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The countryside around where I live is dotted with ancient earthworks – from Glastonbury Tor to prehistoric hillforts that rise like slumbering dragons from the fields. Carved into the landscape, these ancient settlements and burial grounds often feel charged with a special atmosphere, as though they’re indifferent to our modern comings and goings.

Of course, most towns and cities are situated on the sites of much older settlements. Even a new town such as Milton Keynes, founded in 1967, is built on land rich in Stone Age and Bronze Age archaeological finds. With a little bit of research, you too can uncover the antique roots of the place where you live.

Find out whether there are any particular landmarks in your area, or sites mentioned in old records, and visit them. Make a note of what you discover – recording the historical facts as well as the atmosphere, whether there are any clues to the place’s past such as place names or particular features, and how it appears today.