The Devil’s Den
The Devil's Den or Devil's Den is a dolmen burial chamber on Fyfield Hill near Marlborough, Wiltshire, England. The chamber is part of a Neolithic passage grave on Fyfield Down.Photo: JimChampion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: long barrow in Preshute, Wiltshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Devil’s Den”, “Devil’s Den long barrow, 600m east of White Acre”, and “Devils Den”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Nicholas and Piggledene.
Church of St Nicholas
Church
Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Nicholas is situated 3,400 feet south of The Devil’s Den.
Piggledene
Grassland
Piggledene is a 4.7 hectare biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1965. Since 1908 it has been owned by the National Trust. Piggledene is situated 1 mile southwest of The Devil’s Den.
Marlborough Mound
Park
The Marlborough Mound, also known as Merlin's Mound or Merlin's Mount, is a Neolithic monument in the town of Marlborough in the English county of Wiltshire. Marlborough Mound is situated 2 miles east of The Devil’s Den.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fyfield and Clatford.
Fyfield
Village
Photo: andy dolman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fyfield is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire, in the Kennet Valley about 2.5 miles west of Marlborough. The village is on the A4 road which was historically the main route from London to the west of England.
Clatford
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Bates, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clatford is a small hamlet approximately 1 mile west of the village of Manton and about 2 miles west of Marlborough, which is the nearest town, in Wiltshire, England.
Lockeridge
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lockeridge is a village in Wiltshire, England. It lies at the edge of the West Woods in the Kennet Valley, 2.9 miles west of Marlborough, 3.1 miles east of Avebury and 10.5 miles south of Swindon.
The Devil’s Den
- Categories: long barrow, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Fyfield, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.42569° or 51° 25′ 33″ northLongitude
-1.78264° or 1° 46′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C3WC6G8+7WOpenStreetMap ID
node 1272397137OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q7729909
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In Other Languages
From German to Italian—“The Devil’s Den” goes by many names.
- German: “The Devil’s Den”
- Italian: “The Devil’s Den”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fyfield Hill and Manton.
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