Tumulus
Tumulus is an archaeological site in Orcheston, Wiltshire, England. Tumulus is situated nearby to the archaeological site Church Pits, as well as near the forest Nut Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Salisbury Plain Training Area and St Mary’s Church, Maddington.
Salisbury Plain Training Area
Military installation
The Salisbury Plain Training Area is a large expanse of land on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, which is managed by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation on behalf of the Ministry of Defence. Salisbury Plain Training Area is situated 1½ miles northeast of Tumulus.
St Mary’s Church, Maddington
Church
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church in the Maddington area of Shrewton, Wiltshire, in the west of England, was built in the late 12th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. St Mary’s Church, Maddington is situated 2 miles south of Tumulus.
White Barrow
Archaeological site
Photo: Ranger Steve, Public domain.
White Barrow is a large Neolithic long barrow just below the crest of Copehill Down on Salisbury Plain, just south of the village of Tilshead in Wiltshire, England. White Barrow is situated 2 miles west of Tumulus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tilshead and Larkhill.
Tilshead
Village
Photo: Miss Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tilshead is a village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire in Southern England, about 9 miles northwest of the town of Amesbury. It is close to the geographical centre of Salisbury Plain, on the A360 road approximately midway between the villages of Shrewton and West Lavington and is near the source of the River Till. Tilshead is situated 2 miles west of Tumulus.
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 4½ miles southeast of Tumulus.
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. Cursus Barrows is situated 4½ miles southeast of Tumulus.
Tumulus
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orcheston, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.22751° or 51° 13′ 39″ northLongitude
-1.90792° or 1° 54′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C3W63HR+2ROpenStreetMap ID
way 258564699OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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