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The British Army's Salisbury Plain Training Area covers roughly half of the plain (and makes up about 11% of Wiltshire). The army first conducted exercises on the plain in 1898. From that time, the Ministry of Defence bought up large areas of land until the Second World War. The MoD now own 150 square miles (390 km 2) of land, making it the ...
Stonehenge, on Salisbury Plain. Salisbury Plain is a chalk plateau in southern England covering 300 square miles (780 km 2). [1] It is part of a system of chalk downlands throughout eastern and southern England formed by the rocks of the Chalk Group and largely lies within the county of Wiltshire, but stretches into Hampshire.
Robin Hood’s Ball is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, approximately 5 miles (8 km) northwest of the town of Amesbury, and 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (4.0 km) northwest of Stonehenge. The site was designated as a scheduled monument in 1965. [1]
Site name Reason for designation Area Grid reference [B] Year in which notified Map [C] Biological interest Geological interest Hectares Acres Acres Farm Meadow Y 4.2 10.4 SU024927 1989 Map River Avon System Y 507.8 1,254.8 SU073583 1996 Map Baverstock Juniper Bank Y 2.6 6.4 SU035336 1971 Map Bencroft Hill Meadows Y 5.1 12.6 SU962732 1988 Map Bentley Wood Y 665.0 1,643.0 SU250295 1985 Map ...
Copehill Down is a Ministry of Defence training facility near Chitterne on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England.It is a 'FIBUA' (Fighting In Built Up Areas) urban warfare and close quarters battle training centre, where exercises and tests are conducted. [1]
White Barrow is 77.5 m long and approximately 47 m wide (including the surrounding ditch). It has never been fully excavated, but dating of materials found in and around it suggests that it dates from 3500 to 4000 BC, making it contemporary with other long barrows on Salisbury Plain, as well as the nearby causewayed enclosure called Robin Hood's Ball.
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The Royal School of Artillery (RSA) is the principal training establishment for artillery warfare in the British Army.Established in 1915, it is based at Larkhill, Wiltshire, on the south edge of the Salisbury Plain Training Area.