Fyfield Down (grid reference SU136709) is part of the Marlborough Downs, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of the village of Fyfield, Wiltshire.
The down has the best assemblage of sarsen stones in England. The stones are known here as the Grey Wethers, for their likeness to sheep when seen from a distance. They support a nationally important lichen flora.
The down is a 325.3 hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest, notified in 1951.
The site is to be distinguished from another Fyfield Down also in Wiltshire, on the edge of Salisbury Plain, near another place called Fyfield. The two places are only about 9 miles (14 km) apart.
Source
- English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 21 August 2006)
External links
- English Nature website (SSSI information)
- Sarsen stones on Fyfield Down on geograph
- Improvised music recorded on Fyfield Down
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