English Heritage sites near Firsdown Parish

Old Sarum

OLD SARUM

4 miles from Firsdown Parish

Site of the original Salisbury, this mighty Iron Age hill fort was where the first cathedral once stood and the Romans, Normans and Saxons have all left their mark during 5000 years of history.

Woodhenge

WOODHENGE

7 miles from Firsdown 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.

Stonehenge

STONEHENGE

8 miles from Firsdown 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.

Netheravon Dovecote

NETHERAVON DOVECOTE

10 miles from Firsdown 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.

Ludgershall Castle and Cross

LUDGERSHALL CASTLE AND CROSS

12 miles from Firsdown 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.

Flowerdown Barrows

FLOWERDOWN BARROWS

16 miles from Firsdown Parish

Three Bronze Age burial mounds, once part of a much larger 'barrow cemetery', including two bowl barrows, and the largest and finest disc barrow in Hampshire.


No churches found in Firsdown Parish


No churches found in Firsdown Parish