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