Coate Water
Coate Water
Coate Water is a former reservoir that was created to provide water for the Wiltshire and Berkshire Canal.
The reservoir, which is now a 70 acre lake, was built in 1822 by diverting the River Cole.
Created: 6 August 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Coate Water Details
Coate Water is a small freshwater lake in Wiltshire, situated at an altitude of around 113 meters and is very shallow.
The shoreline of Coate Water is approximately 4.393 Kilometers all the way round.
- Altitude: 113 m
- Shoreline: 4.393 Km
- Depth: very shallow
Coate Water
Local History around Coate Water
There are some historic monuments around including:
Field system and earthwork enclosure on Burderop DownBowl barrow 210m north east of Rushy Platt FarmRound barrow 750yds (690m) SE of Smeathe's PlantationTwo enclosures on Winterbourne DownLinear boundary earthwork west of Liddington CastleChurch Hill earthworkLiddington CastleMedieval settlement remains at OvertownBarrow on Coombe Down, 930yds (830m) WSW of St George's ChurchHall PlacePreshute Down field systemBarbury Castle Farm deserted Medieval villageBowl barrow 1km west of Sheppard's Farm DairyBowl barrow 800m south-east of Barbury BarnSharpridge field systemSaucer barrow: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury CastleStone circle immediately north east of Day House, CoateBanjo enclosure 480m south west of CheldeneThree bowl barrows: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury CastleWhitefield Hill ditchEarthwork enclosure and dewpond 490m north of Barbury CastleBowl barrow 880m north east of Lower Upham FarmBarrow on Smeathe's RidgeBowl barrow 85m north east of Day House CottagesSharpridge earthworksBarbury Castle: a hillfort and bowl barrowTwo earthwork enclosures and a linear earthwork 625m north of Barbury CastleBowl barrow 750m south-east of Barbury Castle FarmRoman rural sanctuary on Groundwell Ridge, east of Lady LaneBowl barrow 300m south-east of Walker's PlantationDisc barrow on Burderop Down, 1km north-east of Upper Herdswick FarmSite of Roman town, W of Wanborough HouseRemains of Holy Rood Church, The Lawn, Old TownBarrow 350yds (320m) E of Smeathe's Plantation, Ogbourne DownBell barrow 350m south-west of Barbury BarnCross in the churchyard of St John the Baptist and St HelenBowl barrow 1450m south of Barbury Castle FarmSite of watermill 290m south east of West LeazeTwo bowl barrows 680m north of Upper Herdswick Farm, Barbury DownMedieval settlement and associated ridge and furrow, West Leaze.Where to Eat in coate-water
Wildlife in and around Coate Water
Coate Water Birds
There are 88 species of birds recorded as found near Coate Water.
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) |
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