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: 24 March 2025
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:
Bell barrow 200m north of Rockley PlantationPenning bell barrow 600m east of Avebury Down BarnBowl barrow 650m ESE of New Barn, between Avebury Down and Monkton DownBowl barrow 85m north east of Day House CottagesBarrow on Coombe Down, 1070yds (980m) NE of Upper PoughcombeGroup of round barrows on Rough HillBowl barrow 690m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemeteryWick Down Farm earthworkBowl barrow 870m ESE of New Barn on Monkton DownBowl barrow 375m east of Wick Bottom BarnRemains of Holy Rood Church, The Lawn, Old TownWhitefield Hill ditchBarrow on Smeathe's RidgeSharpridge field systemBowl barrow 210m north east of Rushy Platt FarmMedieval settlement and associated ridge and furrow, West LeazeThree sections of a linear earthwork south west of New BarnEarthworks on Marlborough CommonBowl barrow 630m north east of Wick Bottom BarnBowl barrow 750m south-east of Barbury Castle FarmBarrow on Coombe Down, 930yds (830m) WSW of St George's ChurchBowl barrow 300m east of Ivy House FarmBowl barrow 900m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury DownBowl barrow 750m east of New BarnStone circle immediately north east of Day House, CoateBowl barrow 770m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury DownBell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton HillBowl barrow forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton HillBowl barrow 1450m south of Barbury Castle FarmPair of round barrows forming part of the Bronze Age round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett FarmBowl barrow 900m SSE of Green BankTwo bowl barrows 820m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemeteryOgbourne Maizey Down round barrowThree confluent round barrows 580m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury DownGroup of four round barrows 300m north west of the junction between the Ridgeway and Green Street on Avebury DownBowl barrow 1km north-east of Avebury and 70m north of Green StreetRemains of `Falkner's Circle', a Neolithic stone circle 180m east of the West Kennet AvenueSite of watermill 290m south east of West LeazeTwo earthwork enclosures and a linear earthwork 625m north of Barbury CastleBell barrow 350m south-west of Barbury BarnEarthwork enclosure and dewpond 490m north of Barbury CastleGroup of four round barrows 500m south-east of Avebury Down Barn, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury DownTwo bowl barrows 680m north of Upper Herdswick Farm, Barbury DownBowl barrow 300m south-east of Walker's PlantationBell barrow 300m south-east of Avebury Down Barn forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury DownBowl barrow 800m south-east of Ogbourne St Andrew FarmThree bowl barrows: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury CastleBincknoll CampBell barrow and adjacent bowl barrow on Marlborough Common, 120m east of Wootton Bassett RoadGroup of six round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett FarmEnclosure on Ogbourne DownCross in the churchyard of St John the Baptist and St HelenBowl barrow 880m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemeteryMound in churchyardBowl barrow 620m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemeteryVillage settlement on Barton DownPair of round barrows 400m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated on Avebury DownCastle moundSaucer barrow: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury CastleBarrow on Avebury Down, S of track from AveburyBowl barrow immediately west of the Ridgeway, 400m north east of its junction with Green StreetBowl barrow 800m south-east of Barbury BarnBowl barrow 70m north of Rockley PlantationSaucer barrow 620m north of New Barn: Part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton DownBarbury Castle Farm deserted Medieval villageBarbury Castle: a hillfort and bowl barrowField system and earthwork enclosure on Burderop DownIron Age enclosure on Overton Hill, 600m north west of North FarmSharpridge earthworksLinear barrow cemetery on Hackpen HillDam of King's fishpondDisc 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 DownEarthwork enclosure 950m SSE of Manor FarmBowl barrow and a saucer barrow 200m north of Rockley PlantationTwo enclosures on Winterbourne DownDevil's Den long barrow, 600m east of White AcreMedieval settlement remains at OvertownRound barrow 750yds (690m) SE of Smeathe's PlantationBowl barrow 50m north of Barrow FarmBowl barrow 1km west of Sheppard's Farm DairyBowl barrow 500m north-west of Berwick Bassett ClumpPrehistoric to post-medieval settlement, cultivation, industrial and funerary remains on Fyfield, Overton and Manton DownsBowl barrow east of the Ridgeway forming part of the Overton Hill Bronze Age round barrow cemetery.Bowl 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 70m north of Green Street and east of the Avebury henge monumentBowl barrow 800m north-east of Hackpen BarnThree 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 500m west of The RowPreshute Down field systemBarrow 350yds (320m) E of Smeathe's Plantation, Ogbourne DownBowl barrow 750m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery.
