Vespasian's Camp, Stonehenge

Name: Vespasian's Camp
Address: Stonehenge, United Kingdom

#9 among attractions in Stonehenge

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Vespasian's Camp is an Iron Age hillfort just west of the town of Amesbury, Wiltshire, England. The hillfort is less than 3 kilometres from the Neolithic and Bronze Age site of Stonehenge, and was built on a hill next to the Stonehenge Avenue; it has the River Avon on its southern side and the A303 road on its northern edge. The site is a scheduled monument and lies within the boundaries of the Stonehenge World Heritage Site. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°10'23"N, 1°47'56"W

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Vespasian's Camp – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Church of St Mary and St Melor, Woodhenge, Stonehenge Cursus, Stonehenge.

0.6 miE
Church
Church of St Mary and St Melor, Amesbury
17 min walk • The Church of St Mary and St Melor is the parish church of the town of Amesbury, Wiltshire. The Grade I listed church dates from the 12th century and may be connected with the 10th-century Amesbury Priory or its 12th-century successor, Amesbury Abbey.
1.3 miNE
Concentric rings of a prehistoric site
Woodhenge, Durrington
34 min walk • Woodhenge is a Neolithic Class II henge and timber circle monument within the Stonehenge World Heritage Site in Wiltshire, England. It is 2 miles north-east of Stonehenge, in Durrington parish, just north of the town of Amesbury.
1.5 miNW
Archaeological site
Stonehenge Cursus, Stonehenge
38 min walk • The Stonehenge Cursus is a large Neolithic cursus monument on Salisbury plain, near to Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England. It is roughly 3 kilometres long and between 100 metres and 150 metres wide.
1.2 miNW
Ruins, Mysterious site, Historical place
Stonehenge, Amesbury
31 min walk • Stonehenge Avenue is an ancient avenue on Salisbury plain, Wiltshire, England. It is part of the Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site.
1.2 miN
Archaeological site
Cuckoo Stone, Stonehenge
30 min walk • The Cuckoo Stone is a Neolithic or Bronze Age standing stone. The stone, which is now fallen, is in a field near to Woodhenge and Durrington Walls in Wiltshire, England. It is part of the wider Stonehenge Landscape.
1.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
North Wessex Downs, Stonehenge
29 min walk • The North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is located in the English counties of Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire.
1.2 miW
Observatories and planetariums
Archaeoastronomy and Stonehenge, Stonehenge
32 min walk • The prehistoric monument of Stonehenge has long been studied for its possible connections with ancient astronomy. The site is aligned in the direction of the sunrise of the summer solstice and the sunset of the winter solstice.
~630 ftS
Archaeological site
Bluestonehenge, Stonehenge
4 min walk • Bluestonehenge or Bluehenge is a prehistoric henge and stone circle monument that was discovered by the Stonehenge Riverside Project about 1 mile south-east of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England.
0.4 miW
Archaeological site
Coneybury Henge, Stonehenge
12 min walk • Coneybury Henge is a henge which is part of the Stonehenge Landscape in Wiltshire, England. The henge, which has been almost completely flattened, was only discovered in the 20th century.
0.6 miNE
Archaeological site
Blick Mead, Amesbury
15 min walk • Blick Mead is a chalkland spring in Wiltshire, England, separated by the River Avon from the northwest edge of the town of Amesbury. It is close to an Iron Age hillfort known as Vespasian's Camp and about a mile east of the Stonehenge ancient monument.
0.5 miN
Memorial
Nile Clumps, Stonehenge
14 min walk • The Nile Clumps are a series of tree clumps just west of Amesbury on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, planted in the early 19th century purportedly to commemorate the Battle of the Nile.

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Which popular attractions are close to Vespasian's Camp?

Nearby attractions include Bluestonehenge, Stonehenge (4 min walk), Coneybury Henge, Stonehenge (12 min walk), Nile Clumps, Stonehenge (14 min walk), Blick Mead, Amesbury (15 min walk).