English Heritage sites near Collingbourne Ducis Parish
LUDGERSHALL CASTLE AND CROSS
1 miles from Collingbourne Ducis Parish
The ruins and earthworks of a royal castle dating mainly from the 12th and 13th centuries, frequently used as a hunting lodge. The remains of the medieval cross stand in the centre of the village.
NETHERAVON DOVECOTE
7 miles from Collingbourne Ducis Parish
Charming and elegant 18th century brick dovecote, still with most of its 700 or more nesting boxes intact. Set in peaceful surroundings. External viewing only.
CHISBURY CHAPEL
8 miles from Collingbourne Ducis Parish
This pretty thatched and flintwalled 13th century chapel survived after the Reformation in 1547 by being used as a barn as part of Chisbury Farm.
WOODHENGE
9 miles from Collingbourne Ducis Parish
Dating from about 2500 BC, markers now replace rings of timber posts, which once possibly supported a ring-shaped building. Discovered in 1925 when rings of dark spots were noticed in a crop of wheat.
HATFIELD EARTHWORKS (MARDEN HENGE)
11 miles from Collingbourne Ducis Parish
The earthworks of a Neolithic henge and monumental mound, by a loop in the River Avon. Recent archaeological find of building equivalent to a priest’s quarters.
STONEHENGE
12 miles from Collingbourne Ducis Parish
Walk in the footsteps of your Neolithic ancestors at Stonehenge – one of the wonders of the world and the best-known prehistoric monument in Europe.
Churches in Collingbourne Ducis Parish
Collingbourne Ducis: St Andrew
Pubs in Collingbourne Ducis Parish
Shears
Cadley Road, Collingbourne Ducis, SN8 3ED
(01264) 850304
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Tipple Inn
High Street, Collingbourne Ducis, SN8 3EQ
(01264) 850050
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