Urchfont
Urchfont is a Town in the county of Wiltshire.
There are great places to visit near Urchfont including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes, parks and villages.
There are a several good historic monuments in the Urchfont area like Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.
Urchfont's best nearby ancient sites can be found at Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, Silbury Hill, and Barbury Castle.
There are a number of historic buildings near to Urchfont including Avebury Manor.
Coate Water Country Park, Barbury Castle Country Park, and Lydiard Park are some of Urchfont best country parks to visit near Urchfont.
Urchfont is near some unmissable lakes like Coate Water,
Places near Urchfont feature a number of interesting parks including Lydiard Park.
Villages to visit near Urchfont include Ashton Keynes.
Urchfont History
There are some historic monuments around Urchfont:
- Pair of bowl barrows situated on the south east of Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bell barrow on Easton Down
- Pair of bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a cemetery 800m east of Kitchen Barrow
- Field system 275yds (250m) N of Field Barn
- Long barrow and Old Ditch linear earthwork, on Tilshead Down
- Strip lynchet system east of Three Corner Firs
- Boundary feature, western section of Long Ditch across Wilsford Down
- Field system and settlement north of Chapperton Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Two saucer barrows and a pair of bowl barrows 750m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Pair of bell barrows and a pair of bowl barrows forming part of a barrow cemetery at Baltic Farm
- Enclosure on Horton Down
- Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill
- Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on All Cannings Down
- Caen Hill locks
- White Barrow, a long barrow
- Group of three bowl barrows 250m north east of Shepherds' Shore
- Ell Barrow, long barrow
- Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Baltic Farm
- Field system on Penning Down
- Bowl barrow 550m north-east of Baltic Farm
- 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
- Long barrow in Barrow Plantation, East Down
- Bell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Silver Barrow, Orcheston Down
- Barrow east of Chirton Landing Strip
- Bowl barrow situated 500m SSW of Shepherds' Shore
- West Kennet bell barrow, 160m north-west of West Kennet long barrow
- 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
- Square earthwork enclosure 450m north west of Baltic Farm on Morgan's Hill
- Round barrow north of Summer Down
- Two boundary features to the north/north-east and west of Silver Barrow
- Wansdyke: 460yds (420m) SE of Broads Green to 266yds (240m) NE of Paddock Farm
- Enclosure on Marden Down
- Pair of bowl barrows 150m north of the Wansdyke on All Cannings Down
- Long barrow north of Robin Hood Ball Clump
- Two bowl barrows 400m south of Tanhill Penning
- Bowl barrow on Berril Down
- Boundary earthworks on Wilsford Down
- Bowl barrow: one of three bowl barrows south-east of Warren Plantation
- Bowl barrow 1150m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow in Robin Hood Ball Clump
- Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- West Kennet long barrow, 800m south-east of Silbury Hill
- Long barrow on Easton Down
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 135m ENE of Baltic Farm
- Four bowl barrows forming part of a cemetery 270m east of long barrow on Roughridge Hill
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill 510m north of Hill Cottage
- Bowl barrow at east end of Morgan's Hill
- Bowl barrow north of splinterproof shelter, Larkhill Artillery Range
- Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse
- Linear round barrow cemetery 200m ENE of West Kennett long barrow
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery adjacent to the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Enclosure on Summer Down
- Field system on West Lavington Down
- Enclosure and boundary earthwork west of Scraggy Copse
- Saucer barrow on North Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North Down
- Barrow north-west of Weatherhill Scrub
- Bowl barrow 500m west of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill; part of a group of three bowl barrows
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Hemp Knoll
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Bowl barrow on Tilshead Down, 950m north west of Copehill Plantation
- Two bowl barrows 670m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Round barrow near Charlton Clumps
- Long barrow 650m WSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Deserted medieval village E of Manor Farm
- Square enclosure 350m north of Wansdyke on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 840m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Enclosure south-east of Candown Copse
- Two of three bowl barrows south-east of Warren Plantation
- Bowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 150m east of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill
- Linear earthwork on West Down
- Enclosure on Black Heath Down
- Long barrow south of Horse Down
- Round barrow cemetery and part of a field system 200m south of Beckhampton Penning
- Round barrow south-south-east of Greenland Camp
- Thornham Down prehistoric and medieval landscapes
- Boundary earthwork from East Down to Orcheston Down
- Long barrow on King's Play Hill, 430m north west of Hill Cottage
- Bowl barrow 1070m NNW of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Earthwork enclosure N of Wansdyke
- Bowl barrow 1km west of Tan Hill
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Tanhill Penning
- All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site
- Enclosure north of Chirton Gorse
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill, 420m north of Hill Cottage
- The Hatfield Earthwork: a henge enclosure, henge and remains of monumental mound at Marden
- Multiple trackway between and north of Round Clump and Dogtail Plantation
- Bowl barrow 950m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Pair of bowl barrows 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Orcheston Down Romano-British landscape
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Kitchen Barrow: a long barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Round barrow north-west of Goods Clump
- Two bowl barrows north of Rowbury Lane
- Four earthwork enclosures on All Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Furze Knoll
- Earthwork enclosure on Allington Down
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Two bowl barrows in Roundway Hill Covert
- Moated site 300m north-east of Potterne Park Farm
- Linear earthworks forming part of a field system on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Medieval village site
- Round barrow south of Robin Hood Ball Clump
- Three Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Ditch W of Tanhill Fair
- Two boundary earthworks on the west of Rushall Down
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North 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
- Boundary feature 700m south-west of The Plantation, West Lavington Down
- Rybury camp
- Boundary earthwork east of Church Hill
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 120m north of the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Boundary feature on Ball Down
- Bell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton Down
- Bowl barrow 60m east of Roundway Hill Covert
- Chapperton Down Prehistoric and Romano-British Landscape
- The Long Monument
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Roundway Hill Farm round barrows
- Devizes Castle
- Section of the Wansdyke
- Group of small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down long barrow
- Oliver's Camp and two round barrows outside Oliver's Camp
- Site of an oval stone circle and part of an adjacent field system 700m SW of West Kennet long barrow.
- Round barrow 1260m NNE of Baltic Farm, 75m south of Roman Road, forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Barrow S of Wansdyke
- Five round barrows 1040m NNE of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Long barrow on Horton Down
