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:
Bincknoll CampVillage settlement on Barton DownBowl barrow 1450m south of Barbury Castle FarmBowl barrow 70m north of Green Street and east of the Avebury henge monumentBowl barrow east of the Ridgeway forming part of the Overton Hill Bronze Age round barrow cemetery.Ogbourne Maizey Down round barrowBowl barrow 50m north of Barrow FarmBowl barrow 500m north-west of Berwick Bassett ClumpPenning bell barrow 600m east of Avebury Down BarnSaucer barrow: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury CastleBowl barrow immediately west of the Ridgeway, 400m north east of its junction with Green StreetBowl barrow 1km west of Sheppard's Farm DairyBarrow on Smeathe's RidgeGroup of four round barrows 500m south-east of Avebury Down Barn, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury DownEarthwork enclosure and dewpond 490m north of Barbury CastleBowl barrow 200m south of Green Street and 1100m east of the Avebury henge monument, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury DownLinear barrow cemetery on Hackpen HillMedieval settlement and associated ridge and furrow, West LeazeThree sections of a linear earthwork south west of New BarnBowl barrow 1km north-east of Avebury and 70m north of Green StreetBowl barrow 800m north-east of Hackpen BarnBarbury Castle Farm deserted Medieval villageGroup of four round barrows 300m north west of the junction between the Ridgeway and Green Street on Avebury DownEnclosure on Ogbourne DownTwo bowl barrows 680m north of Upper Herdswick Farm, Barbury DownBowl barrow forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton HillBowl barrow 630m north east of Wick Bottom BarnBowl barrow 300m east of Ivy House FarmBowl barrow 70m north of Rockley PlantationBowl barrow 900m SSE of Green BankBowl barrow 870m ESE of New Barn on Monkton DownBowl barrow 85m north east of Day House CottagesIron Age enclosure on Overton Hill, 600m north west of North FarmBarrow on Coombe Down, 1070yds (980m) NE of Upper PoughcombeBowl barrow 750m south-east of Barbury Castle FarmTwo earthwork enclosures and a linear earthwork 625m north of Barbury CastleSharpridge earthworksField system and earthwork enclosure on Burderop DownEarthworks on Marlborough CommonCastle moundBowl barrow 800m south-east of Barbury BarnTwo enclosures on Winterbourne DownStone circle immediately north east of Day House, CoateBowl barrow 375m east of Wick Bottom BarnGroup of six round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett FarmThree Roman burial mounds, a Bronze Age bowl barrow, a pagan Saxon inhumation cemetery and a short length of Roman road on Overton Hill.Barbury Castle: a hillfort and bowl barrowWick Down Farm earthworkBowl barrow 650m ESE of New Barn, between Avebury Down and Monkton DownThree confluent round barrows 580m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury DownBell barrow 350m south-west of Barbury BarnBell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton HillBowl barrow 750m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemeteryRound barrow 750yds (690m) SE of Smeathe's PlantationPrehistoric to post-medieval settlement, cultivation, industrial and funerary remains on Fyfield, Overton and Manton DownsCross in the churchyard of St John the Baptist and St HelenBowl barrow 690m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemeteryDam of King's fishpondSite of watermill 290m south east of West LeazeBell barrow 300m south-east of Avebury Down Barn forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury DownGroup of round barrows on Rough HillBarrow on Avebury Down, S of track from AveburyPair of round barrows 400m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated on Avebury DownSaucer barrow 620m north of New Barn: Part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton DownPreshute Down field systemBowl barrow 210m north east of Rushy Platt FarmDevil's Den long barrow, 600m east of White AcreBowl barrow 770m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury DownWhitefield Hill ditchMound in churchyardBowl barrow 750m east of New BarnBowl barrow 900m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury DownSharpridge field systemBarrow on Coombe Down, 930yds (830m) WSW of St George's ChurchThree bowl barrows: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury CastleRemains of Holy Rood Church, The Lawn, Old TownTwo bowl barrows 820m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemeteryBowl barrow 500m west of The RowEarthwork enclosure 950m SSE of Manor FarmBowl barrow and a saucer barrow 200m north of Rockley PlantationPair of round barrows forming part of the Bronze Age round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett FarmBowl barrow 880m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemeteryBell barrow and adjacent bowl barrow on Marlborough Common, 120m east of Wootton Bassett RoadBowl barrow 800m south-east of Ogbourne St Andrew FarmBowl barrow 300m south-east of Walker's PlantationBarrow 350yds (320m) E of Smeathe's Plantation, Ogbourne DownDisc barrow on Burderop Down, 1km north-east of Upper Herdswick FarmSix bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn: part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton DownBell barrow 200m north of Rockley PlantationBowl barrow 620m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemeteryRemains of `Falkner's Circle', a Neolithic stone circle 180m east of the West Kennet AvenueMedieval settlement remains at Overtown.
