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:
Barrow on Coombe Down, 930yds (830m) WSW of St George's ChurchWhitefield Hill ditchHall PlaceSharpridge earthworksBarrow 350yds (320m) E of Smeathe's Plantation, Ogbourne DownTwo earthwork enclosures and a linear earthwork 625m north of Barbury CastleLinear boundary earthwork west of Liddington CastlePreshute Down field systemBowl barrow 750m south-east of Barbury Castle FarmMedieval settlement and associated ridge and furrow, West LeazeSite of watermill 290m south east of West LeazeBowl barrow 300m south-east of Walker's PlantationBanjo enclosure 480m south west of CheldeneDisc barrow on Burderop Down, 1km north-east of Upper Herdswick FarmField system and earthwork enclosure on Burderop DownLiddington CastleCross in the churchyard of St John the Baptist and St HelenRemains of Holy Rood Church, The Lawn, Old TownBell barrow 350m south-west of Barbury BarnStone circle immediately north east of Day House, CoateChurch Hill earthworkRound barrow 750yds (690m) SE of Smeathe's PlantationSaucer barrow: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury CastleBowl barrow 210m north east of Rushy Platt FarmSite of Roman town, W of Wanborough HouseBowl barrow 1450m south of Barbury Castle FarmTwo bowl barrows 680m north of Upper Herdswick Farm, Barbury DownBowl barrow 880m north east of Lower Upham FarmRoman rural sanctuary on Groundwell Ridge, east of Lady LaneTwo enclosures on Winterbourne DownSharpridge field systemBarrow on Smeathe's RidgeThree bowl barrows: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury CastleBarbury Castle: a hillfort and bowl barrowBowl barrow 1km west of Sheppard's Farm DairyBowl barrow 800m south-east of Barbury BarnBarbury Castle Farm deserted Medieval villageMedieval settlement remains at OvertownEarthwork enclosure and dewpond 490m north of Barbury CastleBowl barrow 85m north east of Day House Cottages.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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