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:
Bowl barrow 1450m south of Barbury Castle FarmBowl barrow 750m south-east of Barbury Castle FarmTwo bowl barrows 680m north of Upper Herdswick Farm, Barbury DownBowl barrow 300m south-east of Walker's PlantationTwo earthwork enclosures and a linear earthwork 625m north of Barbury CastleBowl barrow 800m south-east of Barbury BarnBowl barrow 85m north east of Day House CottagesBowl barrow 210m north east of Rushy Platt FarmPreshute Down field systemRemains of Holy Rood Church, The Lawn, Old TownSharpridge field systemBarrow 350yds (320m) E of Smeathe's Plantation, Ogbourne DownEarthwork enclosure and dewpond 490m north of Barbury CastleTwo enclosures on Winterbourne DownMedieval settlement and associated ridge and furrow, West LeazeBanjo enclosure 480m south west of CheldeneLinear boundary earthwork west of Liddington CastleBell barrow 350m south-west of Barbury BarnBarrow on Coombe Down, 930yds (830m) WSW of St George's ChurchRoman rural sanctuary on Groundwell Ridge, east of Lady LaneBarrow on Smeathe's RidgeDisc barrow on Burderop Down, 1km north-east of Upper Herdswick FarmWhitefield Hill ditchCross in the churchyard of St John the Baptist and St HelenHall PlaceField system and earthwork enclosure on Burderop DownSite of watermill 290m south east of West LeazeBarbury Castle Farm deserted Medieval villageRound barrow 750yds (690m) SE of Smeathe's PlantationSharpridge earthworksChurch Hill earthworkBarbury Castle: a hillfort and bowl barrowMedieval settlement remains at OvertownBowl barrow 880m north east of Lower Upham FarmThree bowl barrows: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury CastleBowl barrow 1km west of Sheppard's Farm DairyLiddington CastleSite of Roman town, W of Wanborough HouseSaucer barrow: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury CastleStone circle immediately north east of Day House, Coate.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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