Robin Hood’s Ball
Robin Hood’s Ball is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, approximately 5 miles northwest of the town of Amesbury, and 2+1⁄2 miles northwest of Stonehenge. The site was designated as a scheduled monument in 1965.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Shrewton, Wiltshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Robin Hood’s Ball, causewayed enclosure”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stonehenge Cursus and St Mary’s Church, Maddington.
Stonehenge Cursus
Archaeological site
Photo: Psychostevouk, Public domain.
The Stonehenge Cursus is a large Neolithic cursus monument on Salisbury plain, near to Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England. It is roughly 3 kilometres long and between 100 metres and 150 metres wide. Stonehenge Cursus is situated 2 miles southeast of Robin Hood’s Ball.
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 southwest of Robin Hood’s Ball.
Airman’s Cross Near Stonehenge
Memorial
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Airman’s Cross Near Stonehenge is a memorial, which is situated 2 miles south of Robin Hood’s Ball.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Larkhill and Cursus Barrows.
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 2 miles southeast of Robin Hood’s Ball.
Cursus Barrows
Locality
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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 2 miles southeast of Robin Hood’s Ball.
Stonehenge Landscape
Locality
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The Stonehenge Landscape is a property of The National Trust, located on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. The estate covers 2,100 acres surrounding the Neolithic monument of Stonehenge, which is administered by English Heritage. Stonehenge Landscape is situated 2½ miles southeast of Robin Hood’s Ball.
Robin Hood’s Ball
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.21266° or 51° 12′ 46″ northLongitude
-1.85487° or 1° 51′ 18″ westOpen location code
9C3W647W+33OpenStreetMap ID
way 36970535OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q7352474
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In Other Languages
From German to Hebrew—“Robin Hood’s Ball” goes by many names.
- German: “Robin Hood’s Ball”
- Hebrew: “רובין הוד’ס בול”
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