Ashton Keynes Castle
Ashton Keynes Castle was a castle in the village of Ashton Keynes, near to the town of Cricklade in Wiltshire, England. It is also known as Hall's Close, while locals call it The Battlefield.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Martin Elliott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: a ringwork and bailey 100m west of Kentend Farm, in Wiltshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Ashton Keynes Halls Close” and “Hall’s Close”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of the Holy Cross, Ashton Keynes and Cotswold Water Park.
Church of the Holy Cross, Ashton Keynes
Church
Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of the Holy Cross, Ashton Keynes is situated 2,400 feet west of Ashton Keynes Castle.
Cotswold Water Park
Photo: David Griffiths, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Cotswold Lakes is the United Kingdom's largest marl lake system, straddling the Wiltshire–Gloucestershire border, north-west of Cricklade and south of Cirencester. Cotswold Water Park is situated 2 miles west of Ashton Keynes Castle.
All Saints Church, Leigh
Church
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints Church was built around 1250 at Leigh, north Wiltshire, England, and was originally on a site half a mile to the north of its current location. All Saints Church, Leigh is situated 1½ miles southeast of Ashton Keynes Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ashton Keynes and Leigh.
Ashton Keynes
Village
Photo: Richard22, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ashton Keynes is a village and civil parish in north Wiltshire, England which borders with Gloucestershire. The village is about 5 miles south of Cirencester and 3.5 miles west of Cricklade.
Leigh
Village
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leigh is a village and civil parish in north Wiltshire, England, 1.5 miles southeast of Ashton Keynes and 2.5 miles west of Cricklade. It is on the edge of the Cotswold Water Park and near to the county border with Gloucestershire. Leigh is situated 1½ miles southeast of Ashton Keynes Castle.
Cricklade
Photo: Doowyah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cricklade is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in north Wiltshire, England, midway between Swindon and Cirencester. It is the first downstream town on the Thames. The parish population at the 2011 census was 4,227.
Ashton Keynes Castle
- Categories: castle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ashton Keynes, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.64929° or 51° 38′ 58″ northLongitude
-1.93065° or 1° 55′ 50″ westElevation
282 feet (86 metres)Open location code
9C3WJ3X9+PPOpenStreetMap ID
way 1266846039OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ashton Keynes Castle” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ashton Keynes (kastilyo)”
- Cebuano: “Ashton Keynes”
- Dutch: “Ashton Keynes Castle”
- German: “Ashton Keynes Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Ashton Keynes”
- Swedish: “Ashton Keynes Castle”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ashton Keynes Castle”. Photo: Martin Elliott, CC BY-SA 2.0.