▁but ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁v and als ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁English ▁Heritage ▁( now ▁Historic ▁England ) ▁carried ▁out ▁a ▁National ▁M apping ▁Program me ▁Project ▁which ▁compr ised ▁an ▁interpretation , ▁trans cription ▁and ▁analysis ▁of ▁all ▁arch ae ological ▁features ▁visible ▁on ▁aer ial ▁photograph s ▁in ▁the ▁en vir ons ▁of ▁Bar bury ▁Castle . ▁ ▁Location ▁▁ ▁Bar bury ▁Castle ▁is ▁at ▁, ▁about ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁Sw ind on ▁and ▁the ▁M 4 , ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁Mar l borough ▁Down s ▁within ▁the ▁North ▁W esse x ▁Down s ▁Area ▁of ▁Out standing ▁Natural ▁Beaut y . ▁Other ▁than ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁nearby ▁far ms , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁current ▁settlement ▁near ▁the ▁site . ▁ ▁By ▁road ▁the ▁site ▁can ▁only ▁be ▁approached ▁by ▁a ▁single ▁road ▁asc ending ▁the ▁sc arp ▁slope ▁of ▁the ▁down s ▁from ▁mid way ▁along ▁the ▁B 4 0 0 5 ▁between ▁W r ought on ▁and ▁Ch is eld on . ▁More ▁options ▁are ▁available ▁by ▁foot ▁or ▁horse back , ▁including ▁the ▁R idge way , ▁which ▁runs ▁east – west ▁along ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁down s , ▁and ▁a ▁by way ▁south ▁across ▁the ▁down s ▁to ▁Mar l borough . ▁ ▁Near by ▁towns ▁and ▁cities : ▁Sw ind on , ▁Mar l borough ▁ ▁Near by ▁villages : ▁W r ought on , ▁Ch is eld on ▁ ▁See