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