Bishops Cannings
Bishops Cannings is a Town in the county of Wiltshire.
There are great places to visit near Bishops Cannings including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes, parks and villages.
Bishops Cannings's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.
Bishops Cannings's best nearby ancient sites can be found at Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, Silbury Hill, and Barbury Castle.
Avebury Manor is one of Bishops Cannings's best, nearby historic buildings to visit in Bishops Cannings.
There are a several good country parks in the Bishops Cannings area like Coate Water Country Park, Barbury Castle Country Park, and Lydiard Park.
There are a number of lakes near to Bishops Cannings including Coate Water.
Bishops Cannings is near some unmissable parks like Lydiard Park,
Villages to visit near Bishops Cannings include Ashton Keynes.
Bishops Cannings History
There are some historic monuments around Bishops Cannings:
- Round barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Bowl barrow 550m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery on North Down
- Field system on Penning Down
- Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill
- Richardson medieval settlement
- Medieval settlement 520m north east of Lower Beversbrook Farm
- Bowl barrow 200m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow situated 500m SSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Furze Knoll
- Group of three bowl barrows 250m north east of Shepherds' Shore
- Group of small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down long barrow
- Multiple trackway between and north of Round Clump and Dogtail Plantation
- Two boundary earthworks on the west of Rushall Down
- Square enclosure 350m north of Wansdyke on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Long barrow on King's Play Hill, 430m north west of Hill Cottage
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Five round barrows 1040m NNE of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a cemetery 800m east of Kitchen Barrow
- Grange Stables bell barrow
- Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Moated site and fishpond north-west of Pinhills Farm
- Four earthwork enclosures on All Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 400m west of Cooks Plantation
- Bowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Cross dyke 520m north east of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow 190m north east of Nolands Farm, Yatesbury
- All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site
- Two bowl barrows 400m south of Tanhill Penning
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 120m north of the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Bowl barrow 840m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Barrow north-west of Weatherhill Scrub
- Bowl barrow 150m east of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill
- Site of an oval stone circle and part of an adjacent field system 700m SW of West Kennet long barrow.
- Long barrow 85m west of Cherhill Monument
- Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North Down
- Barrow east of Chirton Landing Strip
- Round barrow 1260m NNE of Baltic Farm, 75m south of Roman Road, forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Saucer barrow 250m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Pair of bowl barrows situated on the south east of Bishop's Cannings Down
- Deserted medieval village E of Manor Farm
- Caen Hill locks
- Round barrow cemetery and part of a field system 200m south of Beckhampton Penning
- Rybury camp
- 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 forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Barrow S of Wansdyke
- Bowl barrow on Calstone Down, 500m south of Witch Plantation
- Long barrow on Horton Down
- Round barrow near Charlton Clumps
- Linear boundary earthwork and associated field system on Cherhill Down
- Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on All Cannings Down
- Roundway Hill Farm round barrows
- Round barrow cemetery 400m south of Avebury henge monument on Waden Hill
- A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert
- The Hatfield Earthwork: a henge enclosure, henge and remains of monumental mound at Marden
- Enclosure on Horton Down
- Enclosure and boundary earthwork west of Scraggy Copse
- Bowl barrow 1070m NNW of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Medieval village site
- Silbury Hill: a monumental Neolithic mound west of the River Kennet and south of Avebury village
- Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Bowl barrow 500m west of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill; part of a group of three bowl barrows
- Saucer barrow 910m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill 510m north of Hill Cottage
- Long Stones long barrow 150m north of Beckhampton House
- Devizes Castle
- Pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation
- Medieval village cross 100m north east of St Martin's Church
- Bowl barrow 60m east of Roundway Hill Covert
- Pair of bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington 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
- Wansdyke: 460yds (420m) SE of Broads Green to 266yds (240m) NE of Paddock Farm
- Field system 275yds (250m) N of Field Barn
- Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Oliver's Camp and two round barrows outside Oliver's Camp
- South Street long barrow, 70m south east of the Long Stones
- Shrunken medieval village site E of Avebury Trusloe
- Earthwork enclosure on Allington Down
- Long barrow 650m WSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Cross dyke 230m south west of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Remains of watermill 500m east of Freeth Farm
- Avebury henge and stone circles
- Earthwork enclosure N of Wansdyke
- Moated site 300m north-east of Potterne Park Farm
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Avebury Long Stones 380m east of The Grange Stables, Beckhampton
- Enclosure on Marden Down
- Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton Buildings
- West Kennet long barrow, 800m south-east of Silbury Hill
- Two bowl barrows 320m south-east of Little London
- Pair of bowl barrows 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Kitchen Barrow: a long barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Enclosure north of Chirton Gorse
- Three Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Long barrow on Easton Down
- Pair of bowl barrows 150m north of the Wansdyke on All Cannings Down
- Field system E of Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Grange bowl barrow 130m north west of The Grange Stables bell barrow, Beckhampton
- The Long Monument
- Two bowl barrows in Roundway Hill Covert
- Bowl barrow at east end of Morgan's Hill
- Four bowl barrows forming part of a cemetery 270m east of long barrow on Roughridge Hill
- Pair of bell barrows and a pair of bowl barrows forming part of a barrow cemetery at Baltic Farm
- Linear earthworks forming part of a field system on Bishop's Cannings 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
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Medieval cross 30m north east of St Martin's Church
- Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 750m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill, 420m north of Hill Cottage
- West Kennet bell barrow, 160m north-west of West Kennet long barrow
- Two bowl barrows north of Rowbury Lane
- Square earthwork enclosure 450m north west of Baltic Farm on Morgan's Hill
- Bowl barrow 750m south-west of Manor Farm: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Two bowl barrows 670m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Oldbury Camp hillfort, bowl barrow and cross dyke on Cherhill Down
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 135m ENE of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 950m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Nuthills Roman villa
- Section of Wansdyke and associated monuments from east of The Firs to the eastern side of Tan Hill
- Cross dyke 450m west of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow 350m north-east of White Horse Plantation
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 230m west of The Grange, Beckhampton
- Pair of round barrows 200m SSE of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Round barrow in Mount Wood, 300m north-east of Upper Lodge
- Bowl barrow 1150m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Medieval rural settlement at Quemerford
- Boundary earthworks on Wilsford Down
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Hemp Knoll
- Saucer barrow on North Down
- Ten barrows forming part of Fox Covert round barrow cemetery, West Down.
- Ditch W of Tanhill Fair
- Bowl barrow 1km west of Tan Hill
- Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Harepit Way linear boundary
- Bell barrow on Easton Down
- Winterbourne Bassett mound
- Beckhampton round barrow cemetery 150m north east of the `Waggon and Horses'
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery adjacent to the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Boundary feature, western section of Long Ditch across Wilsford Down
- Cross ridge dyke on Morgan's Hill
- Bowl barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Bowl barrow 840m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Bowl barrow 700m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Pair of round barrows and section of linear earthwork NE of the gallops on West Down
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton Down
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Tanhill Penning
