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The 20 best archaeological sites in London

Our curated top 20 archaeological sites in London, ranked by quality rating, image richness and content depth. For the complete list of 296 archaeological sites see the full archaeological sites index for London.

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    Old Royal Naval College

    Old Royal Naval College, museums in London

    Old Royal Naval College — architectural landmark in Greenwich, London and UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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    Tower of London

    Tower of London, unesco world heritage in London

    The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in London, England. It lies withi

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    Epping Forest

    Essex

    Epping Forest, archaeological sites in Essex

    Epping Forest — royal forest in England.

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    Nunn Wood

    Essex

    Nunn Wood, archaeological sites in Essex

    Nunn Wood — woods in Essex, England, a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

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    Grangewood Park

    Grangewood Park, archaeological sites in London

    Grangewood Park — park in the United Kingdom.

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    Hillersdon Mansion

    Hillersdon Mansion, stately homes in London

    Details This record has been generated from an "old county number" (OCN) scheduling record. These are monuments that were not reviewed under the Monuments Protection Programme and are some of our olde

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    Waulud's Bank

    Waulud's Bank, hill forts in London

    Waulud's Bank — archaeological site in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK.

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    Forest of Essex

    Essex

    Forest of Essex, archaeological sites in Essex

    Forest of Essex is a archaeological site in the United Kingdom.

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    Medway megaliths

    Kent

    Medway megaliths, museums in Kent

    Medway megaliths — group of long barrows in Kent, England.

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    White Horse Stone

    Kent

    White Horse Stone, hill forts in Kent

    White Horse Stone — Two megaliths near Aylesford, Kent, England.

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    Smythe's Megalith

    Kent

    Smythe's Megalith, hill forts in Kent

    Smythe's Megalith — neolithic monument in Kent, England.

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    Waltham Forest

    Essex

    Playing fields with oaks by River Roding - geograph.org.uk - 99277

    Waltham Forest — former legal forest in England.

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    Ankerwycke Priory

    Ankerwycke Priory, hill forts in London

    Ankerwycke Priory — Benedictine nunnery with associated moat and fishponds.

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    Causewayed enclosure 900m west of Great Wilbraham parish church

    Cambridgeshire

    Causewayed enclosure 900m west of Great Wilbraham parish church, archaeological sites in Cambridgeshire

    Causewayed enclosure 900m west of Great Wilbraham parish church — archaeological site in Great Wilbraham, South Cambridgeshire, England, UK.

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    Shornemead Fort

    Kent

    Shornemead Fort, hill forts in Kent

    Shornemead Fort — fort in Shorne, Kent, England, UK.

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    Durobrivae

    Durobrivae, hill forts in London

    Durobrivae — Roman fortified garrison town at Water Newton in Cambridgeshire, England, UK.

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    Eynsford Castle

    Kent

    Eynsford Castle, castles in Kent

    Eynsford Castle is a ruined medieval fortification in Eynsford, Kent. Built on the site of an earlier Anglo-Saxon stone burh, the castle was constructed by William de Eynsford, probably between 1085 a

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    Bartlow Hills

    Cambridgeshire

    Bartlow Hills, hill forts in Cambridgeshire

    Bartlow Hills — Roman tumuli cemetery in Bartlow (Cambridgeshire, UK).

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    Cainhoe Castle

    Cainhoe Castle, hill forts in London

    Cainhoe Castle — 11th century Norman castle in England.

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    Bedford Castle

    Bedford Castle, hill forts in London

    Bedford Castle — castle in Bedfordshire, England, UK.

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