Lower Compton
Lower Compton is a Village in the county of Wiltshire.
Lower Compton postcode: SN11 8QS
There are great places to visit near Lower Compton including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes and villages.
Lower Compton has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.
Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Silbury Hill are some of Lower Compton best ancient sites to visit near Lower Compton.
There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Lower Compton like Avebury Manor.
Coate Water Country Park is one of Lower Compton's best, nearby country parks to visit in Lower Compton.
There are a number of lakes near to Lower Compton including Coate Water.
The area around Lower Compton's best villages can be found at Ashton Keynes.
Lower Compton History
There are some historic monuments around Lower Compton:
- Cross ridge dyke on Morgan's Hill
- Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton 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
- Cross dyke 520m north east of Cherhill Monument
- Pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation
- Three Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bowl barrow at east end of Morgan's Hill
- Round barrow in Mount Wood, 300m north-east of Upper Lodge
- Linear earthworks forming part of a field system on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Section of Wansdyke and associated monuments from east of The Firs to the eastern side of Tan Hill
- Field system E of Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Medieval village cross 100m north east of St Martin's Church
- Saucer barrow 910m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Grange bowl barrow 130m north west of The Grange Stables bell barrow, Beckhampton
- Pair of bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on All Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 350m north-east of White Horse Plantation
- Medieval settlement immediately north west of Upper Littlecott Farm
- Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Bowl barrow 950m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Five round barrows 1040m NNE of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Long barrow on King's Play Hill, 430m north west of Hill Cottage
- Devizes Castle
- Medieval settlement 520m north east of Lower Beversbrook Farm
- Bowl barrow 230m west of The Grange, Beckhampton
- Two bowl barrows 670m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Cross dyke 230m south west of Cherhill Monument
- Village cross 12m north of St Mary's church
- Group of three bowl barrows 250m north east of Shepherds' Shore
- The Long Monument
- Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert
- Oldbury Camp hillfort, bowl barrow and cross dyke on Cherhill Down
- Wansdyke: 460yds (420m) SE of Broads Green to 266yds (240m) NE of Paddock Farm
- Deserted medieval village E of Manor Farm
- Long barrow on Horton Down
- Harepit Way linear boundary
- Bowl barrow 840m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill 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 forming part of a round barrow cemetery 120m north of the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill 510m north of Hill Cottage
- Bowl barrow 190m north east of Nolands Farm, Yatesbury
- Kitchen Barrow: a long barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Field system 275yds (250m) N of Field Barn
- Village cross
- Nuthills Roman villa
- Oliver's Camp and two round barrows outside Oliver's Camp
- Pair of bell barrows and a pair of bowl barrows forming part of a barrow cemetery at Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill, 420m north of Hill Cottage
- Moated site and fishpond north-west of Pinhills Farm
- Bowl barrow on Calstone Down, 500m south of Witch Plantation
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Furze Knoll
- Medieval rural settlement at Quemerford
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery on North Down
- South Street long barrow, 70m south east of the Long Stones
- Bell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.
- Bowl barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- 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 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Long barrow 650m WSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Linear boundary earthwork and associated field system on Cherhill 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
- Two bowl barrows in Roundway Hill Covert
- Square enclosure 350m north of Wansdyke on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Two medieval fishponds 170m north of Little Park Farm
- Enclosure on Horton Down
- Medieval settlement, moat and fishponds at Woodhill Park Farm
- Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Ten barrows forming part of Fox Covert round barrow cemetery, West Down.
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Long barrow on Easton Down
- Saucer barrow on North Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a cemetery 800m east of Kitchen Barrow
- Grange Stables bell barrow
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Roundway Hill Farm round barrows
- Bell barrow on Easton Down
- Medieval cross 30m north east of St Martin's Church
- Bradenstoke Priory and fishponds and an associated motte and earthworks at Clack Mount.
- Remains of watermill 500m east of Freeth Farm
- Cross dyke 450m west of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow 1km west of Tan Hill
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Hemp Knoll
- 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 500m west of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill; part of a group of three bowl barrows
- Bowl barrow 1150m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Caen Hill locks
- Bowl barrow 550m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Romano-British villa complex 330m north west of Queen Court Farm
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Avebury Long Stones 380m east of The Grange Stables, Beckhampton
- Bowl barrow 60m east of Roundway Hill Covert
- Roman road in Spye Park
- Ditch W of Tanhill Fair
- Bowl barrow 840m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Pair of bowl barrows situated on the south east of Bishop's Cannings Down
- Group of small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down long barrow
- Four bowl barrows forming part of a cemetery 270m east of long barrow on Roughridge Hill
- Bowl barrow 150m east of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill
- Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Bowl barrow situated 500m SSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bowl barrow 1070m NNW of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Baltic Farm
- Two bowl barrows 320m south-east of Little London
- Long barrow 85m west of Cherhill Monument
- Round barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 135m ENE of Baltic Farm
- All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site
- Bowl barrow 400m west of Cooks Plantation
- Square earthwork enclosure 450m north west of Baltic Farm on Morgan's Hill
- Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton Buildings
- Bowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Long Stones long barrow 150m north of Beckhampton House
- Bell barrow 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.
- Rybury camp
- Pair of round barrows and section of linear earthwork NE of the gallops on West Down
