West Dean is a Village in the county of Wiltshire.

Retail in West Dean

There are great places to visit near West Dean including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes, parks and villages.

West Dean has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.

There are a several good ancient sites in the West Dean area like Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, Silbury Hill, and Barbury Castle.

Don't miss Avebury Manor's historic buildings if visiting the area around West Dean.

Country Parks to visit near West Dean include Coate Water Country Park, Barbury Castle Country Park, and Lydiard Park.

The area around West Dean's best lakes can be found at Coate Water.

The area around West Dean's best parks can be found at Lydiard Park.

Don't miss Ashton Keynes's villages if visiting the area around West Dean.

West Dean History

There are some historic monuments around West Dean:

• Bell barrow, three bowl barrows and gas testing trenches on Idmiston Down
• Bowl barrow 20m south west of Hill Lodge: one of a group of round barrows on Broughton Hill
• Bowl barrow 50m west of the Battery Hill triangulation point
• Bowl barrow 770m north of Longcross Pond forming part of Black Bush Plain round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows 265m south of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: part of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Site of manor house
• Moated site 100m south of Manor Farm, Plaitford
• The Mount round barrow
• Holbury Wood camp
• Bell barrow and bowl barrow 500m NNW of Long Orchard
• Fussell's long barrow
• Bronze Age enclosure and linear boundary earthwork on Boscombe Down East
• Bowl barrow 795m WSW of Franklin's Well
• Bowl barrow 680m SSE of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Two bowl barrows 90m south of Hill Lodge: part of a group of round barrows on Broughton Hill
• Bell barrow 250m NNE of the sports ground: one of a group of round barrows north west of Idmiston Down
• Beach Barrow
• Bronze Age enclosure and two bowl barrows 520m north east of Moll Harris's Clump on Idmiston Down
• Bowl barrow 720m north of Longcross Pond forming part of Black Bush Plain round barrow cemetery
• Roman road between A30 main road and Winterslow Corner
• Figsbury Ring
• Bowl barrow 260m SSE of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Risbury Hill round barrows
• Long barrow, Winterbourne
• Three bowl barrows 200m east of Manor Farm: part of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Studley Castle royal hunting lodge
• Bowl barrow 370m east of Manor Farm: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Roman earthwork
• Circular earthwork
• Bowl barrow 645m north of Longcross Pond forming part of Black Bush Plain round barrow cemetery
• Two disc barrows and two bowl barrows 900m north of Moll Harris's Clump on Idmiston Down
• West Dean Roman villa
• Bowl barrow 750m NNE of Easton Down Farm
• Castle Copse camp
• Bowl barrow 440m SSW of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Bowl barrow 530m SSW of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Bowl barrow 675m north of Longcross Pond forming part of Black Bush Plain round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 90m west of Hill Lodge: one of a group of round barrows on Broughton Hill
• Bell barrow, bowl barrow and section of hollow way 600m NNW of Long Orchard
• Bowl barrow 535m SSW of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Iron Age fort in Ashley's Copse
• Two bowl barrows 940m north of Longcross Pond forming part of Black Bush Plain round barrow cemetery
• Roman villa at East Grimstead
• Bell barrow and two bowl barrows 180m south west of Stagbury Hill, Furzley Common
• Bell barrow 300m ENE of the sports ground: one of a group of round barrows north west of Idmiston Down
• Horse Barrow
• Templeman's Farm round barrow
• Bowl barrow 375m WNW of Easton Down Farm: part of a group of round barrows south of Easton Down
• West Dean Roman villa
• Tithe barn, Roche Old Court
• Barrows forming part of a cemetery, 320m north west of The Pheasant Hotel
• Landford Common round barrows
• Iron Age hillfort in Ashley's Copse
• Long barrow 140m WSW of the Battery Hill triangulation point
• Two bowl barrows 400m west of Easton Down Farm: part of a group of round barrows south of Easton Down
• Bowl barrow 650m ESE of Manor Farm: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Dunwood camp
• Bowl barrow 450m ENE of Manor Farm: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Barrows in Bath Hole and Bury Hill Plantations
• Rabbit warren and four bowl barrows on Stagbury Hill, Furzley Common
• Roman road immediately south east of Buckholt Farm
• Saucer barrow 400m north east of the sports ground: one of a group of round barrows north west of Idmiston Down
• Section of Roman road by Upper and Lower Noad's Copse