Hillfort, two bowl barrows, medieval strip lynchets and a cross dyke on Cley Hill
Hillfort, two bowl barrows, medieval strip lynchets and a cross dyke on Cley Hill is an archaeological site in Corsley, Wiltshire, England. Hillfort, two bowl barrows, medieval strip lynchets and a cross dyke on Cley Hill is situated nearby to the forest Wind Hill Bike Park, as well as near the hamlet Berkley.Photo: David Doff, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Wiltshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Cley Hill” and “Cley Hill Camp”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cley Hill and St Mary’s Church, Temple, Corsley.
Cley Hill
Peak
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cley Hill is a prominent hill to the west of Warminster in Wiltshire, England. Its summit has a commanding view of the Wiltshire / Somerset county boundary, at 244 metres elevation.
St Mary’s Church, Temple, Corsley
Church
Photo: Steve Roberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Mary at Temple, Corsley, Wiltshire, England is a chapel-of-ease dating from the very early 20th century. It was commissioned and paid for by Mary Barton, of Corsley House, in memory of her husband and son. St Mary’s Church, Temple, Corsley is situated 1 mile west of Hillfort, two bowl barrows, medieval strip lynchets and a cross dyke on Cley Hill.
St Margaret’s, Corsley
Church
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Margaret's, Corsley, is the Church of England parish church of Corsley in Wiltshire, England. In 1968 the church was designated as Grade II listed. The church was built in 1833 by John Leachman on the site of an earlier church. St Margaret’s, Corsley is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Hillfort, two bowl barrows, medieval strip lynchets and a cross dyke on Cley Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Warminster and Berkley.
Warminster
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Warminster is a delightful market town with a friendly population of around 18,000. The town has many interesting buildings, nearly all of which owe their existence to Warminster's great fame as a successful corn market for several centuries.
Berkley
Hamlet
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Berkley is a dispersed settlement and civil parish in Somerset, England. According to the 2011 census the parish had a population of 344. It lies on the north-east edge of the town of Frome, St Mary's church being about 2+1⁄4 miles from the centre of Frome. Berkley is situated 3 miles northwest of Hillfort, two bowl barrows, medieval strip lynchets and a cross dyke on Cley Hill.
Westbury
Town
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westbury is a market town and civil parish in west Wiltshire, England. The town lies below the northwestern edge of Salisbury Plain, about 4 miles south of Trowbridge and a similar distance north of Warminster. Westbury is situated 4½ miles northeast of Hillfort, two bowl barrows, medieval strip lynchets and a cross dyke on Cley Hill.
Hillfort, two bowl barrows, medieval strip lynchets and a cross dyke on Cley Hill
- Categories: hillfort, bowl barrow, contour fort, grassland, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Corsley, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.20466° or 51° 12′ 17″ northLongitude
-2.23193° or 2° 13′ 55″ westOperator
National TrustOpen location code
9C3V6Q39+V6OpenStreetMap ID
way 128242998OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grassWikidata ID
Q17664383
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