Casterley Camp

#3044 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Casterley Camp is the site of an Iron Age univallate hillfort in Wiltshire, England, about 1+1⁄2 miles southwest of the village of Upavon. The site comprises a large Iron Age/Romano-British enclosure, possibly non-defensive in function, and incomplete. It was partially excavated in the 19th century. ()

Coordinates: 51°16'51"N, 1°50'8"W

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Casterley Camp – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: All Saints Church, Jones's Mill, Marden Henge, White Barrow.

5.4 miN
Church
All Saints Church
137 min walk • All Saints Church in Alton Priors, Wiltshire, England, dates from the 12th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is now in the care of The Churches Conservation Trust. It was declared redundant on 28 July 1972, and was vested in the Trust on 12 December 1973.
5.8 miNE
Canal
Jones's Mill, Pewsey
149 min walk • Jones's Mill is an 11.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Pewsey in Wiltshire, notified in 1975. The site is managed as a nature reserve by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust.
3.3 miNW
Archaeological site
Marden Henge
85 min walk • Marden Henge is the largest Neolithic henge enclosure discovered to date in the United Kingdom. The monument is northeast of the village of Marden, Wiltshire, within the Vale of Pewsey and between the World Heritage Sites of Avebury and Stonehenge.
6.6 miSW
Archaeological site
White Barrow
169 min walk • White Barrow is a large Neolithic long barrow just below the crest of Copehill Down on Salisbury Plain, just south of the village of Tilshead in Wiltshire, England. It is a scheduled monument, and is owned by the National Trust. It was the first ancient monument to be purchased by the National Trust.
5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Vale of Pewsey
127 min walk • The Vale of Pewsey or Pewsey Vale is an area of Wiltshire, England to the east of Devizes and south of Marlborough, centred on the village of Pewsey.
6.2 miSE
51°12'1"N • 1°46'18"W
Avon Springs Fly Fishing Lakes, Salisbury
159 min walk • Body of water, Park, Natural attraction
2.7 miNW
Archaeological site
Wilsford Henge, Pewsey
71 min walk • Wilsford Henge is the site of a Neolithic henge, west of the village of Wilsford, Wiltshire in the United Kingdom. The site was discovered from cropmarks in aerial photographs.
4.8 miS
Archaeological site
Robin Hood's Ball, Stonehenge
122 min walk • Robin Hood’s Ball is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, approximately 5 miles northwest of the town of Amesbury, and 2+1⁄2 miles northwest of Stonehenge. The site was designated as a scheduled monument in 1965.