Alton Barnes
Alton Barnes is a Village in the county of Wiltshire.
Alton Barnes postcode: SN8 4LE
There are great places to visit near Alton Barnes including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes and villages.
There are a several good historic monuments in the Alton Barnes area like Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.
The area around Alton Barnes features a number of interesting ancient sites including Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Silbury Hill.
The area around Alton Barnes's best historic buildings can be found at Avebury Manor.
Coate Water Country Park is one of Alton Barnes's best, nearby country parks to visit in Alton Barnes.
Lakes to visit near Alton Barnes include Coate Water.
There are a several good villages in the area around Alton Barnes like Ashton Keynes.
Alton Barnes History
There are some historic monuments around Alton Barnes:
- Thornham Down prehistoric and medieval landscapes
- Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Pair of bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Bowl barrow 750m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Bowl barrow 950m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 840m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Bowl barrow immediately west of the Ridgeway, 400m north east of its junction with Green Street
- Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Casterley Camp and associated monuments
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Rybury camp
- A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert
- Bowl barrow 50m north of Barrow Farm
- Boundary earthwork on Upavon Down
- Pair of round barrows 400m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated on Avebury Down
- Field system 275yds (250m) N of Field Barn
- Multiple trackway between and north of Round Clump and Dogtail Plantation
- Bowl barrow 190m north east of Nolands Farm, Yatesbury
- Iron Age enclosure on Overton Hill, 600m north west of North Farm
- Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton 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
- Earthwork enclosure on Allington Down
- Earthwork W of New Town Farm
- Bowl barrow east of the Ridgeway forming part of the Overton Hill Bronze Age round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow five hundred metres north-west of Baden Down Farm
- Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.
- Bell barrow on Easton Down
- Two bowl barrows 350m south east of Baden Down Farm
- Barrow S of Wansdyke
- Saucer barrow on North Down
- Saucer barrow 620m north of New Barn: Part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down
- Strip lynchets north-east of East Chisenbury
- Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse
- Linear barrow cemetery on Hackpen Hill
- Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 50m south-east of the `Sanctuary' forming part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Pair of bowl barrows 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Three sections of a linear earthwork south west of New Barn
- Bowl barrow 620m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Enclosure on Marden Down
- 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
- Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage
- Bowl barrow 1070m NNW of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- West Kennet bell barrow, 160m north-west of West Kennet long barrow
- Eleven round barrows 1000m north of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery, and a probable enclosed Iron Age farmstead on North Down
- Bowl barrow 375m east of Wick Bottom Barn
- Cross dyke 230m south west of Cherhill Monument
- Pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation
- Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 750m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Field system on Penning Down
- West Kennet Avenue and an earthwork bank east of West Kennett Farm
- Enclosure north of Chirton Gorse
- Three bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap Cottage
- Linear boundary earthwork and associated field system on Cherhill Down
- West Kennett Farm palisaded enclosures
- Enclosure on Black Heath Down
- Saucer barrow 910m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- West Chisenbury Settlement
- South Street long barrow, 70m south east of the Long Stones
- Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, cultivation, industrial and funerary remains on Fyfield, Overton and Manton Downs
- Boundary earthwork east of Church Hill
- Long barrow on Easton Down
- West Kennet long barrow, 800m south-east of Silbury Hill
- Wansdyke: section from S of Furze Hill to Marlborough-Pewsey road
- Bowl barrow 870m ESE of New Barn on Monkton Down
- Bowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Section of Wansdyke and associated monuments from east of The Firs to the eastern side of Tan Hill
- 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 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Earthwork enclosure N of Wansdyke
- 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
- Square earthwork enclosure 450m north west of Baltic Farm on Morgan's Hill
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Tanhill Penning
- Group of three bowl barrows 250m north east of Shepherds' Shore
- Enclosure and boundary earthwork west of Scraggy Copse
- Giant's Grave (Martinsell Hill)
- Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Saucer barrow 250m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Langdean stone circle
- Bowl barrow 690m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Enclosure on Ogbourne Down
- Bowl barrow in The Belt, 350m north east of Hill Barn
- Bowl barrow 770m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 550m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 40m north west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Medieval village site
- Earthwork enclosure 950m SSE of Manor Farm
- Round barrow in the grounds of RAF Upavon
- Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on All Cannings Down
- Three Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 135m ENE of Baltic Farm
- Grange bowl barrow 130m north west of The Grange Stables bell barrow, Beckhampton
- Bowl barrow 120m west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Two bowl barrows 400m south of Tanhill Penning
- Round barrow south-west of Compton Farm
- Bowl barrow 1km west of Tan Hill
- Square enclosure 350m north of Wansdyke on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Harepit Way linear boundary
- Withy Copse ditch
- Knap Hill camp near Alton Priors
- Pair of bowl barrows 150m north of the Wansdyke on All Cannings Down
- Group of four round barrows 500m south-east of Avebury Down Barn, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Hemp Knoll
- Bowl barrow 880m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Long barrow 85m west of Cherhill Monument
- Adam's Grave: a long barrow on Walker's Hill
- Six bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn: part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down
- Enclosure on Horton Down
- Shrunken medieval village site E of Avebury Trusloe
- Three confluent round barrows 580m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Round barrow cemetery and part of a field system 200m south of Beckhampton Penning
- Enclosure east of Baden Down Farm
- Swanborough Tump
- Round barrow in Mount Wood, 300m north-east of Upper Lodge
- Two boundary earthworks on the west of Rushall Down
- Village settlement on Barton Down
- Bohune Down round barrow
- Field system north-east of Chisenbury Field Barn
- Bowl barrow 650m ESE of New Barn, between Avebury Down and Monkton Down
- Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill
- Round barrow cemetery 400m south of Avebury henge monument on Waden Hill
- Bowl barrow situated 500m SSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Pair of round barrows forming part of the Bronze Age round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- Barrow east of Chirton Landing Strip
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Green Street and 1100m east of the Avebury henge monument, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Bowl barrow 200m north of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Bowl barrow 900m SSE of Green Bank
- Pair of round barrows 200m SSE of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Five round barrows 1040m NNE of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow and a saucer barrow 200m north of Rockley Plantation
- Bowl barrow forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Bowl barrow 1150m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 50m north east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton Buildings
- Bowl barrow 500m west of The Row
- Boundary earthworks on Wilsford Down
- Oldbury Camp hillfort, bowl barrow and cross dyke on Cherhill Down
- Two bowl barrows 820m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Earth Burgh (or Eorth Burh) NW of New Town Farm
- Long Stones long barrow 150m north of Beckhampton House
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Strip lynchet system north of Chisman's Cleeve
- Ditch W of Tanhill Fair
- Section of the Wansdyke
- Group of six round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- Barrow on Avebury Down, S of track from Avebury
- Boundary feature, western section of Long Ditch across Wilsford Down
- Group of four round barrows 300m north west of the junction between the Ridgeway and Green Street on Avebury Down
- Bowl barrow 900m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Bowl barrow 840m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Linear earthworks forming part of a field system on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Kitchen Barrow: a long barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Bowl barrow 50m south of The Sanctuary on Overton Hill, forming part of the Seven Barrow Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Ivy House Farm
- A causewayed enclosure, the core of a round barrow cemetery, part of a prehistoric field system and an associated mortuary enclosure on Windmill Hill
- Group of round barrows on Rough Hill
- The Sanctuary, Overton Hill
- Group of five round barrows north-east of the Sanctuary: part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Avebury Long Stones 380m east of The Grange Stables, Beckhampton
- Earthwork NW of New Town Farm
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery on North Down
- Enford Roman villa
- Four bowl barrows forming part of a cemetery 270m east of long barrow on Roughridge Hill
- Grange Stables bell barrow
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington 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 cemetery 800m east of Kitchen Barrow
- Round barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Bowl barrow 750m east of New Barn
- Green Bank bowl barrow, 230m east of the Avebury henge monument
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bell barrow 75m west of Red Shore
- Bowl barrow 400m west of Cooks Plantation
- Medieval settlement remains immediately west of The Vicarage
- Bowl barrow 700m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Bell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton Down
- Bowl barrow 200m east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 70m north of Green Street and east of the Avebury henge monument
- Bowl barrow 750m south-west of Manor Farm: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Longstreet Down
- Two bowl barrows 320m south-east of Little London
- Bowl barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Deserted medieval village E of Manor Farm
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 120m north of the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North 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
- Lidbury Camp, associated trackways and bowl barrow, on Littlecott Down
- Pair of bell barrows and a pair of bowl barrows forming part of a barrow cemetery at Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Round barrow north of Summer Down
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Avebury and 70m north of Green Street
- Penning bell barrow 600m east of Avebury Down Barn
- Bell barrow 300m south-east of Avebury Down Barn forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Bowl barrow on Calstone Down, 500m south of Witch Plantation
- Compton Farm Romano-British and Early Medieval occupation sites and associated cultivation earthworks
- Bell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Ell Barrow, long barrow
- Group of barrows on Draycott Hill
- Avebury henge and stone circles
- Long barrow on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 800m north-east of Hackpen Barn
- Cross dyke 450m west of Cherhill Monument
- Beckhampton round barrow cemetery 150m north east of the `Waggon and Horses'
- Pair of bowl barrows situated on the south east of Bishop's Cannings Down
- Round barrow near Charlton Clumps
- Remains of `Falkner's Circle', a Neolithic stone circle 180m east of the West Kennet Avenue
- Long barrow in Barrow Copse
- Devil's Den long barrow, 600m east of White Acre
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Baltic Farm
- Three Roman burial mounds, a Bronze Age bowl barrow, a pagan Saxon inhumation cemetery and a short length of Roman road on Overton Hill.
- Bowl barrow 70m north of Rockley Plantation
- East Kennett long barrow, 600m south of East Kennett church
- Bowl barrow 350m north-east of White Horse Plantation
- All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site
- Ten barrows forming part of Fox Covert round barrow cemetery, West Down.
- Cross dyke 520m north east of Cherhill Monument
- Pair of round barrows and section of linear earthwork NE of the gallops on West Down
- Silbury Hill: a monumental Neolithic mound west of the River Kennet and south of Avebury village
- Four earthwork enclosures on All Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 200m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Two round barrows W of New Town Farm
- Group of small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down long barrow
- The Hatfield Earthwork: a henge enclosure, henge and remains of monumental mound at Marden
- Long barrow 650m WSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Field system E of Kitchen Barrow Hill
