Hill forts · South East England
Normanton Down Barrows
Normanton Down Barrows is a hill fort in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Normanton Down Barrows is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Part of Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites. Coordinates: 51.1720°, -1.8250°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Normanton Down is a Neolithic and Bronze Age barrow cemetery, about 0.6 miles (1 km) south of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England. The burials date from between 2600 and 1600 BC and consist of a Neolithic long barrow and some 40 or more Bronze Age round barrows, along the crest of a low ridge.
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- Coordinates
- 51.1720, -1.8250
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Amesbury
- Postcode
- SP4 7DD
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Wiltshire
Sources
- wikidata: Q1999806 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Normanton Down Barrows (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Normanton Down - geograph.org.uk - 4119376.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Normanton Down Barrows?
- Normanton Down Barrows is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SP4 7DD), in the parish of Amesbury.
- Is Normanton Down Barrows a protected site?
- Yes — Normanton Down Barrows is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Normanton Down Barrows free to visit?
- Yes, Normanton Down Barrows is free to enter.
- How do I get to Normanton Down Barrows?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SP4 7DD. It sits within the East Wiltshire parliamentary constituency.