Yarnbury Castle

Yarnbury Castle is the site of a multiphase, multivallate Iron Age hillfort near the village of , Wiltshire, England. The site covers an area of 28.5 acres, and was extensively surveyed and investigated by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England in 1991, with finds of Iron Age and Romano-British pottery, Iron Age and Roman coins, and burials of human remains.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: site of a multiphase, multivallate iron age hillfort in Wiltshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Yarnbury Camp”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of All Saints and St Nicholas’s Church, Fisherton Delamere.

Church
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is situated 2 miles south of Yarnbury Castle.

Church
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St Nicholas's Church in Fisherton Delamere, Wiltshire, England, was built in the 14th 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. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Yarnbury Castle.

Church
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is situated 2½ miles east of Yarnbury Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Deptford and Fisherton de la Mere.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Yarnbury Castle.

Village
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, also spelt Fisherton Delamere, is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , on the , , England. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Yarnbury Castle.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in , England. Its nearest town is , about 5 miles to the southeast. is situated 2½ miles south of Yarnbury Castle.

Yarnbury Castle

Latitude
51.16275° or 51° 9′ 46″ north
Longitude
-1.95079° or 1° 57′ 3″ west
Open location code
9C3W527X+3M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 30695765
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q15949181
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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Yarnbury Castle” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Yarnbury and New Covert.

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