A monument well worthy of conservation in Marlborough

I came upon an online report about work to conserve and enhance a remarkable historic monument in Marlboroughin Wiltshire. The Mound, as it is known, is just that, a mound of earth now in the grounds of Marlborough School. This, however, is no ordinary garden feature, but originated as a Neolithic feature second only in size to Silbury Hill as a man-made monument. Later tradition was to identify it as the grave of Merlin. Centuries later it was repurposed as the motte of the Norman castle in Marlborough. In the Norman and Angevin eras the castle was a favoured royal residence with its nearby hunting grounds in Savernake Forest.

The article can be read at Council gives go-ahead for demolition work at historic site

Wikipedia has an introduction to the history of the town at Marlborough, Wiltshire