Avebury
Avebury is a Town in the county of Wiltshire.
There are great places to visit near Avebury including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes and villages.
The area around Avebury boasts some of the best historic monuments including Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.
The area around Avebury features a number of interesting ancient sites including Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Silbury Hill.
Avebury Manor is a great place to visit close to Avebury if you like historic buildings.
Don't miss Coate Water Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Avebury.
The area close to Avebury boasts some of the best lakes including Coate Water.
The area around Avebury's best villages can be found at Ashton Keynes.
Avebury History
There are some historic monuments around Avebury:
- Bowl barrow 50m north east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Two earthwork enclosures and a linear earthwork 625m north of Barbury Castle
- Bell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North Down
- East Kennett long barrow, 600m south of East Kennett church
- Square enclosure 350m north of Wansdyke on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Three Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Ivy House Farm
- Pair of round barrows and section of linear earthwork NE of the gallops on West Down
- Long barrow in Barrow Copse
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 120m north of the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Bowl barrow 750m south-west of Manor Farm: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Three sections of a linear earthwork south west of New Barn
- Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on All Cannings Down
- Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Green Bank bowl barrow, 230m east of the Avebury henge monument
- Pair of bowl barrows 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 700m south-east of Windmill Hill
- A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert
- Bowl barrow 50m north of Barrow Farm
- The Long Monument
- South Street long barrow, 70m south east of the Long Stones
- Pair of bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Round barrow 1260m NNE of Baltic Farm, 75m south of Roman Road, forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Remains of `Falkner's Circle', a Neolithic stone circle 180m east of the West Kennet Avenue
- Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Kitchen Barrow: a long barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Bowl barrow 620m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 900m SSE of Green Bank
- Long Stones long barrow 150m north of Beckhampton House
- Earthwork NW of New Town Farm
- Bowl barrow 950m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Knap Hill camp near Alton Priors
- Two bowl barrows 820m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 200m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Two enclosures on Winterbourne Down
- Eleven round barrows 1000m north of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery, and a probable enclosed Iron Age farmstead on North Down
- Adam's Grave: a long barrow on Walker's Hill
- Oldbury Camp hillfort, bowl barrow and cross dyke on Cherhill Down
- Earthwork enclosure and dewpond 490m north of Barbury Castle
- Round barrow cemetery and part of a field system 200m south of Beckhampton Penning
- Bowl barrow 50m south-east of the `Sanctuary' forming part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow forming part of a cemetery 800m east of Kitchen Barrow
- Bowl barrow 880m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Three Roman burial mounds, a Bronze Age bowl barrow, a pagan Saxon inhumation cemetery and a short length of Roman road on Overton Hill.
- Long barrow on Easton Down
- Langdean stone circle
- West Kennet Avenue and an earthwork bank east of West Kennett Farm
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Earthwork W of New Town Farm
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Hemp Knoll
- All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Sharpridge earthworks
- Bowl barrow 190m north east of Nolands Farm, Yatesbury
- Bowl barrow in The Belt, 350m north east of Hill Barn
- Bowl barrow 375m east of Wick Bottom Barn
- Bowl barrow on Calstone Down, 500m south of Witch Plantation
- Bowl barrow 750m south-east of Barbury Castle Farm
- Section of Wansdyke and associated monuments from east of The Firs to the eastern side of Tan Hill
- Enclosure on Horton Down
- Devil's Den long barrow, 600m east of White Acre
- Bowl barrow 770m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Five round barrows 1040m NNE of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Beckhampton round barrow cemetery 150m north east of the `Waggon and Horses'
- Iron Age enclosure on Overton Hill, 600m north west of North Farm
- Saucer barrow 910m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Disc barrow on Burderop Down, 1km north-east of Upper Herdswick Farm
- Bowl barrow and a saucer barrow 200m north of Rockley Plantation
- Bowl barrow east of the Ridgeway forming part of the Overton Hill Bronze Age round barrow cemetery.
- Bell barrow 200m north of Rockley Plantation
- Bowl barrow 630m north east of Wick Bottom Barn
- Earth Burgh (or Eorth Burh) NW of New Town Farm
- Bell barrow 350m south-west of Barbury Barn
- Bowl barrow 300m south-east of Walker's Plantation
- Two medieval fishponds 170m north of Little Park Farm
- Medieval settlement remains immediately west of The Vicarage
- A causewayed enclosure, the core of a round barrow cemetery, part of a prehistoric field system and an associated mortuary enclosure on Windmill Hill
- Preshute Down field system
- Bowl barrow 500m west of The Row
- Stone circle
- Bowl barrow 750m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Grange bowl barrow 130m north west of The Grange Stables bell barrow, Beckhampton
- Cross dyke 520m north east of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow 550m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 870m ESE of New Barn on Monkton Down
- Bowl barrow 1km west of Tan Hill
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Barbury Barn
- Wansdyke: section from S of Furze Hill to Marlborough-Pewsey road
- Two saucer barrows and a pair of bowl barrows 750m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 120m west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Swanborough Tump
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Ten barrows forming part of Fox Covert round barrow cemetery, West Down.
- Round barrow cemetery 400m south of Avebury henge monument on Waden Hill
- Winterbourne Bassett mound
- Cross ridge dyke on Morgan's Hill
- Group of three bowl barrows 250m north east of Shepherds' Shore
- Linear round barrow cemetery 200m ENE of West Kennett long barrow
- Bowl barrow 840m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Three confluent round barrows 580m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Bell barrow 300m south-east of Avebury Down Barn forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Bowl barrow 1070m NNW of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Pair of round barrows forming part of the Bronze Age round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- Bowl barrow situated 500m SSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Silbury Hill: a monumental Neolithic mound west of the River Kennet and south of Avebury village
- Sharpridge field system
- Bowl barrow 230m west of The Grange, Beckhampton
- Group of round barrows on Rough Hill
- Penning bell barrow 600m east of Avebury Down Barn
- Pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation
- Harepit Way linear boundary
- West Kennet long barrow, 800m south-east of Silbury Hill
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Avebury and 70m north of Green Street
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Pair of round barrows 400m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated on Avebury Down
- Bowl barrow 1450m south of Barbury Castle Farm
- 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 650m ESE of New Barn, between Avebury Down and Monkton Down
- Bowl barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Rybury camp
- Barrow S of Wansdyke
- Group of four round barrows 300m north west of the junction between the Ridgeway and Green Street on Avebury Down
- Two bowl barrows 680m north of Upper Herdswick Farm, Barbury Down
- Three bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap Cottage
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery adjacent to the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Remains of watermill 500m east of Freeth Farm
- Deserted medieval village E of Manor Farm
- Bowl barrow 1150m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 750m east of New Barn
- Medieval settlement remains at Overtown
- Bowl barrow 40m north west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Medieval settlement immediately north west of Upper Littlecott Farm
- Giant's Grave (Martinsell Hill)
- Pair of bowl barrows situated on the south east of Bishop's Cannings Down
- Linear earthworks forming part of a field system on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Four bowl barrows forming part of a cemetery 270m east of long barrow on Roughridge Hill
- Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, cultivation, industrial and funerary remains on Fyfield, Overton and Manton Downs
- Long barrow 650m WSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.
- Long barrow on Horton Down
- Field system 275yds (250m) N of Field Barn
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 135m ENE of Baltic Farm
- Two bowl barrows 670m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Cross dyke 230m south west of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow 200m east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a barrow cemetery
- Square earthwork enclosure 450m north west of Baltic Farm on Morgan's Hill
- Site of an oval stone circle and part of an adjacent field system 700m SW of West Kennet long barrow.
- Bowl barrow 400m west of Cooks Plantation
- Linear boundary earthwork and associated field system on Cherhill Down
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Group of five round barrows north-east of the Sanctuary: part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage
- Earthwork enclosure 950m SSE of Manor Farm
- Saucer barrow: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury Castle
- Bowl barrow 200m north of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Group of six round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- Four earthwork enclosures on All Cannings Down
- Barrow on Avebury Down, S of track from Avebury
- Bell barrow on Easton Down
- Linear barrow cemetery on Hackpen Hill
- Bowl barrow immediately west of the Ridgeway, 400m north east of its junction with Green Street
- Bowl barrow 840m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery on North Down
- Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill
- Earthwork enclosure on Allington Down
- Saucer barrow on North Down
- Saucer barrow 250m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Six bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn: part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down
- Bowl barrow 150m east of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill
- Bell barrow 75m west of Red Shore
- West Kennet bell barrow, 160m north-west of West Kennet long barrow
- Medieval settlement, moat and fishponds at Woodhill Park Farm
- West Kennett Farm palisaded enclosures
- Bowl barrow 500m north-west of Berwick Bassett Clump
- Richardson medieval settlement
- Ditch W of Tanhill Fair
- Bowl barrow 70m north of Rockley Plantation
- Group of barrows on Draycott Hill
- The Sanctuary, Overton Hill
- Wick Down Farm earthwork
- Barrow on Smeathe's Ridge
- Two round barrows W of New Town Farm
- Section of the Wansdyke
- Barbury Castle Farm deserted Medieval village
- Cross in the churchyard of St John the Baptist and St Helen
- Long barrow 85m west of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow 50m south of The Sanctuary on Overton Hill, forming part of the Seven Barrow Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Tanhill Penning
- Shrunken medieval village site E of Avebury Trusloe
- Pair of bell barrows and a pair of bowl barrows forming part of a barrow cemetery at Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Furze Knoll
- Two bowl barrows 320m south-east of Little London
- Three bowl barrows: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury Castle
- Bowl barrow 750m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Two bowl barrows 400m south of Tanhill Penning
- Bell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 70m north of Green Street and east of the Avebury henge monument
- Bowl barrow 900m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Barbury Castle: a hillfort and bowl barrow
- Avebury henge and stone circles
- Pair of round barrows 200m SSE of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Romano-British villa complex 330m north west of Queen Court Farm
- Pair of bowl barrows 150m north of the Wansdyke on All Cannings Down
- Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton Buildings
- Field system E of Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Round barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Ogbourne Maizey Down round 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 150m north of the Alton White Horse
- Round barrow in Mount Wood, 300m north-east of Upper Lodge
- Group of small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down long barrow
- Earthwork enclosure N of Wansdyke
- Bowl barrow at east end of Morgan's Hill
- Field system and earthwork enclosure on Burderop Down
- Bincknoll Camp
- Bowl barrow forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Grange Stables bell barrow
- Bowl barrow 350m north-east of White Horse 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
- Avebury Long Stones 380m east of The Grange Stables, Beckhampton
- Bowl barrow 800m north-east of Hackpen Barn
- Cross dyke 450m west of Cherhill Monument
