Hill forts · South West England
Robin Hood's Ball
In or near Larkhill.
Robin Hood's Ball — archaeological site in Shrewton, Wiltshire, England, UK.
Andrew Smith — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Robin Hood's Ball is a hill fort in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Part of Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites. Wikidata describes it as: "archaeological site in Shrewton, Wiltshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.2128°, -1.8551°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Salisbury Plain SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Robin Hood’s Ball is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, approximately 5 miles (8 km) northwest of the town of Amesbury, and 2+1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) northwest of Stonehenge. The site was designated as a scheduled monument in 1965.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Robin Hood’s Ball is a Neolithic feature that dates from the earliest developments around the plain. It was probably constructed at around 4000 BC and in use possibly up to 3000 BC. When first constructed, none of the monuments to the south such as the Stonehenge Cursus, Durrington Walls, or Stonehenge itself had yet been constructed. However, there may have been a henge at Coneybury, one mile east of Stonehenge, and it is possible that there were earlier features at Stonehenge before the bank and ditch were dug, as indicated by the Mesolithic postholes found beneath the former visitors' car park (in use until 2013) and now marked in grassland, adjacent to the access track to the main site.…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.2128, -1.8551
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Shrewton
- Postcode
- SP3 4DT
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Wiltshire
Sources
- wikidata: Q7352474 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Robin Hood's Ball (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Robin Hood's Ball?
- Robin Hood's Ball is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SP3 4DT), in the parish of Shrewton.
- What is Robin Hood's Ball?
- Robin Hood's Ball — archaeological site in Shrewton, Wiltshire, England, UK.
- How do I get to Robin Hood's Ball?
- Drivers can use postcode SP3 4DT.
- Is Robin Hood's Ball a listed building?
- Robin Hood's Ball is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Robin Hood's Ball a protected site?
- Yes — Robin Hood's Ball is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Salisbury Plain SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Robin Hood's Ball free to visit?
- Yes, Robin Hood's Ball is free to enter.
- How do I get to Robin Hood's Ball?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SP3 4DT. It sits within the East Wiltshire parliamentary constituency.