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, ruins, beaches, towns, castles, historic buildings, geological features and hiking areas.

Bembridge, Carisbrooke, Fishbourne, Wootton Bridge, St Helens - Isle of Wight, Shanklin Old Village, and Luccombe - Isle of Wight are some of Roud best villages to visit near Roud.

The area around Roud boasts some of the best ruins including Culver Battery, and Carisbrooke Castle.

Beaches to visit near Roud include Whitecliff Bay, Compton Bay and Downs, Compton Bay, and Totland.

The area around Roud features a number of interesting towns including Newport - Isle of Wight, Ryde, Cowes, Shanklin, Sandown, and Yarmouth.

Places near Roud feature a number of interesting castles including Carisbrooke Castle.

There are a several good historic buildings in the Roud area like Carisbrooke Castle, St Helens Duver, The Needles Lighthouse, The Needles Battery, and Fort Victoria.

Geological Features to visit near Roud include Compton Bay and Downs, and The Needles.

The area around Roud's best hiking areas can be found at Culver Down.

Roud History

There are some historic monuments around Roud:

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