The Cotswolds National Landscape

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Historic Heritage Sites

This collection spans millennia of British history, from the Neolithic burial mound of Uley Long Barrow to the 18th-century neo-classical Beckford's Tower. Explore the world-renowned Roman Baths, the UNESCO-listed Blenheim Palace, and the medieval ruins of Farleigh Hungerford Castle. The list also features architectural follies like Sham Castle and historical monuments such as Sir Bevil Grenville's, marking the site of the 1643 Battle of Lansdowne. These sites showcase diverse structures including Grade I listed barns, private castles, and ancient fortresses.

Historic Heritage Sites — Mappa

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The Roman Baths

Visit Bath's most iconic sight situated in the heart of the city, attracting more than one million tourists every year and thus being one…

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Sudeley Castle

Sudeley Castle is a Grade I listed castle in the parish of Sudeley, in the Cotswolds, near to the medieval market town of Winchcombe,…

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Ralph Allens Sham Castle

Sham Castle is a folly on Claverton Down overlooking the city of Bath, Somerset, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.

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Blenheim Palace WHS

An 18th-century Baroque palace and UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the seat of the Dukes of Marlborough and the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, surrounded by parkland designed by Capability Brown.

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Farleigh Hungerford Castle

A 14th-century fortified manor house and castle ruins. The site features a chapel with rare medieval wall paintings and a crypt containing lead anthropoid coffins.

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Beckford's Tower & Museum

Beckford's Tower, originally known as Lansdown Tower, is an architectural folly built in neo-classical style on Lansdown Hill, just outside…

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Uley Long Barrow

Uley Long Barrow, also known locally as Hetty Pegler's Tump, is a Neolithic burial mound, near the village of Uley, Gloucestershire,…

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Beverston Castle

Beverston Castle, also known as Beverstone Castle or Tetbury Castle, was constructed as a medieval stone fortress in the village of…

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Tithe Barn

Bradford-on-Avon Tithe Barn is a Grade I listed barn in Pound Lane, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England.

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Sir Bevil Grenville

Sir Bevil Grenville's Monument is a monument erected in 1720 on Lansdown Hill, then called Lansdowne Hill, in Charlcombe parish about 4…