Shrewton
Shrewton is a Town in the county of Wiltshire.
There are great places to visit near Shrewton including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes, parks and villages.
Shrewton has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.
Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, Silbury Hill, and Barbury Castle are great places to visit near Shrewton if you like ancient sites.
Places near Shrewton feature a number of interesting historic buildings including Avebury Manor.
Don't miss Coate Water Country Park, Barbury Castle Country Park, and Lydiard Park's country parks if visiting the area around Shrewton.
Coate Water is one of Shrewton's best, nearby lakes to visit in Shrewton.
Parks to visit near Shrewton include Lydiard Park.
There are a several good villages in the area around Shrewton like Ashton Keynes.
Shrewton History
There are some historic monuments around Shrewton:
- Pond barrow 30m north of The Cursus
- Ten bowl barrows, five disc barrows, a bell barrow, a pond barrow and a saucer barrow forming the Wilsford round barrow cemetery
- Two round barrows 300m south of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Long barrow north of Robin Hood Ball Clump
- Enford Roman villa
- Hengi-form monument in Fargo Plantation south of The Cursus
- Bowl barrow: one of three bowl barrows south-east of Warren Plantation
- Bowl barrow 500m south east of Greenland Farm, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery west of the Lesser Cursus
- Bowl barrow 400m south of A344 on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Eighteen round barrows forming the greater part of the Winterbourne Stoke crossroads round barrow cemetery
- Knighton long barrow
- Two bowl barrows and a saucer barrow 280m south of The Packway
- Bowl barrow 300m south west of New King Barrows
- Field system on Wylye Down
- Bowl barrow 120m north of The Avenue forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery known as the Old King Barrows
- Bowl barrow south of Normanton Gorse on the southern edge of Normanton Down
- Earthwork W of Woodford Clump
- Bowl barrow 220m west of Old King Barrows north of the A303
- Two bowl barrows situated south of The Cursus and east of Fargo Plantation forming part of The Cursus round barrow cemetery
- Orcheston Down Romano-British landscape
- Long barrow east/south-east of Robin Hood's Ball
- Bowl barrow 300m north west of Lake House
- Round barrow N of Yarnbury Castle
- Two bell barrows, two bowl barrows and a disc barrow which form the greater part of Rollestone Field linear round barrow cemetery
- Henge monument 300m south of Longbarrow Cross Roads, east of A360
- Bell barrow situated south of The Cursus and east of Fargo Plantation forming part of The Cursus round barrow cemetery
- Three bowl barrows forming part of Rollestone Field linear round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow 230yds (210m) NW of New Field Plantation
- Bowl barrow 250m north west of Lake House
- Bowl barrow on Berril Down
- Bowl barrow 830m south west of Greenlands Bungalow, east of Shrewton
- Disc barrow forming part of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow in Robin Hood Ball Clump
- Enclosure south-east of Candown Copse
- Bowl barrow 600m south of A344 on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Bowl barrow south of The Cursus in Fargo Plantation forming part of The Cursus round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 25m north of The Cursus
- Yarnbury camp (Yarnbury Castle)
- Five bowl barrows forming the greater part of a round barrow cemetery 200m south west of Stonehenge on Stonehenge Down
- Long barrow and 18 round barrows, forming the greater part of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Linear boundary within Normanton Gorse
- Stapleford Castle
- Pond barrow on the western margin of Durrington Down Plantation
- Field system on Penning Down
- Long barrow and Old Ditch linear earthwork, on Tilshead Down
- Bowl barrow 200m east of Lake Down round barrow cemetery north of Rox Hill
- Saucer barrow and bowl barrow 250m north of A344, south of the Lesser Cursus
- Two bowl barrows 300m north of The Packway
- Ditch, 343yds (310m) ENE of East Farm Cottages to 800yds (730m) NW of St Martin's Chapel
- Two bowl barrows on Durrington Down, 150m south of The Packway
- Bowl barrow 50m south west of Rox Hill Clump
- Group of barrows near Field Barn
- Pond barrow 700m south of A344 on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Linear earthwork on West Down
- Romano-British settlement on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Two bowl barrows 250m north of The Cursus
- Bowl barrow 250m south west of Longbarrow Cross Roads, west of A360
- Bell barrow 450m south east of Greenland Farm, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery west of the Lesser Cursus
- Linear boundary from south east of Winterbourne Stoke crossroads to south west of The Diamond on Wilsford Down
- The Lesser Cursus and a triple bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery south east of Greenland Farm on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Bowl barrow in Normanton Gorse, forming part of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow forming part of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 200m north of The Avenue forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery known as the Old King Barrows
- Boundary earthworks on Wilsford Down
- Bowl barrow 650m SSE of Stonehenge
- Bowl barrow on Coneybury Hill, 130m NNE of Luxenborough Plantation
- Disc barrow and pond barrow 350m NNW of Greenland Farm
- Bilbury Rings
- Casterley Camp and associated monuments
- Bowl barrow 400m west of Normanton Gorse
- Bowl barrow 300m north of A344, south west of the Lesser Cursus
- Six of the eight round barrows making up a nucleated round barrow cemetery 100m south of Fargo Road
- Round barrow south of Robin Hood's Ball
- Ell Barrow, long barrow
- Field system on Chitterne Down
- Disc barrow near the southern edge of Fargo Plantation forming part of The Cursus round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 550m south of Airman's Corner on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Milestone SE of Yarnbury Castle
- Two boundary features to the north/north-east and west of Silver Barrow
- Enclosure on Summer Down
- Barrow north-west of Weatherhill Scrub
- Four bowl barrows 140m north of the A303 on Stonehenge Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 350m north of Springbottom Farm buildings on Wilsford Down
- Boundary feature on Ball Down
- Bowl barrow located south of The Cursus and east of Fargo Plantation forming part of The Cursus round barrow cemetery
- Chitterne Down barrow
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery known as the New King Barrows
- Bowl barrow 200m north of The Cursus
- Bowl barrow immediately north of Fargo Road
- Bowl barrow and a disc barrow in Normanton Gorse, forming part of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow within Luxenborough Plantation
- Bowl barrow immediately east of the A360 forming part of the Winterbourne Stoke crossroads round barrow cemetery
- Henge monument 400m south of Stonehenge Cottages
- Ancient cultivation terraces
- Bowl barrow 500m WNW of New King Barrows north of the A303
- Bowl barrow 250m south of Westfield Farm buildings
- Bowl barrow 450m SSW of Airman's Corner on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- White Barrow, a long barrow
- Long barrow north east of Winterbourne Stoke crossroads
- Deptford Down round barrow
- Bowl barrow 200m west of Durrington Down Plantation
- Bowl barrow 700m north of Springbottom Farm
- Round barrow north-west of Goods Clump
- Bowl barrow 160m south of the west end of The Cursus
- A bowl barrow and three bell barrows forming part of The Cursus round barrow cemetery
- Seven bowl barrows and a pond barrow forming a round barrow cemetery 200m north of The Diamond on Wilsford Down
- Section of a linear boundary from 350m north east of Westfield Farm on Lake Down to Lake Bottom
- Bowl barrow 450m east of The Diamond south of the A303
- Bowl barrow 150m WSW of Robin Hood's Ball
- Bowl barrow and section of linear boundary earthwork on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Enclosure and boundary earthwork west of Scraggy Copse
- Bowl barrow 100m north of The Avenue and west of Old King Barrows
- Long barrow on Wilsford Down 300m north of The Diamond
- Two bowl barrows 200m SSW of Rollestone Camp
- Six bowl barrows forming the majority of a round barrow cemetery in Larkhill Camp south of The Packway
- Three bowl barrows 150m south of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 150m NNE of Seven Barrow Cottages forming part of a round barrow cemetery known as Old King Barrows
- Bowl barrow 250m north of Greenland Farm
- Five bowl barrows and two saucer barrows forming a round barrow cemetery on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Grovely Castle and earthworks N of Grovely Wood
- Bowl barrow 230m west of Stonehenge forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Stonehenge Down
- Long barrow north of Netheravon Bake
- Disc barrow 200m north of The Packway and south of the westernmost of Alanbrooke's Plantations
- Two bowl barrows forming part of Rollestone Field linear round barrow cemetery
- Pond barrow south of the A303 and 400m west of Normanton Gorse containing the 'Wilsford Shaft'
- Bowl barrow 300m south west of Strangways forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery known as the Old King Barrows
- Bowl barrow 100m south east of the southern edge of The Diamond south of the A303
- Bowl barrow 50m south of Fargo Road, forming part of a nucleated round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on the north eastern edge of Luxenborough Plantation
- Enclosure north of Chirton Gorse
- East Castle
- Bowl barrow 400m south east of Longbarrow Cross Roads, east of A360
- West Chisenbury Settlement
- Winterbourne Stoke East round barrow cemetery and earthwork enclosure on Fore Down
- Deserted medieval village, a bowl barrow, and part of a prehistoric field system opposite Lake House in Lake Bottom
- Bowl barrow 240m east of The Penning
- Bowl barrow 160m south of Fargo Road, forming part of a nucleated round barrow cemetery
- Bell barrow known as the Monarch of the Plain on the western edge of Fargo Plantation and south of The Cursus: part of The Cursus round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 300m north west of Airman's Corner
- Heath Wood earthwork
- Enclosure and associated bowl barrow west of Wexland Hanging
- Bowl barrow 100m south of Fargo Road
- Bowl barrow 400m SSE of Greenland Farm, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery west of the Lesser Cursus
- Bowl barrow forming part of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Nine bowl barrows, two disc barrows and two saucer barrows forming the majority of a round barrow cemetery on Durrington Down
- Ten round barrows forming the Lake Down round barrow cemetery and a section of linear boundary crossing Lake Down
- Bowl barrow 470m south east of Druid's Head Farm
- Two bowl barrows 30m north of The Cursus
- Six bowl barrows forming the greater part of a round barrow cemetery on Wilsford Down 350m north of Springbottom Farm buildings
- Bowl barrow 100m north of Rox Hill Clump
- Little Langford round barrow, N of Upper Farm Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 350m north of Springbottom Farm buildings on Wilsford Down
- Bowl barrow 250m south of Fargo Road
- Enclosure east of Robin Hood's Ball
- Enclosure on Marden Down
- Grovely Ditch
- Three bowl barrows 200m north of The Cursus
- Bowl barrow 475m north of The Avenue forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery known as the Old King Barrows
- Bowl barrow 120m south west of the west end of The Cursus
- Newton Barrow
- Long barrow in Larkhill Camp
- Two barrows NW of Little Down
- Bowl barrow 400m south east of Greenland Farm, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery west of the Lesser Cursus
- Two bowl barrows forming part of the Winterbourne Stoke crossroads round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow south of Robin Hood Ball Clump
- Three bowl barrows 150m south of the A303, north of Luxenborough Plantation
- Three bowl barrows 300m ESE of Middle Farm
- Group of barrows W of Hooklands Plantation
- Bowl barrow on the south east corner of Larkhill Race Course
- Disc barrow 400m north of A344, south east of Greenland Farm
- Long barrow south of Horse Down
- Bowl barrow known as `Bush Barrow' and two disc barrows south east of Normanton Gorse forming part of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow south of The Cursus in Fargo Plantation forming part of The Cursus round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 120m south of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Chapperton Down Prehistoric and Romano-British Landscape
- Winterbourne Stoke West round barrow cemetery, The Coniger enclosure and section of linear boundary earthwork
- Bowl barrow forming part of the Durrington Down round barrow cemetery
- Enclosure on Maddington Down
- Three bowl barrows immediately north of the A303 on Stonehenge Down
- Bowl barrow 540m south east of Druid's Head Farm
- Boundary earthwork east of Church Hill
- Silver Barrow, Orcheston Down
- King Barrow and another bowl barrow on Coneybury Hill
- Thornham Down prehistoric and medieval landscapes
- Long barrow on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Bell barrow situated 50m north of Normanton Gorse and 170m south of the A303
- Two bowl barrows 700m north west of Normanton Down House
- Group of barrows on North Hill Down
- A group of six barrows east of Newfoundland Farm Wood
- Bowl barrow 430m south of A344 on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Boundary feature, western section of Long Ditch across Wilsford Down
- Bowl barrow south of the A303 and north west of Normanton Gorse
- Bowl barrow 350m north west of Greenland Farm
- Long barrow 350m south west of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Three bowl barrows on the southern edge of Luxenborough Plantation
- Two boundary earthworks on the west of Rushall Down
- Bowl barrow north of splinterproof shelter, Larkhill Artillery Range
- Bowl barrow 450m north of Springbottom Farm
- Bowl barrow south of The Cursus on the eastern edge of Fargo Plantation forming part of The Cursus round barrow cemetery
- Three bowl barrows 120m south of Fargo Road
- A twin bell barrow and a bell barrow forming the eastern part of The Cursus round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 150m east of Stonehenge Cottages on A303
- Barrow N of 'The Spectacles'
- Three bowl barrows 350m north of The Avenue forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery known as the Old King Barrows
- Two bowl barrows 300m south west of Rollestone Camp
- Parsonage Down Camp earthwork enclosure and associated field system.
- Round barrow south-south-east of Greenland Camp
- Long barrow in Barrow Plantation, East Down
- Bowl barrow on Tilshead Down, 950m north west of Copehill Plantation
- Bowl barrow 400m south of Normanton Gorse
- Lake Barrow Group, North Kite earthwork enclosure, four sections of linear boundary, and a bowl barrow within the North Kite
- Bowl barrow 200m south east of Middle Farm
- Round barrow SE of Cowdown Farm
- Long barrow 250m north of Normanton Gorse
- A bell barrow and three disc barrows west of Fargo Road ammunition compound
- Bowl barrow on Coneybury Hill, 450m south of the A303
- Hamshill ditches and field system
- Pond barrow 50m north of A344 west of The Cursus
- Two bowl barrows and four bell barrows forming the greater part of a round barrow cemetery known as the New King Barrows
- Round barrow south-west of Compton Farm
- Round barrow near Charlton Clumps
- Bowl barrow east of the A360 forming part of the Winterbourne Stoke crossroads round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 800m west of Airman's Corner on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Long barrow east of Netheravon Bake
- Saucer barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 300m north west of Fargo Road ammunition compound
- Bowl barrow 400m west of New King Barrows
- Bell barrow 450m south of A344 on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Two bowl barrows 700m south of Springbottom Farm buildings
- Three bowl barrows 40m north of The Cursus
- Field system on West Lavington Down
- Enclosure on Black Heath Down
- Two bowl barrows 100m west of Durrington Down Plantation
- Bell barrow 100m east of Stonehenge immediately south of the A344
- Bowl barrow 200m WNW of Lake House
- Robin Hood's Ball, causewayed enclosure
- Round barrow north of Summer Down
- Boundary earthwork from East Down to Orcheston Down
- Bell barrow north east of Westfield Farm and 150m south of Wilsford round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on the eastern edge of Luxenborough Plantation
- Two of three bowl barrows south-east of Warren Plantation
- Hanging Langford camp and Church-end Ring
- Bronze Age enclosure and bowl barrow 100m west of Longbarrow Cross Roads on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Disc barrow 220m south west of Stonehenge forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Stonehenge Down
- Disc barrow on Fargo Road
- Barrow SSW of Melsome's Field barn
- Six bowl barrows and two disc barrows forming the majority of a round barrow cemetery 300m north west of Fargo Road ammunition compound
- Bowl barrow 350m south west of Normanton Gorse
- Heale Hill round barrows and earthworks
- Compton Farm Romano-British and Early Medieval occupation sites and associated cultivation earthworks
- Round barrow east-north-east of Wood's Butt
- The Cursus, two round barrows situated within its western end, and a long barrow situated at its eastern end
- Bowl barrow 300m WSW of Stonehenge, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Stonehenge Down
- Bowl barrow 340m south of The Packway, north of the Lesser Cursus
- Nine round barrows forming a round barrow cemetery 400m north of the eastern end of The Cursus
- Bell barrow 400m south of Greenland Farm, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery west of the Lesser Cursus
- Bowl barrow 450m south of the A344 on Stonehenge Down
- Bowl barrow 600m south west of Airman's Corner on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Bowl barrow 450m south of Greenland Farm
