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 and villages.
Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury are some of Bishops Cannings best historic monuments to visit near Bishops Cannings.
There are a several good ancient sites in the Bishops Cannings area like Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Silbury Hill.
There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Bishops Cannings like Avebury Manor.
There are a number of country parks near to Bishops Cannings including Coate Water Country Park.
There are a number of lakes near to Bishops Cannings including Coate Water.
Don't miss Ashton Keynes's villages if visiting the area around Bishops Cannings.
Bishops Cannings History
There are some historic monuments around Bishops Cannings:
- Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill
- West Kennet long barrow, 800m south-east of Silbury Hill
- Remains of watermill 500m east of Freeth Farm
- Bowl barrow 700m south-east of Windmill Hill
- The Long Monument
- Bell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton Down
- Pair of bowl barrows 150m north of the Wansdyke on All Cannings Down
- Group of three bowl barrows 250m north east of Shepherds' Shore
- Medieval village site
- Round barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert
- Long barrow on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 550m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Medieval cross 30m north east of St Martin's Church
- Four earthwork enclosures on All Cannings Down
- Pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation
- Eleven round barrows 1000m north of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery, and a probable enclosed Iron Age farmstead on North Down
- Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Tanhill Penning
- Richardson medieval settlement
- Moated site and fishpond north-west of Pinhills Farm
- Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.
- Bowl barrow 750m 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
- Beckhampton round barrow cemetery 150m north east of the `Waggon and Horses'
- Long Stones long barrow 150m north of Beckhampton House
- Bell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Multiple trackway between and north of Round Clump and Dogtail Plantation
- Pair of bell barrows and a pair of bowl barrows forming part of a barrow cemetery at Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow forming part of a cemetery 800m east of Kitchen Barrow
- Avebury henge and stone circles
- Cross dyke 450m west of Cherhill Monument
- Grange Stables bell barrow
- Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Bowl barrow 840m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Two bowl barrows north of Rowbury Lane
- Long barrow 650m WSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Devizes Castle
- Kitchen Barrow: a long barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- South Street long barrow, 70m south east of the Long Stones
- Cross dyke 520m north east of Cherhill Monument
- Medieval settlement 520m north east of Lower Beversbrook Farm
- Bowl barrow 500m west of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill; part of a group of three bowl barrows
- Bell barrow on Easton Down
- Medieval rural settlement at Quemerford
- Square earthwork enclosure 450m north west of Baltic Farm on Morgan's Hill
- Deserted medieval village E of Manor Farm
- Field system E of Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Five round barrows 1040m NNE of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Caen Hill locks
- Two bowl barrows 320m south-east of Little London
- Linear boundary earthwork and associated field system on Cherhill Down
- Bowl barrow 750m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Round barrow 1260m NNE of Baltic Farm, 75m south of Roman Road, forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bowl barrow at east end of Morgan's Hill
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Group of small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down long barrow
- Long barrow on King's Play Hill, 430m north west of Hill Cottage
- Section of Wansdyke and associated monuments from east of The Firs to the eastern side of Tan Hill
- Pair of bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Bowl barrow 750m south-west of Manor Farm: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Saucer barrow 910m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North Down
- Three Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bowl barrow 400m west of Cooks Plantation
- Two bowl barrows 670m 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
- Site of an oval stone circle and part of an adjacent field system 700m SW of West Kennet long barrow.
- 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
- Enclosure on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Pair of round barrows and section of linear earthwork NE of the gallops on West Down
- Bowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Four bowl barrows forming part of a cemetery 270m east of long barrow on Roughridge Hill
- Roundway Hill Farm round barrows
- 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
- Two boundary earthworks on the west of Rushall Down
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Pair of bowl barrows situated on the south east of Bishop's Cannings Down
- Barrow S of Wansdyke
- Nuthills Roman villa
- Bowl barrow 230m west of The Grange, Beckhampton
- Two saucer barrows and a pair of bowl barrows 750m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Moated site 300m north-east of Potterne Park Farm
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Barrow east of Chirton Landing Strip
- Bowl barrow situated 60m 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
- Round barrow near Charlton Clumps
- Shrunken medieval village site E of Avebury Trusloe
- Silbury Hill: a monumental Neolithic mound west of the River Kennet and south of Avebury village
- Bowl barrow 1070m NNW of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 350m north-east of White Horse Plantation
- Bowl barrow 1150m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Enclosure on Marden Down
- Rybury camp
- A causewayed enclosure, the core of a round barrow cemetery, part of a prehistoric field system and an associated mortuary enclosure on Windmill Hill
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Furze Knoll
- Long barrow 85m west of Cherhill Monument
- The Hatfield Earthwork: a henge enclosure, henge and remains of monumental mound at Marden
- Enclosure north of Chirton Gorse
- Avebury Long Stones 380m east of The Grange Stables, Beckhampton
- Winterbourne Bassett mound
- Barrow north-west of Weatherhill Scrub
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Hemp Knoll
- Medieval village cross 100m north east of St Martin's Church
- Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 135m ENE of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 200m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Ditch W of Tanhill Fair
- Round barrow cemetery 400m south of Avebury henge monument on Waden Hill
- Earthwork enclosure N of Wansdyke
- Bowl barrow 1km west of Tan Hill
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill 510m north of Hill Cottage
- Wansdyke: 460yds (420m) SE of Broads Green to 266yds (240m) NE of Paddock Farm
- Two bowl barrows in Roundway Hill Covert
- Boundary feature, western section of Long Ditch across Wilsford Down
- Bowl barrow situated 500m SSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Boundary earthworks on Wilsford Down
- Two bowl barrows 400m south of Tanhill Penning
- Harepit Way linear boundary
- Round barrow cemetery and part of a field system 200m south of Beckhampton Penning
- Bowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 120m north of the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Oliver's Camp and two round barrows outside Oliver's Camp
- Pair of round barrows 200m SSE of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Cross ridge dyke on Morgan's Hill
- Bowl barrow on Calstone Down, 500m south of Witch Plantation
- West Kennet bell barrow, 160m north-west of West Kennet long barrow
- Oldbury Camp hillfort, bowl barrow and cross dyke on Cherhill Down
- Enclosure and boundary earthwork west of Scraggy Copse
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery adjacent to the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Square enclosure 350m north of Wansdyke on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Field system on Penning Down
- Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 60m east of Roundway Hill Covert
- Cross dyke 230m south west of Cherhill Monument
- Ten barrows forming part of Fox Covert round barrow cemetery, West Down.
- Field system 275yds (250m) N of Field Barn
- Saucer barrow on North Down
- Grange bowl barrow 130m north west of The Grange Stables bell barrow, Beckhampton
- Linear earthworks forming part of a field system on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton Buildings
- Earthwork enclosure on Allington Down
- Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 840m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Round barrow in Mount Wood, 300m north-east of Upper Lodge
- Saucer barrow 250m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Long barrow on Easton Down
- Bowl barrow 190m north east of Nolands Farm, Yatesbury
