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Piggledene

Photo of Piggledene, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Avebury in the North Wessex Downs, Wiltshire, south west England.

Piggledene

© Gordon Hatton / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Gordon Hatton / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Piggledene

Open accessNational Trust land — free to wander

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Piggledene is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, covering 0.05 km². The county has 119 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. It lies inside the North Wessex Downs National Landscape.

Fyfield Down and Calstone and Cherhill Downs are among the SSSIs within 8.8 km. The nearest railway station is Pewsey, about 8.6 km to the south.

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More places to visit near Piggledene

Photo of the North Wessex Downs, a National Landscape in England.Highlight

North Wessex Downs

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Hungerford

Rolling chalk downland above the Vale of the White Horse, threaded by one of Britain's oldest roads

Photo of Avebury, an ancient site near Marlborough in the North Wessex Downs, Wiltshire, south west England.Iconic

Avebury

Ancient site near Marlborough

Vast henge and circle wrapping a whole village.

4 km W

Photo of Marlborough White Horse, a hill figure in the North Wessex Downs, Wiltshire, south west England.Highlight

Marlborough White Horse

Hill figure near Marlborough

A small horse cut by Marlborough schoolboys in 1804, tucked onto Granham Hill above the Kennet.

4.3 km E

Photo of Hackpen White Horse, a hill figure near Avebury in the North Wessex Downs, Wiltshire, south west England.Highlight

Hackpen White Horse

Hill figure near Avebury

A neat square-set horse cut for Queen Victoria's coronation in 1838, on Hackpen Hill just below the Ridgeway.

6.1 km N

Photo of Alton Barnes White Horse, a hill figure near Avebury in the North Wessex Downs, Wiltshire, south west England.Highlight

Alton Barnes White Horse

Hill figure near Avebury

The largest of the well-kept Wiltshire horses, cut in 1812 high on Milk Hill above the Vale of Pewsey.

6.2 km SW

Photo: Martinsell Hill, a viewpoint near Wootton Rivers in the North Wessex Downs, Wiltshire, south west England.Highlight

Martinsell Hill

Viewpoint near Wootton Rivers

One of Wiltshire's highest downs near Pewsey, crowned by an ancient enclosure with sweeping views over the Vale of Pewsey.

6.3 km SE