Tumulus
Tumulus is an archaeological site in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England. Tumulus is situated nearby to the archaeological site Bluestonehenge, as well as near the cliff Vespasian’s Camp.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stonehenge and Bluestonehenge.
Stonehenge
Photo: Oni Lukos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stonehenge is a Neolithic and Bronze Age stone monument in a UNESCO World Heritage Site on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. The WHS is quite large and contains many other structures from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages.
Bluestonehenge
Archaeological site
Bluestonehenge or Bluehenge is a prehistoric henge and stone circle monument that was discovered by the Stonehenge Riverside Project about 1 mile south-east of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England. Bluestonehenge is situated 1,800 feet south of Tumulus.
Vespasian’s Camp
Cliff
Photo: Psychostevouk, Public domain.
Vespasian's Camp is an Iron Age hillfort just west of the town of Amesbury, Wiltshire, England. The hillfort is less than 3 kilometres from the Neolithic and Bronze Age site of Stonehenge, and was built on a hill next to the Stonehenge Avenue; it has the River Avon on its southern side and the A303 road on its northern edge. Vespasian’s Camp is situated 1,900 feet east of Tumulus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stonehenge Landscape and Cursus Barrows.
Stonehenge Landscape
Locality
Photo: Ranger Steve, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Stonehenge Landscape is a property of The National Trust, located on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. The estate covers 2,100 acres surrounding the Neolithic monument of Stonehenge, which is administered by English Heritage.
Cursus Barrows
Locality
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cursus Barrows is the name given to a Neolithic and Bronze Age round barrow cemetery lying mostly south of the western end of the Stonehenge Cursus, in Wiltshire, England.
Larkhill
Village
Photo: Ashley Columbus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Larkhill is a garrison town in the civil parish of Durrington, Wiltshire, England. It lies about 1+3⁄4 miles west of the centre of Durrington village and 1+1⁄2 mi north of the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge. Larkhill is situated 1½ miles northwest of Tumulus.
Tumulus
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Amesbury, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.17644° or 51° 10′ 35″ northLongitude
-1.79966° or 1° 47′ 59″ westOpen location code
9C3W56G2+H4OpenStreetMap ID
node 3807519666OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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