Hilmarton
Hilmarton is a Town in the county of Wiltshire.
There are great places to visit near Hilmarton including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes and villages.
There are a several good historic monuments in the Hilmarton area like Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.
Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Silbury Hill are some of Hilmarton best ancient sites to visit near Hilmarton.
Avebury Manor is a great place to visit close to Hilmarton if you like historic buildings.
Coate Water Country Park is one of Hilmarton's best, nearby country parks to visit in Hilmarton.
There are a several good lakes in the area around Hilmarton like Coate Water.
There are a number of villages near to Hilmarton including Ashton Keynes.
Hilmarton History
There are some historic monuments around Hilmarton:
- Harepit Way linear boundary
- Field system E of Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Bowl barrow 840m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on All Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Grange bowl barrow 130m north west of The Grange Stables bell barrow, Beckhampton
- Bowl barrow 190m north east of Nolands Farm, Yatesbury
- Square enclosure 350m north of Wansdyke on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 230m west of The Grange, Beckhampton
- A causewayed enclosure, the core of a round barrow cemetery, part of a prehistoric field system and an associated mortuary enclosure on Windmill Hill
- Nuthills Roman villa
- Village cross
- Moated site and fishpond north-west of Pinhills Farm
- Bowl barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Bradenstoke Priory and fishponds and an associated motte and earthworks at Clack Mount.
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Kitchen Barrow: a long barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Medieval cross 30m north east of St Martin's Church
- Oldbury Camp hillfort, bowl barrow and cross dyke on Cherhill Down
- Pair of bowl barrows situated on the south east of Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 1150m 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
- Bell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton Down
- Long barrow 85m west of Cherhill Monument
- Section of Wansdyke and associated monuments from east of The Firs to the eastern side of Tan Hill
- Medieval rural settlement at Quemerford
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Post mill at Church Hills
- Village cross 12m north of St Mary's church
- Bowl barrow on Calstone Down, 500m south of Witch Plantation
- Oliver's Camp and two round barrows outside Oliver's Camp
- Bowl barrow forming part of a cemetery 800m east of Kitchen Barrow
- Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Rabbit warren 800m east of Woodlane Farm
- Group of three bowl barrows 250m north east of Shepherds' Shore
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery on North Down
- Long barrow on Horton Down
- Pair of round barrows 200m SSE of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Moated site 400m north-east of Hooker's Gate
- Medieval settlement 520m north east of Lower Beversbrook Farm
- Two saucer barrows and a pair of bowl barrows 750m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Round barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Wansdyke: 460yds (420m) SE of Broads Green to 266yds (240m) NE of Paddock Farm
- Romano-British villa complex 330m north west of Queen Court Farm
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill, 420m north of Hill Cottage
- Field system 275yds (250m) N of Field Barn
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery adjacent to the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Bowl barrow 500m west of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill; part of a group of three bowl barrows
- Cross ridge dyke on Morgan's Hill
- Bowl barrow 840m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Roman road in Spye Park
- Two bowl barrows 670m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Hemp Knoll
- Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.
- Saucer barrow 910m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Long barrow on Easton Down
- Pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation
- Roundway Hill Farm round barrows
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bell barrow on Easton Down
- Bowl barrow 400m west of Cooks Plantation
- Medieval rural settlement 240m south of Lower Woodshaw Farm
- Bowl barrow at east end of Morgan's Hill
- Medieval village cross 100m north east of St Martin's Church
- Medieval settlement, moat and fishponds at Woodhill Park Farm
- Bowl barrow 1070m NNW of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Remains of watermill 500m east of Freeth Farm
- Cross dyke 450m west of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Square earthwork enclosure 450m north west of Baltic Farm on Morgan's Hill
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 135m ENE of Baltic Farm
- Five round barrows 1040m NNE of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Ten barrows forming part of Fox Covert round barrow cemetery, West Down.
- Bowl barrow 60m east of Roundway Hill Covert
- Long barrow on King's Play Hill, 430m north west of Hill Cottage
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Grange Stables bell barrow
- Three Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Medieval settlement 400m south west of Crew's Farm
- South Street long barrow, 70m south east of the Long Stones
- Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton Buildings
- Medieval settlement immediately north west of Upper Littlecott Farm
- Pair of bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Bowl barrow 150m east of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill
- Linear earthworks forming part of a field system on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Post mill mound 150m north west of Brynards Hill Farm
- Bowl barrow 1km west of Tan Hill
- Bowl barrow situated 500m SSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Enclosure on Horton Down
- A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 120m north of the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Linear boundary earthwork and associated field system on Cherhill Down
- Long Stones long barrow 150m north of Beckhampton House
- Saucer barrow on North Down
- Cross dyke 230m south west of Cherhill Monument
- 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 350m north-east of White Horse Plantation
- Two medieval fishponds 170m north of Little Park Farm
- Bell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Round barrow 1260m NNE of Baltic Farm, 75m south of Roman Road, forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Round barrow in Mount Wood, 300m north-east of Upper Lodge
- Eleven round barrows 1000m north of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery, and a probable enclosed Iron Age farmstead on North Down
- Ditch W of Tanhill Fair
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill 510m north of Hill Cottage
- Group of small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down long barrow
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Motte castle 20m west of Great Somerford Church
- Bowl barrow 550m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 200m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Baltic Farm
- Long barrow 650m WSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Cross dyke 520m north east of Cherhill Monument
- Four bowl barrows forming part of a cemetery 270m east of long barrow on Roughridge Hill
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North Down
- Bowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Furze Knoll
- Two bowl barrows 320m south-east of Little London
- Pair of round barrows and section of linear earthwork NE of the gallops on West Down
- Bowl barrow 950m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
