Prehistoric Sites in England Road Trip 🏺🚗
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This road trip takes you through ancient settlements, stone circles, burial mounds, and hill forts, offering a glimpse into England’s prehistoric past. Perfect for history lovers and archaeology enthusiasts!
Prehistoric Sites in England Road Trip Itinerary Summary
📍 Carn Euny Ancient Village (Cornwall) – A well-preserved Iron Age village, featuring a mysterious fogou (underground passage). 🏡⛰️
📍 Hurlers Stone Circles (Cornwall) – Three Neolithic stone circles said to be men turned to stone for playing hurling on a Sunday. 🪨🌿
📍 Merrivale Prehistoric Settlement (Dartmoor) – A Bronze Age site with stone rows and standing stones. 🌄🔄
📍 Blackbury Camp (Devon) – A well-preserved Iron Age hillfort, nestled in a woodland setting.. 🌳🏰
📍 Stonehenge (Wiltshire) – England’s most famous prehistoric monument, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a must-see on any ancient history trip. 🔆🪨
📍 Bratton Camp & White Horse (Wiltshire) – An Iron Age hillfort offering stunning views and home to the Westbury White Horse.🏇⛰️
📍 The Sanctuary, Avebury (Wiltshire) – Once part of a larger Neolithic complex, this site was a ceremonial circle. 🏛️✨
📍 Uffington Castle (Oxfordshire) – A large Iron Age Hillfort. 🏇🌄
📍 Belas Knap Long Barrow (Gloucestershire) – A Neolithic long barrow. ⚱️⛰️
📍 Arbor Low Stone Circle & Gib Hill Barrow (Derbyshire) – A henge monument set in high moorland. 🔄🌿
📍 Thornborough Henges (North Yorkshire) – An important cluster of Neolithic monuments. 🏺🔆
📍 Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications (North Yorkshire) – The remains of a huge Iron Age fort. 🏰🏞️
📍 King Arthur’s Round Table (Cumbria) – A Neolithic henge monument. 🛡️🏰
📍 Castlerigg Stone Circle (Cumbria) – One of the most beautiful stone circles in Britain, set in the heart of the Lake District. 🌅🪨
Total Distance: 🚗 Approx. 455 miles
📸 Photos & Info are located further down. Keep scrolling to see all these places. ⬇️
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🚗 Need a car for this road trip?
If you don’t have your own car, I’d really recommend renting one — it gives you the flexibility to stop at each waterfall and explore at your own pace.
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Additional Information & Highlights
📍 Merrivale Stone Circle
📍 Hurlers Stone Circles, Cornwall
📍 Merrivale Prehistoric Settlement
📍 Stonehenge, Wiltshire
📍 Bratton Camp & White Horse
📍 Uffington Castle
📍 Arbor Low Stone Circle
📍Castlerigg Stone Circle
A very atmospheric stone circle located near the town of Keswick.
🅿️ Parking: You can park your car on the side of the road (there is a small parking area), cross the road, walk through the gate of the field and you will see the standing stones. There are only a few spots though which can make it tricky. Alternatively, you can walk from Keswick which takes about 30 minutes.
📜 It was raised in about 3000 BC, making it one of the earliest stone circles in Britain. There are some signs that explain the history of the site.
love this site! My sister Anne Dwyer sent me the link to your ancient sites of UK road trip map as we will be there in April next year (first time!) – do you have any youtube videos of your visits to different sites we could watch? Or anyone on youtube or regular documentaries you recommend watching before we go? I am a history addict, particularly anything ancient or up to the end of the Elizabethan era so I have read a ridiculous amount of resources over the years but my hubby prefers tv to reading. Thank you.
And in Cumbria there is the little visited and secret “Long Meg and her daughters” stone circle. Passed Penrith to Little Selkeld. Well worth a visit.