Beckhampton
Beckhampton is a Village in the county of Wiltshire.
Beckhampton postcode: SN8 1QL
There are great places to visit near Beckhampton including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes, parks and villages.
There are a several good historic monuments in the Beckhampton area like Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.
There are a several good ancient sites in the Beckhampton area like Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, Silbury Hill, and Barbury Castle.
The area around Beckhampton's best historic buildings can be found at Avebury Manor.
The area around Beckhampton boasts some of the best country parks including Coate Water Country Park, Barbury Castle Country Park, and Lydiard Park.
There are a number of lakes near to Beckhampton including Coate Water.
Lydiard Park is one of Beckhampton's best, nearby parks to visit in Beckhampton.
There are a several good villages in the area around Beckhampton like Ashton Keynes.
Beckhampton History
There are some historic monuments around Beckhampton:
- Beckhampton round barrow cemetery 150m north east of the `Waggon and Horses'
- Saucer barrow: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury Castle
- Pair of round barrows and section of linear earthwork NE of the gallops on West Down
- Pair of bowl barrows 150m north of the Wansdyke on All Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a cemetery 800m east of Kitchen Barrow
- Bowl barrow 1070m NNW of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 150m east of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill
- Bincknoll Camp
- Bowl barrow 50m south of The Sanctuary on Overton Hill, forming part of the Seven Barrow Hill round barrow cemetery
- Avebury henge and stone circles
- Silbury Hill: a monumental Neolithic mound west of the River Kennet and south of Avebury village
- Saucer barrow 910m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Roundway Hill Farm round barrows
- Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse
- Bowl barrow 50m north east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Bowl barrow 650m ESE of New Barn, between Avebury Down and Monkton Down
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Hemp Knoll
- West Kennett Farm palisaded enclosures
- Saucer barrow on North Down
- Bowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 900m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Earthwork enclosure 950m SSE of Manor Farm
- Group of five round barrows north-east of the Sanctuary: part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Linear round barrow cemetery 200m ENE of West Kennett long barrow
- Bowl barrow 550m north-east of Baltic Farm
- The Sanctuary, Overton Hill
- Pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation
- Bowl barrow 40m north west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Earthwork W of New Town Farm
- Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Long barrow in Barrow Copse
- Earthwork enclosure N of Wansdyke
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Saucer barrow 250m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 200m north of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Linear earthworks forming part of a field system on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Six bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn: part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down
- Wansdyke: section from S of Furze Hill to Marlborough-Pewsey road
- Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton Buildings
- Earthwork enclosure on Allington Down
- All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site
- Bowl barrow 770m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Langdean stone circle
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings 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 forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Section of the Wansdyke
- Two bowl barrows 320m south-east of Little London
- 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
- Medieval settlement, moat and fishponds at Woodhill Park Farm
- Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Linear barrow cemetery on Hackpen Hill
- Square earthwork enclosure 450m north west of Baltic Farm on Morgan's Hill
- Wick Down Farm earthwork
- Richardson medieval settlement
- Kitchen Barrow: a long barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage
- Remains of watermill 500m east of Freeth Farm
- Earthwork NW of New Town Farm
- Ditch W of Tanhill Fair
- Bowl barrow 50m south-east of the `Sanctuary' forming part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow 750m south-west of Manor Farm: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Ten barrows forming part of Fox Covert round barrow cemetery, West Down.
- Bowl barrow 350m north-east of White Horse Plantation
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Three confluent round barrows 580m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Barrow S of Wansdyke
- Bowl barrow 500m west of The Row
- Four earthwork enclosures on All Cannings Down
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Bowl barrow 800m north-east of Hackpen Barn
- Pair of bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Barbury Barn
- Bowl barrow 950m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Field system E of Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Earthwork enclosure and dewpond 490m north of Barbury Castle
- Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on All Cannings Down
- Grange Stables bell barrow
- West Kennet long barrow, 800m south-east of Silbury Hill
- Stone circle
- Bowl barrow 870m ESE of New Barn on Monkton Down
- Medieval village site
- Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Three Roman burial mounds, a Bronze Age bowl barrow, a pagan Saxon inhumation cemetery and a short length of Roman road on Overton Hill.
- Penning bell barrow 600m east of Avebury Down Barn
- The Hatfield Earthwork: a henge enclosure, henge and remains of monumental mound at Marden
- Group of round barrows on Rough Hill
- Barbury Castle Farm deserted Medieval village
- Group of small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down long barrow
- Iron Age enclosure on Overton Hill, 600m north west of North Farm
- Linear boundary earthwork and associated field system on Cherhill Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 120m north of the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Pair of round barrows forming part of the Bronze Age round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- East Kennett long barrow, 600m south of East Kennett church
- Pair of bell barrows and a pair of bowl barrows forming part of a barrow cemetery at Baltic Farm
- Avebury Long Stones 380m east of The Grange Stables, Beckhampton
- Bowl barrow 1km west of Tan Hill
- Bell barrow 300m south-east of Avebury Down Barn forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Bowl barrow 500m west of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill; part of a group of three bowl barrows
- Bowl barrow situated 500m SSW of Shepherds' Shore
- A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert
- Saucer barrow 620m north of New Barn: Part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down
- Pair of round barrows 400m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated on Avebury Down
- Swanborough Tump
- Bowl barrow 375m east of Wick Bottom Barn
- Bowl barrow 840m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Barrow on Avebury Down, S of track from Avebury
- Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery adjacent to the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Green Bank bowl barrow, 230m east of the Avebury henge monument
- Bowl barrow 900m SSE of Green Bank
- Medieval settlement remains at Overtown
- Field system 275yds (250m) N of Field Barn
- Harepit Way linear boundary
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 135m ENE of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 120m west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Bell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Round barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Square enclosure 350m north of Wansdyke on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Furze Knoll
- Two bowl barrows 670m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow on Calstone Down, 500m south of Witch Plantation
- Two enclosures on Winterbourne Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Romano-British villa complex 330m north west of Queen Court Farm
- West Kennet bell barrow, 160m north-west of West Kennet long barrow
- Devil's Den long barrow, 600m east of White Acre
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Bowl barrow at east end of Morgan's Hill
- Deserted medieval village E of Manor Farm
- Winterbourne Bassett mound
- Shrunken medieval village site E of Avebury Trusloe
- Eleven round barrows 1000m north of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery, and a probable enclosed Iron Age farmstead on North Down
- Three Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Five round barrows 1040m NNE of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Earth Burgh (or Eorth Burh) NW of New Town Farm
- Group of three bowl barrows 250m north east of Shepherds' Shore
- Bowl barrow 750m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Medieval settlement immediately north west of Upper Littlecott Farm
- 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 700m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Three bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap Cottage
- Bowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Round barrow 1260m NNE of Baltic Farm, 75m south of Roman Road, forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bowl barrow 630m north east of Wick Bottom Barn
- Long barrow on Easton Down
- Barbury Castle: a hillfort and bowl barrow
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Sharpridge field system
- Pair of bowl barrows 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 200m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Section of Wansdyke and associated monuments from east of The Firs to the eastern side of Tan Hill
- Site of an oval stone circle and part of an adjacent field system 700m SW of West Kennet long barrow.
- Three bowl barrows: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury Castle
- West Kennet Avenue and an earthwork bank east of West Kennett Farm
- Adam's Grave: a long barrow on Walker's Hill
- Two earthwork enclosures and a linear earthwork 625m north of Barbury Castle
- Bowl barrow 190m north east of Nolands Farm, Yatesbury
- Bowl barrow immediately west of the Ridgeway, 400m north east of its junction with Green Street
- Bell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton Down
- Cross dyke 450m west of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow 750m east of New Barn
- Preshute Down field system
- Oldbury Camp hillfort, bowl barrow and cross dyke on Cherhill Down
- Sharpridge earthworks
- Cross dyke 230m south west of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow east of the Ridgeway forming part of the Overton Hill Bronze Age round barrow cemetery.
- Pair of bowl barrows situated on the south east of Bishop's Cannings Down
- Rybury camp
- Two bowl barrows 400m south of Tanhill Penning
- Round barrow in Mount Wood, 300m north-east of Upper Lodge
- Bowl barrow in The Belt, 350m north east of Hill Barn
- Cross ridge dyke on Morgan's Hill
- Bell barrow on Easton Down
- Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill
- Cross dyke 520m north east of Cherhill Monument
- Long barrow 85m west of Cherhill Monument
- Enclosure on Horton Down
- Long barrow 650m WSW of Shepherds' Shore
- 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 800m south-east of Tanhill Penning
- Grange bowl barrow 130m north west of The Grange Stables bell barrow, Beckhampton
- Bowl barrow 300m south-east of Walker's Plantation
- Four bowl barrows forming part of a cemetery 270m east of long barrow on Roughridge Hill
- Bowl barrow 200m east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 500m north-west of Berwick Bassett Clump
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 400m west of Cooks Plantation
- Two round barrows W of New Town Farm
- Three sections of a linear earthwork south west of New Barn
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Ivy House Farm
- Knap Hill camp near Alton Priors
- Remains of `Falkner's Circle', a Neolithic stone circle 180m east of the West Kennet Avenue
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North Down
- Bowl barrow 230m west of The Grange, Beckhampton
- Group of barrows on Draycott Hill
- Round barrow cemetery 400m south of Avebury henge monument on Waden Hill
- Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, cultivation, industrial and funerary remains on Fyfield, Overton and Manton Downs
- Round barrow cemetery and part of a field system 200m south of Beckhampton Penning
- Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.
- Bell barrow 75m west of Red Shore
- Medieval settlement remains immediately west of The Vicarage
- Long Stones long barrow 150m north of Beckhampton House
- Bowl barrow 70m north of Green Street and east of the Avebury henge monument
- South Street long barrow, 70m south east of the Long Stones
- Group of six round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- Bowl barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Avebury and 70m north of Green Street
- Group of four round barrows 300m north west of the junction between the Ridgeway and Green Street on Avebury Down
- Long barrow on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 1150m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bell barrow 350m south-west of Barbury Barn
- The Long Monument
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery 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
- Bowl barrow 840m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Baltic Farm
- Pair of round barrows 200m SSE of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
