Alton Barnes
Alton Barnes is a Village in the county of Wiltshire.
Alton Barnes postcode: SN8 4LE
There are great places to visit near Alton Barnes including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes, parks and villages.
There are a number of historic monuments near Alton Barnes including Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.
The area around Alton Barnes features a number of interesting ancient sites including Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, Silbury Hill, and Barbury Castle.
There are a number of historic buildings near to Alton Barnes including Avebury Manor.
There are a number of country parks near Alton Barnes including Coate Water Country Park, Barbury Castle Country Park, and Lydiard Park.
Coate Water is a great place to visit close to Alton Barnes if you like lakes.
Lydiard Park is a great place to visit close to Alton Barnes if you like parks.
Villages to visit near Alton Barnes include Ashton Keynes.
Alton Barnes History
There are some historic monuments around Alton Barnes:
- Bowl barrow 800m north-east of Hackpen Barn
- Bowl barrow 950m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bell barrow on Easton Down
- Bowl barrow five hundred metres north-west of Baden Down Farm
- Remains of `Falkner's Circle', a Neolithic stone circle 180m east of the West Kennet Avenue
- Bowl barrow 50m south-east of the `Sanctuary' forming part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow 50m north east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Two saucer barrows and a pair of bowl barrows 750m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Cross dyke 520m north east of Cherhill Monument
- Enclosure north of Chirton Gorse
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 135m ENE of Baltic Farm
- Boundary earthwork east of Church Hill
- Long barrow on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North Down
- Two bowl barrows 400m south of Tanhill Penning
- Section of the Wansdyke
- Iron Age enclosure on Overton Hill, 600m north west of North Farm
- Bowl barrow 840m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Bell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Linear boundary earthwork and associated field system on Cherhill Down
- Bell barrow 75m west of Red Shore
- Group of four round barrows 500m south-east of Avebury Down Barn, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- West Kennet bell barrow, 160m north-west of West Kennet long barrow
- Round barrow cemetery and part of a field system 200m south of Beckhampton Penning
- Bowl barrow 700m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Bowl barrow 50m south of The Sanctuary on Overton Hill, forming part of the Seven Barrow Hill round barrow cemetery
- Silbury Hill: a monumental Neolithic mound west of the River Kennet and south of Avebury village
- Round barrow in the grounds of RAF Upavon
- Three sections of a linear earthwork south west of New Barn
- Long barrow 85m west of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Hemp Knoll
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Casterley Camp and associated monuments
- Bowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Barrow east of Chirton Landing Strip
- Two bowl barrows 820m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton Down
- Two bowl barrows 670m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Two round barrows W of New Town Farm
- Long barrow on Easton Down
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Green Street and 1100m east of the Avebury henge monument, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Bowl barrow 350m north-east of White Horse Plantation
- Long barrow in Barrow Copse
- Avebury Long Stones 380m east of The Grange Stables, Beckhampton
- Round barrow north of Summer Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Earthwork W of New Town Farm
- The Hatfield Earthwork: a henge enclosure, henge and remains of monumental mound at Marden
- Two boundary earthworks on the west of Rushall Down
- Bowl barrow on Longstreet Down
- Bowl barrow 750m east of New Barn
- Bowl barrow 40m north west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Four bowl barrows forming part of a cemetery 270m east of long barrow on Roughridge Hill
- Withy Copse ditch
- Pair of bowl barrows 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 500m west of The Row
- Three Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Saucer barrow on North Down
- Lidbury Camp, associated trackways and bowl barrow, on Littlecott Down
- West Kennett Farm palisaded enclosures
- Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Pair of bowl barrows situated on the south east of Bishop's Cannings Down
- Round barrow cemetery 400m south of Avebury henge monument on Waden Hill
- Earthwork enclosure on Allington Down
- Bowl barrow 550m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Pair of round barrows 200m SSE of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Round barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Ell Barrow, long barrow
- Cross dyke 450m west of Cherhill Monument
- Knap Hill camp near Alton Priors
- Field system 275yds (250m) N of Field Barn
- Round barrow south-west of Compton Farm
- Bowl barrow 750m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Group of six round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- Rybury camp
- Giant's Grave (Martinsell Hill)
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill
- Three bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap Cottage
- South Street long barrow, 70m south east of the Long Stones
- Enclosure and boundary earthwork west of Scraggy Copse
- Enclosure east of Baden Down Farm
- Cross dyke 230m south west of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- West Chisenbury Settlement
- Enford Roman villa
- Enclosure on Black Heath Down
- Bohune Down round barrow
- Pair of bowl barrows 150m north of the Wansdyke on All Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow situated 500m SSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Bowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Earthwork enclosure 950m SSE of Manor Farm
- Round barrow 1260m NNE of Baltic Farm, 75m south of Roman Road, forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Enclosure on Ogbourne Down
- Round barrow in Mount Wood, 300m north-east of Upper Lodge
- Round barrow near Charlton Clumps
- Strip lynchet system north of Chisman's Cleeve
- Bowl barrow 750m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation
- Ten barrows forming part of Fox Covert round barrow cemetery, West Down.
- Pair of round barrows and section of linear earthwork NE of the gallops on West Down
- Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Four earthwork enclosures on All Cannings Down
- Group of four round barrows 300m north west of the junction between the Ridgeway and Green Street on Avebury Down
- Bowl barrow 880m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Calstone Down, 500m south of Witch Plantation
- Bowl barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Field system on Penning Down
- Bowl barrow 120m west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.
- Eleven round barrows 1000m north of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery, and a probable enclosed Iron Age farmstead on North Down
- Village settlement on Barton Down
- Section of Wansdyke and associated monuments from east of The Firs to the eastern side of Tan Hill
- Oldbury Camp hillfort, bowl barrow and cross dyke on Cherhill Down
- Beckhampton round barrow cemetery 150m north east of the `Waggon and Horses'
- Enclosure on Horton Down
- Grange bowl barrow 130m north west of The Grange Stables bell barrow, Beckhampton
- Five round barrows 1040m NNE of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- West Kennet long barrow, 800m south-east of Silbury Hill
- Bowl barrow 1km west of Tan Hill
- Boundary feature, western section of Long Ditch across Wilsford Down
- Boundary earthwork on Upavon Down
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Ivy House Farm
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site
- Bowl barrow 230m west of The Grange, Beckhampton
- Wansdyke: section from S of Furze Hill to Marlborough-Pewsey road
- The Sanctuary, Overton Hill
- Field system north-east of Chisenbury Field Barn
- Bowl barrow 400m west of Cooks Plantation
- Linear earthworks forming part of a field system on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 1070m NNW of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Pair of bell barrows and a pair of bowl barrows forming part of a barrow cemetery at Baltic Farm
- Barrow on Avebury Down, S of track from Avebury
- Shrunken medieval village site E of Avebury Trusloe
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery adjacent to the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Bell barrow 300m south-east of Avebury Down Barn forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Multiple trackway between and north of Round Clump and Dogtail Plantation
- Earthwork enclosure N of Wansdyke
- Three Roman burial mounds, a Bronze Age bowl barrow, a pagan Saxon inhumation cemetery and a short length of Roman road on Overton Hill.
- Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Group of barrows on Draycott Hill
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Avebury and 70m north of Green Street
- Bowl barrow 50m north of Barrow Farm
- Devil's Den long barrow, 600m east of White Acre
- Compton Farm Romano-British and Early Medieval occupation sites and associated cultivation earthworks
- Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on All Cannings Down
- Adam's Grave: a long barrow on Walker's Hill
- Saucer barrow 910m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Bowl barrow 200m north of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Deserted medieval village E of Manor Farm
- Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse
- Swanborough Tump
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, cultivation, industrial and funerary remains on Fyfield, Overton and Manton Downs
- Bowl barrow and a saucer barrow 200m north of Rockley Plantation
- Linear barrow cemetery on Hackpen Hill
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Enclosure on Marden Down
- Strip lynchets north-east of East Chisenbury
- Harepit Way linear boundary
- Bowl barrow east of the Ridgeway forming part of the Overton Hill Bronze Age round barrow cemetery.
- Earth Burgh (or Eorth Burh) NW of New Town Farm
- Penning bell barrow 600m east of Avebury Down Barn
- Group of small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down long barrow
- Bowl barrow 690m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Saucer barrow 620m north of New Barn: Part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down
- Bowl barrow 770m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Bowl barrow 620m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 900m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- East Kennett long barrow, 600m south of East Kennett church
- Thornham Down prehistoric and medieval landscapes
- Bowl barrow 1150m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 650m ESE of New Barn, between Avebury Down and Monkton Down
- Kitchen Barrow: a long barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Green Bank bowl barrow, 230m east of the Avebury henge monument
- Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage
- Bowl barrow forming part of a cemetery 800m east of Kitchen Barrow
- Two bowl barrows 320m south-east of Little London
- Bowl barrow 750m south-west of Manor Farm: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Barrow S of Wansdyke
- Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Square enclosure 350m north of Wansdyke on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 200m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow 70m north of Green Street and east of the Avebury henge monument
- Medieval village site
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 120m north of the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Bowl barrow 900m SSE of Green Bank
- Bowl barrow 70m north of Rockley Plantation
- Earthwork NW of New Town Farm
- Group of round barrows on Rough Hill
- Boundary earthworks on Wilsford Down
- Bowl barrow 870m ESE of New Barn on Monkton Down
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Tanhill Penning
- A causewayed enclosure, the core of a round barrow cemetery, part of a prehistoric field system and an associated mortuary enclosure on Windmill Hill
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 190m north east of Nolands Farm, Yatesbury
- Two bowl barrows 350m south east of Baden Down Farm
- Bowl barrow 375m east of Wick Bottom Barn
- Barrow north-west of Weatherhill Scrub
- Bowl barrow in The Belt, 350m north east of Hill Barn
- Ditch W of Tanhill Fair
- Avebury henge and stone circles
- Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton Buildings
- Pair of round barrows 400m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated on Avebury Down
- Langdean stone circle
- Three confluent round barrows 580m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Long Stones long barrow 150m north of Beckhampton House
- Linear round barrow cemetery 200m ENE of West Kennett long barrow
- Saucer barrow 250m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 840m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Long barrow 650m WSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Pair of round barrows forming part of the Bronze Age round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- Pair of bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Group of three bowl barrows 250m north east of Shepherds' Shore
- Field system E of Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Square earthwork enclosure 450m north west of Baltic Farm on Morgan's Hill
- A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert
- Bowl barrow 200m east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a barrow cemetery
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Medieval settlement remains immediately west of The Vicarage
- Six bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn: part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down
- Group of five round barrows north-east of the Sanctuary: part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- West Kennet Avenue and an earthwork bank east of West Kennett Farm
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Baltic Farm
- Grange Stables bell barrow
- Bowl barrow immediately west of the Ridgeway, 400m north east of its junction with Green Street
- Site of an oval stone circle and part of an adjacent field system 700m SW of West Kennet long barrow.
