Was Silbury Hill a Neolithic LIGHTHOUSE? Ancient mound was built as a beacon for a once waterlogged Wiltshire, expert …

It has long been speculated the huge man-made structure in Wiltshire was an ornate grave or a ceremonial hilltop for religious rituals But expert claims mound was built as lighthouse and harbour to help Neolithic traders navigate post-glacial waterways Believes southern Britain was a series of islands linked by waterways, channels and swollen rivers, and that Stonehenge was located on coast

By Rachel Reilly for MailOnline

Published: 11:24 EST, 5 March 2015 | Updated: 07:10 EST, 6 March 2015

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The ancient mound of Silbury Hill was built as lighthouse and harbour to help Neolithic traders navigate waterways, an expert has claimed.

Archaeologists have long speculated that the enormous manmade structure in Wiltshire was an ornate grave or a ceremonial altar used in rituals.

But a cartographer and local historian claims he has found evidence of a stone avenue between the mound and the nearby stone circle of Avebury.

Land ahoy! The expert a claims southern Britain was a series of islands linked by waterways, channels and swollen rivers, and that Stonehenge was effectively located on the coast. The mound (pictured) would have acted as a lighthouse and harbour for those travelling by boat

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