Wayland’s Smithy
Wayland's Smithy is an Early Neolithic chambered long barrow located near the village of Ashbury in the south-central English county of Oxfordshire. The barrow is believed to have been completed around 3430 BCE by pastoral communities shortly after the introduction of agriculture to the British Isles from continental Europe.
- Archaeological site
- …is also known as “Wayland’s Smithy chambered long barrow, including an earlier barrow and Iron Age and Roman boundary ditches”
- …is operated by English Heritage
- Description: Neolithic long barrow and chamber tomb site in Oxfordshire, England, UK
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Uffington Castle and Church of St Swithun.
Uffington Castle
Uffington Castle is an early Iron Age univallate hillfort in Oxfordshire, England. Uffington Castle is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Wayland’s Smithy.
Church of St Swithun
Church of St Swithun is situated 1 mile north of Wayland’s Smithy.
Dragon Hill
Dragon Hill is a small hillock immediately below the… Dragon Hill is situated 1½ miles northeast of Wayland’s Smithy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ashbury and Idstone.
Ashbury
Ashbury is a village and large civil parish at the upper end of the Vale of White Horse.
Idstone
Idstone is a hamlet in the civil parish of Ashbury in the Vale of White Horse. Idstone is situated 1½ miles southwest of Wayland’s Smithy.
Wayland’s Smithy
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
51.56672° or 51° 34′ 0″ north
Longitude
-1.59609° or 1° 35′ 46″ west
Open location code
9C3WHC83+MH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Wayland’s Smithy” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “韋蘭鐵匠長塚”
- German: “Wayland’s Smithy”
- Japanese: “ウェーランドの鍛冶場”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Windslow Bank and Knighton Coombes.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Odstone Barn and Odstone Farm.
Curious Archaeological Sites to Discover
Uncover intriguing archaeological sites from every corner of the globe.
“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”
Oxfordshire: Highlights
Learn more about Oxford and Abingdon-on-Thames.