Monarch of the Plain
Monarch of the Plain is an archaeological site in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England. Monarch of the Plain is situated nearby to the forest Fargo Plantation, as well as near the archaeological site Lesser Cursus.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stonehenge and Heel Stone.
Stonehenge
Stonehenge is a Neolithic and Bronze Age stone monument in a UNESCO World Heritage Site on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England. The WHS is quite large and contains many other structures from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages.Heel Stone
Stone
The Heel Stone is a single large block of sarsen stone standing within the Avenue outside the entrance of the Stonehenge earthwork in Wiltshire, England. Heel Stone is situated 1 mile southeast of Monarch of the Plain.
Stonehenge Cursus
Archaeological site
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stonehenge Landscape and Larkhill.
Stonehenge Landscape
Locality
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.
Larkhill
Village
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.
Durrington
Village
Durrington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The village lies about 2 miles north of the town of Amesbury, 10 miles north-northeast of the city of Salisbury, and 2+1⁄2 miles northeast of the Stonehenge monument. Durrington is situated 3 miles east of Monarch of the Plain.
Monarch of the Plain
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Amesbury, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.18392° or 51° 11′ 2″ north
Longitude
-1.84278° or 1° 50′ 34″ west
Open location code
9C3W55M4+HV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fargo Plantation and Lesser Cursus.
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