Beechingstoke
Beechingstoke is a Village in the county of Wiltshire.
There are great places to visit near Beechingstoke including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes, parks and villages.
There are a several good historic monuments in the Beechingstoke area like Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.
Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, Silbury Hill, and Barbury Castle are some of Beechingstoke best ancient sites to visit near Beechingstoke.
Beechingstoke is near some unmissable historic buildings like Avebury Manor,
Beechingstoke has some unmissable country parks nearby like Coate Water Country Park, Barbury Castle Country Park, and Lydiard Park.
Places near Beechingstoke feature a number of interesting lakes including Coate Water.
Parks to visit near Beechingstoke include Lydiard Park.
There are a number of villages near to Beechingstoke including Ashton Keynes.
Beechingstoke History
There are some historic monuments around Beechingstoke:
- Bowl barrow 1150m north-east of Baltic Farm
- 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
- Boundary feature, western section of Long Ditch across Wilsford Down
- Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse
- Bell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Square earthwork enclosure 450m north west of Baltic Farm on Morgan's Hill
- Bowl barrow at east end of Morgan's Hill
- Boundary earthworks on Wilsford Down
- Enclosure on Horton Down
- Strip lynchet system north of Chisman's Cleeve
- Group of small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down long barrow
- Medieval settlement remains immediately west of The Vicarage
- Round barrow south-west of Compton Farm
- Bowl barrow 200m east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a barrow cemetery
- Round barrow cemetery 400m south of Avebury henge monument on Waden Hill
- Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill
- Silbury Hill: a monumental Neolithic mound west of the River Kennet and south of Avebury village
- Enclosure on Marden Down
- Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- West Chisenbury Settlement
- Knap Hill camp near Alton Priors
- Cross dyke 520m north east of Cherhill Monument
- Bell barrow 75m west of Red Shore
- Long barrow on Easton Down
- Bowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Avebury Long Stones 380m east of The Grange Stables, Beckhampton
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Three confluent round barrows 580m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Cross dyke 450m west of Cherhill Monument
- Earthwork enclosure on Allington Down
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery on North Down
- Long barrow in Barrow Copse
- The Hatfield Earthwork: a henge enclosure, henge and remains of monumental mound at Marden
- Round barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Baltic Farm
- Boundary earthwork on Upavon Down
- Compton Farm Romano-British and Early Medieval occupation sites and associated cultivation earthworks
- Roundway Hill Farm round barrows
- Round barrow cemetery and part of a field system 200m south of Beckhampton Penning
- Five round barrows 1040m NNE of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Long barrow in Barrow Plantation, East Down
- Bowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Thornham Down prehistoric and medieval landscapes
- Enclosure and boundary earthwork west of Scraggy Copse
- Field system on Penning 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
- Deserted medieval village E of Manor Farm
- Two bowl barrows 400m south of Tanhill Penning
- Long barrow 650m WSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Pair of round barrows and section of linear earthwork NE of the gallops on West Down
- Earthwork enclosure 950m SSE of Manor Farm
- Oldbury Camp hillfort, bowl barrow and cross dyke on Cherhill Down
- Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Saucer barrow on North Down
- Long barrow 85m west of Cherhill Monument
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Linear boundary earthwork and associated field system on Cherhill Down
- Bowl barrow 200m north of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- 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 barrows on Draycott Hill
- 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.
- Earth Burgh (or Eorth Burh) NW of New Town Farm
- Ditch W of Tanhill Fair
- Barrow east of Chirton Landing Strip
- Group of six round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 120m north of the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton Buildings
- Remains of `Falkner's Circle', a Neolithic stone circle 180m east of the West Kennet Avenue
- Barrow north-west of Weatherhill Scrub
- Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Bowl barrow 350m north-east of White Horse Plantation
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bowl barrow 400m west of Cooks Plantation
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Tanhill Penning
- Bowl barrow on Calstone Down, 500m south of Witch Plantation
- Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- East Kennett long barrow, 600m south of East Kennett church
- Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated 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
- Devil's Den long barrow, 600m east of White Acre
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Ivy House Farm
- Swanborough Tump
- Bowl barrow north of splinterproof shelter, Larkhill Artillery Range
- Bowl barrow 50m south-east of the `Sanctuary' forming part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Three round barrows west of Netheravon Aerodrome
- Field system 275yds (250m) N of Field Barn
- Bowl barrow 40m north west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Avebury henge and stone circles
- Four earthwork enclosures on All Cannings Down
- Beckhampton round barrow cemetery 150m north east of the `Waggon and Horses'
- Pair of bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Bowl barrow in The Belt, 350m north east of Hill Barn
- Round barrow near Charlton Clumps
- Pair of round barrows 400m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated on Avebury Down
- Enclosure on Black Heath Down
- Linear round barrow cemetery 200m ENE of West Kennett long barrow
- Enclosure north of Chirton Gorse
- Linear earthworks forming part of a field system on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Langdean stone circle
- Pair of bowl barrows 150m north of the Wansdyke on All Cannings Down
- Barrow S of Wansdyke
- Three Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Two boundary earthworks on the west of Rushall Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Bell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton Down
- Bowl barrow 550m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Pair of bowl barrows 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Square enclosure 350m north of Wansdyke on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Multiple trackway between and north of Round Clump and Dogtail Plantation
- Two round barrows W of New Town Farm
- Round barrow 1260m NNE of Baltic Farm, 75m south of Roman Road, forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- The Long Monument
- Bowl barrow 50m north east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- West Kennett Farm palisaded enclosures
- Pair of bowl barrows situated on the south east of Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 840m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- 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.
- South Street long barrow, 70m south east of the Long Stones
- Orcheston Down Romano-British landscape
- Four bowl barrows forming part of a cemetery 270m east of long barrow on Roughridge Hill
- Enclosure on Summer Down
- All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site
- Section of the Wansdyke
- Two bowl barrows 670m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Long Stones long barrow 150m north of Beckhampton House
- 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
- Ell Barrow, long barrow
- Casterley Camp and associated monuments
- Bowl barrow forming part of a cemetery 800m east of Kitchen Barrow
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Long barrow on Horton Down
- Grange Stables bell barrow
- Boundary earthwork east of Church Hill
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 135m ENE of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 1km west of Tan Hill
- Earthwork enclosure N of Wansdyke
- West Kennet Avenue and an earthwork bank east of West Kennett Farm
- Three bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap Cottage
- Medieval village site
- Cross dyke 230m south west of Cherhill Monument
- Cross ridge dyke on Morgan's Hill
- Round barrow in the grounds of RAF Upavon
- Green Bank bowl barrow, 230m east of the Avebury henge monument
- Iron Age enclosure on Overton Hill, 600m north west of North Farm
- Enclosure south-east of Candown Copse
- Harepit Way linear boundary
- Shrunken medieval village site E of Avebury Trusloe
- Bowl barrow situated 500m SSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Bowl barrow 900m SSE of Green Bank
- Bowl barrow 150m east of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill
- Bowl barrow 950m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Strip lynchets north-east of East Chisenbury
- Saucer barrow 910m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Round barrow north of Summer Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North Down
- Enford Roman villa
- Bowl barrow forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Rybury camp
- West Kennet bell barrow, 160m north-west of West Kennet long barrow
- Bowl barrow 50m south of The Sanctuary on Overton Hill, forming part of the Seven Barrow Hill round 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.
- Wansdyke: section from S of Furze Hill to Marlborough-Pewsey road
- Pair of round barrows forming part of the Bronze Age round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- Kitchen Barrow: a long barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- The Sanctuary, Overton Hill
- West Kennet long barrow, 800m south-east of Silbury Hill
- Earthwork W of New Town Farm
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Hemp Knoll
- Bowl barrow 230m west of The Grange, Beckhampton
- Barrow on Avebury Down, S of track from Avebury
- Earthwork NW of New Town Farm
- Bowl barrow 120m west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Bowl barrow 840m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 500m west of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill; part of a group of three bowl barrows
- Field system E of Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Boundary earthwork from East Down to Orcheston Down
- Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on All Cannings Down
- A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert
- Grange bowl barrow 130m north west of The Grange Stables bell barrow, Beckhampton
- Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage
- Bowl barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Group of three bowl barrows 250m north east of Shepherds' Shore
- Boundary feature on Ball Down
- Adam's Grave: a long barrow on Walker's Hill
- Group of five round barrows north-east of the Sanctuary: part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow 1070m NNW of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow east of the Ridgeway forming part of the Overton Hill Bronze Age round barrow cemetery.
- Bell barrow on Easton Down
