as one of the Most Beautiful Villages in France, this city, crossed by the Vézère river, presents several ancient monuments. |
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| In Sweden more than half of all ancient monuments are damaged by forestry practices. |
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| I feel that all of those working on ancient monuments always swing between to myths, two pitfalls. |
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| As the capital of Egypt, it is home to some 15 million people and is renowned for its great pyramids and ancient monuments. |
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| Aswan is also home to a wide range of impressive ancient monuments, temples and monasteries. |
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| The State shall preserve and protect the ancient monuments, artefacts and restore historic sites. |
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| Their eldest daughter runs what was the home farm, which has a wealth of ancient monuments and cropmarks, and some fine traditional farm buildings. |
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| A European Landscape Convention was agreed last year, binding signatory Governments to protect landscapes as they do ancient monuments and buildings. |
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| In 1781, Carlo Antonini published a study on the carved rosettes found decorating most interior ceilings of these ancient monuments and buildings. |
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| The Centre will also be committed to the cause of preservation of ancient monuments and historic buildings and associated conservation efforts, he said. |
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| Many ancient monuments are found in such areas, predominantly in podsol soil. |
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| There are 1,946 listed buildings in Birmingham and thirteen scheduled ancient monuments. |
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| Lanacombe is the site of several standing stones and cairns which have been scheduled as ancient monuments. |
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| There were 19,710 scheduled ancient monuments. |
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| Both need to do more to avoid becoming ancient monuments themselves. |
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| Through virtualized environments obtained from 3D digitizing, a person could explore ancient monuments halfway around the world without ever leaving Canada. |
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| This cultural city possesses many proofs of its history, confirmed by numerous ancient monuments which incited UNESCO to register it on the list of 100 cities in the world presenting a universal historic and cultural value. |
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| The Italian capital is famed for its ancient monuments, and Carlo Ancelotti's men are set to face another one between the posts of the opposition goal. |
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| As well as collecting material on specific castles, Dr. Webster collected related material on architecture, ancient monuments, archeology, military history, geography, topography, heraldry, battle accounts and city plans. |
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| There are many ancient monuments in the city. |
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| An attempt to schedule the sites as ancient monuments in the 1980s was thwarted by the lack of reliable mapping. |
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| The old Wakefield Bridge with its Chantry Chapel, Sandal Castle, and Lawe Hill in Clarence Park are ancient monuments. |
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| The National Park Service works to preserve ancient monuments, present them to the public, and share knowledge of these activities with other nations. |
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| It should be unnecessary to mention that the technical work undertaken in connection with the excavation and preservation of ancient monuments calls for close collaboration between the archaeologist and the architect. |
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| Skye has a rich heritage of ancient monuments from this period. |
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| The Valley also has a number of conserved mills and structures from bygone ages and is the only place in Wales to have seven scheduled ancient monuments. |
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| Many sectors were left in ruins and ancient monuments became fields of grass used as pastures for animals, thus the Roman Forum became the Campo Vaccino, the field of cows. |
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| In northern Europe, many ancient monuments are sited in heaps. |
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| His diary shows meetings with Miss Crufts at Edinburgh's Department of Ancient Monuments, and a plethora of appointments with actors, stuntmen and journalists. |
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| Dorset contains 190 Conservation Areas, more than 1,500 Scheduled Ancient Monuments, over 30 registered parks and gardens and 12,850 listed buildings. |
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| Castlerigg stone circle was one of the monuments included in the Ancient Monuments Protection Act 1882, which included a 'Schedule' of 68 sites in Great Britain and Ireland. |
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