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