Barbury Castle Country Park
Barbury Castle Country Park
An amazing country park near Swindon in Wiltshire that is centred on an ancient hillfort on the North Wessex Downs.
Barbury Castle Country Park is in North Wessex Downs AONB, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Created: 6 August 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Barbury Castle Country Park Information
Barbury Castle Country Park Address
Wroughton, Swindon SN4 0QH, UK
SN4 0QH
Local History around Barbury Castle Country Park
There are some historic monuments around including:
Three Roman burial mounds, a Bronze Age bowl barrow, a pagan Saxon inhumation cemetery and a short length of Roman road on Overton Hill.Bowl barrow 690m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemeteryIron Age enclosure on Overton Hill, 600m north west of North FarmDevil's Den long barrow, 600m east of White AcreRound barrow 750yds (690m) SE of Smeathe's PlantationCross in the churchyard of St John the Baptist and St HelenWick Down Farm earthworkBowl barrow 750m east of New BarnThree confluent round barrows 580m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury DownGroup of six round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett FarmBowl barrow 200m south of Green Street and 1100m east of the Avebury henge monument, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury DownBowl barrow 500m west of The RowBarrow on Coombe Down, 1070yds (980m) NE of Upper PoughcombeBowl barrow 800m south-east of Barbury BarnEnclosure on Ogbourne DownEarthwork enclosure 950m SSE of Manor FarmBarrow on Avebury Down, S of track from AveburyThree sections of a linear earthwork south west of New BarnTwo earthwork enclosures and a linear earthwork 625m north of Barbury CastleMound in churchyardEarthworks on Marlborough CommonField system and earthwork enclosure on Burderop DownBowl barrow 750m south-east of Barbury Castle FarmDisc barrow on Burderop Down, 1km north-east of Upper Herdswick FarmBowl barrow 1km north-east of Avebury and 70m north of Green StreetBell barrow 300m south-east of Avebury Down Barn forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury DownBell barrow and adjacent bowl barrow on Marlborough Common, 120m east of Wootton Bassett RoadBowl barrow 70m north of Rockley PlantationThree bowl barrows: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury CastleBowl barrow 650m ESE of New Barn, between Avebury Down and Monkton DownRemains of Holy Rood Church, The Lawn, Old TownBowl barrow 900m SSE of Green BankBowl barrow forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton HillSaucer barrow: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury CastlePreshute Down field systemBell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton HillSaucer barrow 620m north of New Barn: Part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton DownBowl barrow 300m east of Ivy House FarmGroup of round barrows on Rough HillGroup of four round barrows 500m south-east of Avebury Down Barn, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury DownBell barrow 350m south-west of Barbury BarnBarbury Castle: a hillfort and bowl barrowBarrow on Smeathe's RidgeTwo bowl barrows 680m north of Upper Herdswick Farm, Barbury DownBowl barrow 375m east of Wick Bottom BarnPrehistoric to post-medieval settlement, cultivation, industrial and funerary remains on Fyfield, Overton and Manton DownsPenning bell barrow 600m east of Avebury Down BarnPair of round barrows forming part of the Bronze Age round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett FarmBowl barrow 800m north-east of Hackpen BarnBowl barrow 800m south-east of Ogbourne St Andrew FarmBowl barrow 85m north east of Day House CottagesBowl barrow immediately west of the Ridgeway, 400m north east of its junction with Green StreetStone circle immediately north east of Day House, CoateOgbourne Maizey Down round barrowMedieval settlement and associated ridge and furrow, West LeazeTwo bowl barrows 820m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemeteryBowl barrow and a saucer barrow 200m north of Rockley PlantationBowl barrow 870m ESE of New Barn on Monkton DownSharpridge earthworksSite of watermill 290m south east of West LeazeWhitefield Hill ditchBowl barrow 70m north of Green Street and east of the Avebury henge monumentCastle moundBowl barrow east of the Ridgeway forming part of the Overton Hill Bronze Age round barrow cemetery.Bowl barrow 880m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemeteryBowl barrow 630m north east of Wick Bottom BarnBincknoll CampSix bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn: part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton DownGroup of four round barrows 300m north west of the junction between the Ridgeway and Green Street on Avebury DownSharpridge field systemRemains of `Falkner's Circle', a Neolithic stone circle 180m east of the West Kennet AvenueBowl barrow 770m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury DownPair of round barrows 400m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated on Avebury DownBell barrow 200m north of Rockley PlantationBarrow 350yds (320m) E of Smeathe's Plantation, Ogbourne DownBarbury Castle Farm deserted Medieval villageEarthwork enclosure and dewpond 490m north of Barbury CastleBowl barrow 1km west of Sheppard's Farm DairyBowl barrow 210m north east of Rushy Platt FarmTwo enclosures on Winterbourne DownLinear barrow cemetery on Hackpen HillBowl barrow 1450m south of Barbury Castle FarmBowl barrow 900m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury DownVillage settlement on Barton DownBowl barrow 750m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemeteryBarrow on Coombe Down, 930yds (830m) WSW of St George's ChurchDam of King's fishpondBowl barrow 50m north of Barrow FarmMedieval settlement remains at OvertownBowl barrow 500m north-west of Berwick Bassett ClumpBowl barrow 620m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemeteryBowl barrow 300m south-east of Walker's Plantation.
