Roud is a Village in the county of Isle of Wight.

Roud postcode: PO38 3LH

Retail in Roud

There are great places to visit near Roud including some great villages, towns, beaches, geological features, historic buildings, ruins, hiking areas and castles.

Roud has some unmissable villages nearby like Bembridge, Totland, Carisbrooke, Fishbourne, Wootton Bridge, St Helens - Isle of Wight, and Shanklin Old Village.

Roud's best nearby towns can be found at Newport - Isle of Wight, Ryde, Cowes, Shanklin, Sandown, and Yarmouth.

The area around Roud boasts some of the best beaches including Compton Bay and Downs, Totland, Whitecliff Bay, and Compton Bay.

Compton Bay and Downs, and The Needles are some of Roud best geological features to visit near Roud.

There are a number of historic buildings near Roud including Fort Victoria, Carisbrooke Castle, St Helens Duver, The Needles Lighthouse, and The Needles Battery.

There are a number of ruins near Roud including Culver Battery, and Carisbrooke Castle.

Roud is near some unmissable hiking areas like Culver Down,

Carisbrooke Castle is one of Roud's best, nearby castles to visit in Roud.

Roud History

There are some historic monuments around Roud:

• Three pillow mounds 540m north east of sea mark on Ashey Down
• Two bowl barrows 130m south west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze age round barrow cemtery on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow 1.35km WSW of Cheverton Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Cheverton Down
• Two bowl barrows 530m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Bowl barrow 525m east of Stone Place Farm
• Downend Romano-British villa
• Bowl barrow on Arreton Down
• Bowl barrow known as Michael Morey's Hump, and a Highway Commission barrier on Gallows Hill
• Three bowl barrows 540m east of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Bowl barrow 600m north west of Ladyacre Farm
• Medieval settlement remains and moated site at Stenbury Manor
• Bowl barrow 275m north west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Carisbrooke Romano-British villa
• Bowl barrow 280m WNW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow 290m north east of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Four bowl barrows 400m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Bowl barrow 600m south east of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Bowl barrow 110m north west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Three bowl barrows 220m WSW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Two bowl barrows 100m south east of Slocum Copse
• A Bronze Age barrow and Anglo-Saxon cemetery on Bowcombe Down, 575m south east of Apesdown
• Bowl barrow 1.3km WSW of Cheverton Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Cheverton Down
• Bowl barrow 730m north east of Presford Farm known as `Sheards Barrow'
• Appuldurcombe House and Freemantle Lodge Gateway
• Ashey Down Sea Mark
• Enclosure and field system on the north side of Cheverton Down, immediately east of Rowborough Bottom
• A group of 11 round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead Copse
• Two pillow mounds 400m ENE of sea mark on Ashey Down
• Bowl barrow, lime kiln, and a medieval lighthouse forming the west tower of an oratory, all set within a medieval enclosure on St Catherine's Hill
• Bowl barrow on St Catherine's Down, 680m north of lighthouse on St Catherine's Hill
• A twin barrow and bowl barrow 1.6km WSW of Cheverton Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Cheverton Down
• Five bowl barrows 200m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe Down
• Rampart and ditch of an unfinished promontory fort on Chillerton Down, known as `Five Barrows'
• Bowl barrow 560m ENE of Week Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Week Down
• Bowl barrow 30m south of Round Copse
• Monastic grange at Haseley Manor
• Clatterford Roman Villa
• Bowl barrow 1.2km WSW of Cheverton Farm: part of a round barrow cemetery on Cheverton Down
• Nine barrows and part of a later enclosure 350m north east of sea mark: the barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Carisbrooke Castle: a shell keep castle on the site of a Saxon burh
• Bowl barrow 450m north of Vittlefields Farm
• Bowl barrow and part of a later enclosure 490m north east of sea mark, the barrow forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey Down
• Newport Roman Villa
• Moated site 100m north east of Wolverton Manor