Oliver’s Castle

Oliver’s Castle is an archaeological site in Heddington, Wiltshire, England. Oliver’s Castle is situated nearby to the spring Mother Anthony’s Well, as well as near the forest Roundway Hill Covert.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: hillfort in Wiltshire, England, UK
Also known as: “Oliver’s Camp” and “Roundway Down Iron Age Hill Fort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Devizes Town Hall and Kennet and Avon Canal Museum.

Devizes Town Hall

Town hall

Photo: Vieve Forward, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Devizes Town Hall is a municipal building in St John's Street in Devizes, Wiltshire, England. The structure, which is the meeting place of Devizes Town Council, is a Grade II* listed building. Devizes Town Hall is situated 2 miles south of Oliver’s Castle.

Kennet and Avon Canal Museum

Museum

Photo: Rodw, Public domain.

The Kennet and Avon Canal Museum is a museum in Devizes, Wiltshire, England, covering the history of the Kennet and Avon Canal. The museum is housed in a former bonded warehouse at Devizes Wharf, approximately 1 mile from the Caen Hill Flight. Kennet and Avon Canal Museum is situated 2 miles south of Oliver’s Castle.

Wiltshire Museum

Museum

Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Wiltshire Museum, formerly known as Wiltshire Heritage Museum and Devizes Museum, is a museum, archive and library and art gallery established in 1874 in Devizes, Wiltshire, England. Wiltshire Museum is situated 2 miles south of Oliver’s Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Roundway and Stockley.

Roundway

Hamlet

Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Roundway is a hamlet, ward and former civil parish, now in the parish of Devizes, in the English county of Wiltshire. The hamlet lies about 1+1⁄4 miles northeast of Devizes town centre.

Stockley

Village

Photo: Maurice Pullin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stockley is a small village 4 km south of Calne in Wiltshire, England. It lies about 3⁄4 mile north of the larger village of Heddington, at the foot of the western extremity of the North Wessex Downs. Stockley is situated 1½ miles north of Oliver’s Castle.

Devizes

Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Devizes is a market town and civil parish in the centre of Wiltshire. It has nearly 500 listed buildings, some notable churches, a town hall and a green in the centre of the town.

Oliver’s Castle

Categories: level terrain fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Heddington, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.38123° or 51° 22′ 52″ north

Longitude

-2.00001° or 2° west

Open location code

9C3V9XJX+FX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 125300582

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q31116760

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mother Anthony’s Well and Roundway Hill Covert.

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