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 300m south-east of Avebury Down Barn forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury DownRound barrow 750yds (690m) SE of Smeathe's PlantationBowl barrow 690m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemeteryPair of round barrows 400m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated on Avebury DownEarthworks on Marlborough CommonBowl barrow immediately west of the Ridgeway, 400m north east of its junction with Green StreetVillage settlement on Barton DownSix bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn: part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton DownBowl barrow 1450m south of Barbury Castle FarmEnclosure on Ogbourne DownBarbury Castle: a hillfort and bowl barrowTwo bowl barrows 680m north of Upper Herdswick Farm, Barbury DownBowl barrow 300m east of Ivy House FarmBowl barrow 300m south-east of Walker's PlantationBowl barrow 210m north east of Rushy Platt FarmBowl barrow 750m south-east of Barbury Castle FarmGroup of six round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett FarmMound in churchyardPenning bell barrow 600m east of Avebury Down BarnSharpridge field systemBowl barrow 630m north east of Wick Bottom BarnCastle moundBell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton HillBowl barrow 770m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury DownBowl barrow 620m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemeteryBowl barrow 800m south-east of Ogbourne St Andrew FarmStone circle immediately north east of Day House, CoateBell barrow 350m south-west of Barbury BarnBowl barrow and a saucer barrow 200m north of Rockley PlantationDevil's Den long barrow, 600m east of White AcreBarrow 350yds (320m) E of Smeathe's Plantation, Ogbourne DownBowl barrow 500m north-west of Berwick Bassett ClumpBowl barrow 1km west of Sheppard's Farm DairyThree Roman burial mounds, a Bronze Age bowl barrow, a pagan Saxon inhumation cemetery and a short length of Roman road on Overton Hill.Saucer barrow 620m north of New Barn: Part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton DownBincknoll CampBowl barrow 50m north of Barrow FarmGroup of round barrows on Rough HillMedieval settlement and associated ridge and furrow, West LeazeBowl barrow 70m north of Rockley PlantationDisc barrow on Burderop Down, 1km north-east of Upper Herdswick FarmRemains of `Falkner's Circle', a Neolithic stone circle 180m east of the West Kennet AvenueRemains of Holy Rood Church, The Lawn, Old TownBowl barrow 900m SSE of Green BankBowl barrow 900m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury DownTwo earthwork enclosures and a linear earthwork 625m north of Barbury CastleGroup of four round barrows 300m north west of the junction between the Ridgeway and Green Street on Avebury DownPair of round barrows forming part of the Bronze Age round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett FarmBowl barrow east of the Ridgeway forming part of the Overton Hill Bronze Age round barrow cemetery.Bowl barrow 870m ESE of New Barn on Monkton DownLinear barrow cemetery on Hackpen HillSite of watermill 290m south east of West LeazeBowl barrow 800m south-east of Barbury BarnBarrow on Smeathe's RidgeTwo enclosures on Winterbourne DownBarbury Castle Farm deserted Medieval villageCross in the churchyard of St John the Baptist and St HelenBowl barrow 85m north east of Day House CottagesBarrow on Avebury Down, S of track from AveburyBowl barrow 1km north-east of Avebury and 70m north of Green StreetPrehistoric to post-medieval settlement, cultivation, industrial and funerary remains on Fyfield, Overton and Manton DownsBowl barrow 650m ESE of New Barn, between Avebury Down and Monkton DownBowl barrow 375m east of Wick Bottom BarnBowl barrow 500m west of The RowThree confluent round barrows 580m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury DownField system and earthwork enclosure on Burderop DownBarrow on Coombe Down, 930yds (830m) WSW of St George's ChurchBowl barrow 750m east of New BarnThree bowl barrows: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury CastleTwo bowl barrows 820m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemeteryMedieval settlement remains at OvertownEarthwork enclosure and dewpond 490m north of Barbury CastleDam of King's fishpondSaucer barrow: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury CastleBell barrow and adjacent bowl barrow on Marlborough Common, 120m east of Wootton Bassett RoadBowl barrow 70m north of Green Street and east of the Avebury henge monumentBell barrow 200m north of Rockley PlantationIron Age enclosure on Overton Hill, 600m north west of North FarmBarrow on Coombe Down, 1070yds (980m) NE of Upper PoughcombeOgbourne Maizey Down round barrowBowl barrow forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton HillBowl barrow 800m north-east of Hackpen BarnPreshute Down field systemThree sections of a linear earthwork south west of New BarnBowl barrow 750m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemeteryBowl barrow 880m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemeterySharpridge earthworksBowl barrow 200m south of Green Street and 1100m east of the Avebury henge monument, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury DownWhitefield Hill ditchWick Down Farm earthworkGroup of four round barrows 500m south-east of Avebury Down Barn, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury DownEarthwork enclosure 950m SSE of Manor Farm.
