English Heritage sites near Shipton Moyne Parish
WINDMILL TUMP LONG BARROW, RODMARTON
5 miles from Shipton Moyne Parish
A Neolithic chambered tomb with an enigmatic 'false entrance'. Opinions vary as to why this false entrance was built.
ULEY LONG BARROW (HETTY PEGLER'S TUMP)
8 miles from Shipton Moyne Parish
A partly reconstructed Neolithic chambered mound, 37 metres (120 ft) long, atmospherically sited overlooking the Severn Valley. 'Hetty Pegler' was its 17th century landowner.
KINGSWOOD ABBEY GATEHOUSE
9 miles from Shipton Moyne Parish
This 16th century gatehouse, one of the latest monastic buildings in England, displays a richly sculpted mullioned window. It is the sole survivor of this Cistercian abbey.
NYMPSFIELD LONG BARROW
9 miles from Shipton Moyne Parish
Large Neolithic burial mound with spectacular views over the Severn Valley. Built by earliest farming communities in the Cotswolds almost 5,000 years ago. Internal chambers are uncovered for viewing.
CIRENCESTER AMPHITHEATRE
11 miles from Shipton Moyne Parish
The earthwork remains of one of the largest Roman amphitheatres in Britain, built in the early 2nd century to serve the important city of Corinium, now Cirencester.
GREAT WITCOMBE ROMAN VILLA
15 miles from Shipton Moyne Parish
The remains of a large and luxurious villa built about AD 250, with a bathhouse complex, perhaps the shrine of a water spirit, and mosaics.
