Calstone and Cherhill Downs
Calstone and Cherhill Downs is a 128.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1971, including downland at Calstone Wellington and Cherhill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Grassland
- Description: protected area in Wiltshire, England
- Also known as: “Calstone & Cherhill Downs”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lansdowne Monument and Cherhill White Horse.
Lansdowne Monument
Monument
Photo: Janine Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Lansdowne Monument, also known as the Cherhill Monument, near Cherhill in Wiltshire, England, is a 38-metre stone obelisk erected in 1845 by the 3rd Marquis of Lansdowne to the designs of Sir Charles Barry to commemorate his ancestor, Sir William Petty. Lansdowne Monument is situated 1,800 feet north of Calstone and Cherhill Downs.
Cherhill White Horse
Photo: Schildiecom, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cherhill White Horse is a hill figure on Cherhill Down, just outside the village of Cherhill and 3.5 miles east of Calne in Wiltshire, England. Dating from the late 18th century, it is the third oldest of several such white horses in Great Britain, with only the Uffington White Horse and the Westbury White Horse being older. Cherhill White Horse is situated 2,800 feet northeast of Calstone and Cherhill Downs.
Church of St Mary
Church
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mary is situated 1¼ miles west of Calstone and Cherhill Downs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cherhill and Calstone Wellington.
Cherhill
Village
Photo: Ron Strutt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cherhill is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The village is about 2+1⁄2 miles east of the town of Calne, on the A4 road towards Marlborough.
Calstone Wellington
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Bates, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Calstone Wellington is a small village and former parish, now part of Cherhill parish, in Wiltshire, England. The village lies about 2.5 miles south-east of Calne and has a 15th-century church.
Yatesbury
Village
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yatesbury is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Cherhill, in Wiltshire, England. It is in the northeast of Cherhill parish, 1 mile north of the A4 road approximately 4 miles east of Calne and 9 miles west of Marlborough. Yatesbury is situated 2 miles northeast of Calstone and Cherhill Downs.
Calstone and Cherhill Downs
Latitude
51.41819° or 51° 25′ 6″ northLongitude
-1.93528° or 1° 56′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C3WC397+7VOpenStreetMap ID
way 863751405OpenStreetMap feature
natural=grasslandWikidata ID
Q5023968
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Highlights include Oldbury Castle and Cherhill Hill.
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