The history of Chilterns chalk figures
Date: 07th March 2024
Learn about the history behind some of the chalk figures cut into hills across the Chilterns.
Tag Archive: History
‘Major victory’ for Beacons of the Past
Date: 09th November 2023
The hillfort at Cholesbury Camp has been removed from Historic England’s Heritage at Risk register after successful restoration and maintenance work.
Introducing CHAP – an exciting new Heritage and Archaeology Partnership for the Chilterns
Date: 27th July 2023
With the Festival of British Archaeology upon us, there really is no better to time to launch our exciting new Heritage and Archaeology initiative; CHAP. You may have heard of the highly successful Heritage Lottery-Funded Beacons of the Past project which ran from 2018 until late 2022. One of the legacies of the project...
New hillfort discovered in the Chilterns
Date: 12th August 2020
Beacons of the Past announce the discovery of a previously unknown Iron Age hillfort in the Chilterns, found using LiDAR survey and Citizen Science.