Avebury
Avebury is a Town in the county of Wiltshire.
There are great places to visit near Avebury including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes and villages.
Avebury 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 Avebury best ancient sites to visit near Avebury.
There are a number of historic buildings near to Avebury including Avebury Manor.
The area around Avebury's best country parks can be found at Coate Water Country Park.
Avebury is near some unmissable lakes like Coate Water,
There are a several good villages in the area around Avebury like Ashton Keynes.
Avebury History
There are some historic monuments around Avebury:
- Winterbourne Bassett mound
- Linear earthworks forming part of a field system on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Pair of round barrows and section of linear earthwork NE of the gallops on West Down
- Medieval settlement remains immediately west of The Vicarage
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 120m north of the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Devil's Den long barrow, 600m east of White Acre
- Bowl barrow 200m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Three bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap Cottage
- Round barrow cemetery and part of a field system 200m south of Beckhampton Penning
- Four earthwork enclosures on All Cannings Down
- Bell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton Down
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Bowl barrow 300m south-east of Walker's Plantation
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery adjacent to the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- West Kennet bell barrow, 160m north-west of West Kennet long barrow
- Two bowl barrows 820m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 1070m NNW of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Remains of watermill 500m east of Freeth Farm
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Wick Down Farm earthwork
- Pair of bowl barrows 150m north of the Wansdyke on All Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 840m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 800m north-east of Hackpen Barn
- Grange Stables bell barrow
- Linear barrow cemetery on Hackpen Hill
- 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 forming part of a cemetery 800m east of Kitchen Barrow
- Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton Buildings
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Barbury Barn
- Richardson medieval settlement
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Hemp Knoll
- Bell barrow 350m south-west of Barbury Barn
- Ten barrows forming part of Fox Covert round barrow cemetery, West Down.
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 135m ENE of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Earthwork NW of New Town Farm
- Round barrow in Mount Wood, 300m north-east of Upper Lodge
- Two bowl barrows 670m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Group of three bowl barrows 250m north east of Shepherds' Shore
- Oldbury Camp hillfort, bowl barrow and cross dyke on Cherhill Down
- Kitchen Barrow: a long barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 70m north of Green Street and east of the Avebury henge monument
- Avebury Long Stones 380m east of The Grange Stables, Beckhampton
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Avebury and 70m north of Green Street
- Bowl barrow 50m south-east of the `Sanctuary' forming part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Ogbourne Maizey Down round barrow
- Bowl barrow 750m east of New Barn
- Bell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Bowl barrow 190m north east of Nolands Farm, Yatesbury
- Four bowl barrows forming part of a cemetery 270m east of long barrow on Roughridge Hill
- Medieval settlement immediately north west of Upper Littlecott Farm
- Bowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Bell barrow 75m west of Red Shore
- Shrunken medieval village site E of Avebury Trusloe
- Barbury Castle: a hillfort and bowl 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
- Round barrow 1260m NNE of Baltic Farm, 75m south of Roman Road, forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Saucer barrow: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury Castle
- Green Bank bowl barrow, 230m east of the Avebury henge monument
- Section of Wansdyke and associated monuments from east of The Firs to the eastern side of Tan Hill
- Bowl barrow 750m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse
- West Kennet Avenue and an earthwork bank east of West Kennett Farm
- Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill
- Bowl barrow 870m ESE of New Barn on Monkton Down
- Two bowl barrows 680m north of Upper Herdswick Farm, Barbury Down
- The Long Monument
- Barrow on Avebury Down, S of track from Avebury
- All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site
- 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 500m north-west of Berwick Bassett Clump
- Stone circle
- Disc barrow on Burderop Down, 1km north-east of Upper Herdswick Farm
- Bowl barrow 230m west of The Grange, Beckhampton
- Barrow on Smeathe's Ridge
- Penning bell barrow 600m east of Avebury Down Barn
- Pair of round barrows 400m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated on Avebury Down
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.
- Two round barrows W of New Town Farm
- Long Stones long barrow 150m north of Beckhampton House
- Earthwork W of New Town Farm
- Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Bowl barrow 900m SSE of Green Bank
- Cross dyke 230m south west of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Baltic Farm
- Two bowl barrows 400m south of Tanhill Penning
- Sharpridge field system
- Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Preshute Down field system
- Romano-British villa complex 330m north west of Queen Court Farm
- Square enclosure 350m north of Wansdyke on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Cross dyke 520m north east of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow 1150m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Tanhill Penning
- Group of round barrows on Rough Hill
- Bowl barrow 70m north of Rockley Plantation
- Bell barrow 200m north of Rockley Plantation
- Giant's Grave (Martinsell Hill)
- Bell barrow on Easton Down
- Three bowl barrows: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury Castle
- 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 750m south-west of Manor Farm: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Long barrow 85m west of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow 750m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North Down
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Ivy House Farm
- Enclosure on Horton Down
- Two bowl barrows 320m south-east of Little London
- Bowl barrow 50m south of The Sanctuary on Overton Hill, forming part of the Seven Barrow Hill round barrow cemetery
- Group of four round barrows 300m north west of the junction between the Ridgeway and Green Street on Avebury Down
- Group of five round barrows north-east of the Sanctuary: part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Furze Knoll
- Bowl barrow 1km west of Tan Hill
- Saucer barrow 620m north of New Barn: Part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down
- Two earthwork enclosures and a linear earthwork 625m north of Barbury Castle
- Saucer barrow on North Down
- Deserted medieval village E of Manor Farm
- Two enclosures on Winterbourne Down
- Site of an oval stone circle and part of an adjacent field system 700m SW of West Kennet long barrow.
- Earthwork enclosure on Allington Down
- Saucer barrow 910m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Bowl barrow 550m north-east of Baltic Farm
- West Kennett Farm palisaded enclosures
- Bowl barrow 880m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- The Sanctuary, Overton Hill
- Rybury camp
- Grange bowl barrow 130m north west of The Grange Stables bell barrow, Beckhampton
- Bowl barrow 50m north of Barrow Farm
- Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Cross dyke 450m west of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Bowl barrow 50m north east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Bowl barrow 200m north of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- West Kennet long barrow, 800m south-east of Silbury Hill
- Bowl barrow at east end of Morgan's Hill
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Langdean stone circle
- Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Earthwork enclosure N of Wansdyke
- Bowl barrow 120m west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Group of small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down long barrow
- Linear round barrow cemetery 200m ENE of West Kennett long barrow
- Pair of bowl barrows situated on the south east of Bishop's Cannings Down
- Linear boundary earthwork and associated field system on Cherhill Down
- Harepit Way linear boundary
- Adam's Grave: a long barrow on Walker's Hill
- Bowl barrow 650m ESE of New Barn, between Avebury Down and Monkton Down
- Earth Burgh (or Eorth Burh) NW of New Town Farm
- Group of six round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- Bowl barrow 950m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 150m east of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill
- Field system 275yds (250m) N of Field Barn
- Barbury Castle Farm deserted Medieval village
- Bowl barrow 700m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Three Roman burial mounds, a Bronze Age bowl barrow, a pagan Saxon inhumation cemetery and a short length of Roman road on Overton Hill.
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, cultivation, industrial and funerary remains on Fyfield, Overton and Manton Downs
- Sharpridge earthworks
- 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 400m west of Cooks Plantation
- Bowl barrow east of the Ridgeway forming part of the Overton Hill Bronze Age round barrow cemetery.
- Swanborough Tump
- Six bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn: part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down
- Long barrow in Barrow Copse
- Medieval settlement, moat and fishponds at Woodhill Park Farm
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Pair of bell barrows and a pair of bowl barrows forming part of a barrow cemetery at Baltic Farm
- Pair of round barrows 200m SSE of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Field system and earthwork enclosure on Burderop Down
- Bowl barrow in The Belt, 350m north east of Hill Barn
- Long barrow on Easton Down
- Wansdyke: section from S of Furze Hill to Marlborough-Pewsey road
- Bowl barrow 40m north west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Earthwork enclosure and dewpond 490m north of Barbury Castle
- South Street long barrow, 70m south east of the Long Stones
- Three Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Five round barrows 1040m NNE of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 750m south-east of Barbury Castle Farm
- Round barrow cemetery 400m south of Avebury henge monument on Waden Hill
- Three confluent round barrows 580m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Bowl barrow 840m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Pair of bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Long barrow on Horton Down
- Pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation
- Field system E of Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Group of barrows on Draycott Hill
- Bowl barrow 1450m south of Barbury Castle Farm
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 630m north east of Wick Bottom Barn
- Bowl barrow situated 500m SSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Pair of bowl barrows 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 350m north-east of White Horse Plantation
- Bowl barrow 690m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Earthwork enclosure 950m SSE of Manor Farm
- Bincknoll Camp
- Square earthwork enclosure 450m north west of Baltic Farm on Morgan's Hill
- Long barrow 650m WSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Bowl barrow 200m east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a barrow cemetery
- Two medieval fishponds 170m north of Little Park Farm
- Two saucer barrows and a pair of bowl barrows 750m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Iron Age enclosure on Overton Hill, 600m north west of North Farm
- Knap Hill camp near Alton Priors
- Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Avebury henge and stone circles
- Bowl barrow on Calstone Down, 500m south of Witch Plantation
- Beckhampton round barrow cemetery 150m north east of the `Waggon and Horses'
- Bowl barrow 500m west of The Row
- Saucer barrow 250m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Silbury Hill: a monumental Neolithic mound west of the River Kennet and south of Avebury village
- Bowl barrow and a saucer barrow 200m north of Rockley Plantation
- Round barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Bell barrow 300m south-east of Avebury Down Barn forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Remains of `Falkner's Circle', a Neolithic stone circle 180m east of the West Kennet Avenue
- Section of the Wansdyke
- Pair of round barrows forming part of the Bronze Age round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on All Cannings Down
- Cross ridge dyke on Morgan's Hill
- Bowl barrow 900m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- East Kennett long barrow, 600m south of East Kennett church
- Three sections of a linear earthwork south west of New Barn
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Barrow S of Wansdyke
- Bowl barrow immediately west of the Ridgeway, 400m north east of its junction with Green Street
- Bowl barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Medieval settlement remains at Overtown
- Bowl barrow 620m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Ditch W of Tanhill Fair
- Bowl barrow 375m east of Wick Bottom Barn
- Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage
- Cross in the churchyard of St John the Baptist and St Helen
- A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert
