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:
Preshute Down field systemBowl barrow 1450m south of Barbury Castle FarmBowl barrow 880m north east of Lower Upham FarmBarrow on Coombe Down, 930yds (830m) WSW of St George's ChurchSharpridge field systemBowl barrow 800m south-east of Barbury BarnChurch Hill earthworkBanjo enclosure 480m south west of CheldeneThree bowl barrows: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury CastleBowl barrow 85m north east of Day House CottagesMedieval settlement and associated ridge and furrow, West LeazeSharpridge earthworksSite of watermill 290m south east of West LeazeBowl barrow 210m north east of Rushy Platt FarmRound barrow 750yds (690m) SE of Smeathe's PlantationSaucer barrow: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury CastleBarrow 350yds (320m) E of Smeathe's Plantation, Ogbourne DownBell barrow 350m south-west of Barbury BarnBowl barrow 750m south-east of Barbury Castle FarmLiddington CastleLinear boundary earthwork west of Liddington CastleTwo earthwork enclosures and a linear earthwork 625m north of Barbury CastleHall PlaceRemains of Holy Rood Church, The Lawn, Old TownWhitefield Hill ditchCross in the churchyard of St John the Baptist and St HelenBarbury Castle: a hillfort and bowl barrowField system and earthwork enclosure on Burderop DownSite of Roman town, W of Wanborough HouseBowl barrow 1km west of Sheppard's Farm DairyBarrow on Smeathe's RidgeBarbury Castle Farm deserted Medieval villageEarthwork enclosure and dewpond 490m north of Barbury CastleDisc barrow on Burderop Down, 1km north-east of Upper Herdswick FarmTwo bowl barrows 680m north of Upper Herdswick Farm, Barbury DownStone circle immediately north east of Day House, CoateBowl barrow 300m south-east of Walker's PlantationMedieval settlement remains at OvertownRoman rural sanctuary on Groundwell Ridge, east of Lady LaneTwo enclosures on Winterbourne Down.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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