English Heritage sites near Collingbourne Kingston Parish
LUDGERSHALL CASTLE AND CROSS
4 miles from Collingbourne Kingston Parish
The ruins and earthworks of a royal castle dating mainly from the 12th and 13th centuries, frequently used as a hunting lodge. The remains of the medieval cross stand in the centre of the village.
CHISBURY CHAPEL
6 miles from Collingbourne Kingston Parish
This pretty thatched and flintwalled 13th century chapel survived after the Reformation in 1547 by being used as a barn as part of Chisbury Farm.
NETHERAVON DOVECOTE
8 miles from Collingbourne Kingston Parish
Charming and elegant 18th century brick dovecote, still with most of its 700 or more nesting boxes intact. Set in peaceful surroundings. External viewing only.
HATFIELD EARTHWORKS (MARDEN HENGE)
9 miles from Collingbourne Kingston Parish
The earthworks of a Neolithic henge and monumental mound, by a loop in the River Avon. Recent archaeological find of building equivalent to a priest’s quarters.
WOODHENGE
10 miles from Collingbourne Kingston Parish
Dating from about 2500 BC, markers now replace rings of timber posts, which once possibly supported a ring-shaped building. Discovered in 1925 when rings of dark spots were noticed in a crop of wheat.
THE SANCTUARY, AVEBURY
10 miles from Collingbourne Kingston Parish
Begun in about 3000 BC as a complex circle of timber posts, later replaced by stones. Its function is still mystifies: human bone finds with food remains point to elaborate death rites and ceremonies.
Churches in Collingbourne Kingston Parish
Collingbourne Kingston: St Mary
Pubs in Collingbourne Kingston Parish
Barleycorn
Collingbourne Kingston, SN8 3SD
(01264) 850368
thebarleycorninn.co.uk/