Grid reference SU2078
near to Badbury, Swindon, England
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Folly Farm
From the footpath to the east, with Muttondown Plantation behind.
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Tree and wheelie bin near Folly Farm, Liddington
The tree is somewhat stunted in appearance; it is probably a may tree. The bin is being used for the storage of seed corn, possibly used to feed pheasants. There was evidence not far away of pheasant rearing pens.
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Footpath below Liddington Hill
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Earthworks near Folly Barn
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Folly Farm, near Chiseldon, Swindon
Shown on OS maps as Folly Barn, the farmhouse looks fairly recent.
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Hawthorn berries
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Farmland near Folly Farm, Liddington
A scarecrow standing firm in a stiff breeze on apparently bare earth.
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Field margin near Folly Farm, Liddington
Some rather stunted bushes and a local authority wheelie bin overlook the edge of a field being used to grow a cereal crop.
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Footpath towards Folly Farm, Liddington
The footpath can be seen in shadow to the left of the field of recently germinated cereal plants. The trees on the left skyline are in the next square north as is the ancient Iron Age hill fort on the high ground to the right.
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Earthworks, near Liddington Hill
The earthworks are probably Iron Age. They were used during and after the second world war as the target end of a rifle range that can be seen on the old 1:63300 (one inch to the mile) maps Link
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Folly Farm, near Chiseldon, Swindon
The farm is a few hundred metres north of the southern boundary of Swindon. Various high-rise structures in the town itself can be seen in the haze in the far distance.
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A closer view of Folly Farm, near Chiseldon, Swindon
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Footpath near Liddington
Farm machine and footpath near Liddington.
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Liddington Hill, Wiltshire
Looking over farmland from the western slopes of Liddington Hill.
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