Beckhampton
Beckhampton is a Village in the county of Wiltshire.
Beckhampton postcode: SN8 1QL
There are great places to visit near Beckhampton including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes and villages.
Don't miss Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury's historic monuments if visiting the area around Beckhampton.
Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Silbury Hill are some of Beckhampton best ancient sites to visit near Beckhampton.
Places near Beckhampton feature a number of interesting historic buildings including Avebury Manor.
The area around Beckhampton's best country parks can be found at Coate Water Country Park.
Don't miss Coate Water's lakes if visiting the area around Beckhampton.
Ashton Keynes is a great place to visit close to Beckhampton if you like villages.
Beckhampton History
There are some historic monuments around Beckhampton:
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Hemp Knoll
- Pair of round barrows forming part of the Bronze Age round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Shrunken medieval village site E of Avebury Trusloe
- Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Grange bowl barrow 130m north west of The Grange Stables bell barrow, Beckhampton
- Bowl barrow 200m north of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Bowl barrow 375m east of Wick Bottom Barn
- Two bowl barrows 670m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Three sections of a linear earthwork south west of New Barn
- Bowl barrow 200m east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a barrow cemetery
- Medieval settlement immediately north west of Upper Littlecott Farm
- Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage
- Medieval settlement remains immediately west of The Vicarage
- Stone circle
- Round barrow cemetery 400m south of Avebury henge monument on Waden Hill
- Round barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Round barrow cemetery and part of a field system 200m south of Beckhampton Penning
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Furze Knoll
- Two earthwork enclosures and a linear earthwork 625m north of Barbury Castle
- West Kennet Avenue and an earthwork bank east of West Kennett Farm
- Bowl barrow 300m south-east of Walker's Plantation
- Bowl barrow 870m ESE of New Barn on Monkton Down
- Pair of bowl barrows situated on the south east of Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site
- Two saucer barrows and a pair of bowl barrows 750m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 400m west of Cooks Plantation
- Bowl barrow 40m north west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Kitchen Barrow: a long barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Medieval settlement remains at Overtown
- Bowl barrow 120m west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Winterbourne Bassett mound
- Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton Buildings
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Medieval village site
- Long barrow 650m WSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Linear round barrow cemetery 200m ENE of West Kennett long barrow
- Two bowl barrows 400m south of Tanhill Penning
- Earthwork W of New Town Farm
- Earthwork enclosure on Allington Down
- Three confluent round barrows 580m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery 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 forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- West Kennet long barrow, 800m south-east of Silbury Hill
- Bell barrow 350m south-west of Barbury Barn
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Ivy House Farm
- Cross dyke 450m west of Cherhill Monument
- Sharpridge earthworks
- Round barrow 1260m NNE of Baltic Farm, 75m south of Roman Road, forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bowl barrow in The Belt, 350m north east of Hill Barn
- Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Romano-British villa complex 330m north west of Queen Court Farm
- Silbury Hill: a monumental Neolithic mound west of the River Kennet and south of Avebury village
- Bowl barrow 750m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Penning bell barrow 600m east of Avebury Down Barn
- Barrow on Avebury Down, S of track from Avebury
- Earthwork enclosure N of Wansdyke
- Group of five round barrows north-east of the Sanctuary: part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow east of the Ridgeway forming part of the Overton Hill Bronze Age round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bowl barrow 630m north east of Wick Bottom Barn
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North Down
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Baltic Farm
- Saucer barrow 250m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.
- Bowl barrow at east end of Morgan's Hill
- Six bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn: part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down
- Round barrow in Mount Wood, 300m north-east of Upper Lodge
- Preshute Down field system
- East Kennett long barrow, 600m south of East Kennett church
- Bowl barrow 50m south of The Sanctuary on Overton Hill, forming part of the Seven Barrow Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Oldbury Camp hillfort, bowl barrow and cross dyke on Cherhill Down
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 135m ENE of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow situated 500m SSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Bowl barrow 500m north-west of Berwick Bassett Clump
- Bowl barrow 750m south-west of Manor Farm: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Adam's Grave: a long barrow on Walker's Hill
- Section of the Wansdyke
- Bowl barrow 200m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Bell barrow 75m west of Red Shore
- Group of four round barrows 300m north west of the junction between the Ridgeway and Green Street on Avebury Down
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery on North 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 immediately west of the Ridgeway, 400m north east of its junction with Green Street
- Site of an oval stone circle and part of an adjacent field system 700m SW of West Kennet long barrow.
- Earthwork NW of New Town 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 small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down long barrow
- Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton Down
- Avebury henge and stone circles
- Group of barrows on Draycott Hill
- Iron Age enclosure on Overton Hill, 600m north west of North Farm
- Wansdyke: section from S of Furze Hill to Marlborough-Pewsey road
- The Long Monument
- Bowl barrow 900m SSE of Green Bank
- 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 on Calstone Down, 500m south of Witch Plantation
- Devil's Den long barrow, 600m east of White Acre
- Bell barrow on Easton Down
- Bowl barrow 700m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Roundway Hill Farm round barrows
- Bowl barrow 230m west of The Grange, Beckhampton
- Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill
- Two enclosures on Winterbourne Down
- Saucer barrow on North Down
- Pair of round barrows and section of linear earthwork NE of the gallops on West Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Group of six round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- Bowl barrow 550m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Long barrow on Easton Down
- Long barrow 85m west of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow 840m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Field system 275yds (250m) N of Field Barn
- The Sanctuary, Overton 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
- Remains of watermill 500m east of Freeth Farm
- Pair of bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Earth Burgh (or Eorth Burh) NW of New Town Farm
- Linear boundary earthwork and associated field system on Cherhill Down
- Langdean stone circle
- Bowl barrow 70m north of Green Street and east of the Avebury henge monument
- Barrow S of Wansdyke
- Five round barrows 1040m NNE of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Pair of bell barrows and a pair of bowl barrows forming part of a barrow cemetery at Baltic Farm
- Two round barrows W of New Town Farm
- Cross dyke 230m south west of Cherhill Monument
- Saucer barrow 620m north of New Barn: Part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down
- Cross dyke 520m north east of Cherhill Monument
- Bell barrow 300m south-east of Avebury Down Barn forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Pair of bowl barrows 150m north of the Wansdyke on All Cannings Down
- Barbury Castle: a hillfort and bowl barrow
- Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse
- Bowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- West Kennet bell barrow, 160m north-west of West Kennet 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
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 120m north of the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Earthwork enclosure 950m SSE of Manor Farm
- Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on All Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Tanhill Penning
- Two bowl barrows 320m south-east of Little London
- Pair of round barrows 400m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated on Avebury Down
- Three Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bowl barrow 350m north-east of White Horse Plantation
- Bowl barrow 750m east of New Barn
- Rybury camp
- South Street long barrow, 70m south east of the Long Stones
- Square earthwork enclosure 450m north west of Baltic Farm on Morgan's Hill
- Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Linear earthworks forming part of a field system on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Wick Down Farm earthwork
- Green Bank bowl barrow, 230m east of the Avebury henge monument
- Pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation
- A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert
- Bowl barrow 1070m NNW of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 800m north-east of Hackpen Barn
- Section of Wansdyke and associated monuments from east of The Firs to the eastern side of Tan Hill
- Linear barrow cemetery on Hackpen Hill
- Ten barrows forming part of Fox Covert round barrow cemetery, West Down.
- Bowl barrow 50m north east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Barbury Barn
- Saucer barrow: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury Castle
- Bowl barrow 1150m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Three bowl barrows: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury Castle
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Ditch W of Tanhill Fair
- Sharpridge field system
- Bowl barrow 650m ESE of New Barn, between Avebury Down and Monkton Down
- Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Earthwork enclosure and dewpond 490m north of Barbury Castle
- Enclosure on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 500m west of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill; part of a group of three bowl barrows
- The Hatfield Earthwork: a henge enclosure, henge and remains of monumental mound at Marden
- Three Roman burial mounds, a Bronze Age bowl barrow, a pagan Saxon inhumation cemetery and a short length of Roman road on Overton Hill.
- Grange Stables bell barrow
- Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Long Stones long barrow 150m north of Beckhampton House
- Group of round barrows on Rough Hill
- Bincknoll Camp
- Group of three bowl barrows 250m north east of Shepherds' Shore
- Beckhampton round barrow cemetery 150m north east of the `Waggon and Horses'
- Long barrow on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a cemetery 800m east of Kitchen Barrow
- Knap Hill camp near Alton Priors
- Bowl barrow 840m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Bowl barrow 950m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Square enclosure 350m north of Wansdyke on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Avebury and 70m north of Green Street
- Swanborough Tump
- Field system E of Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Pair of round barrows 200m SSE of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow 50m south-east of the `Sanctuary' forming part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Four earthwork enclosures on All Cannings Down
- Remains of `Falkner's Circle', a Neolithic stone circle 180m east of the West Kennet Avenue
- Bowl barrow 500m west of The Row
- Long barrow in Barrow Copse
- Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, cultivation, industrial and funerary remains on Fyfield, Overton and Manton Downs
- Bowl barrow 150m east of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill
- Richardson medieval settlement
- Pair of bowl barrows 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Saucer barrow 910m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Bowl barrow 190m north east of Nolands Farm, Yatesbury
- Bowl barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Bowl barrow 1km west of Tan Hill
- Bowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Three bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap Cottage
- Avebury Long Stones 380m east of The Grange Stables, Beckhampton
- Eleven round barrows 1000m north of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery, and a probable enclosed Iron Age farmstead on North Down
- Cross ridge dyke on Morgan's Hill
- Four bowl barrows forming part of a cemetery 270m east of long barrow on Roughridge Hill
- West Kennett Farm palisaded enclosures
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Barbury Castle Farm deserted Medieval village
- Harepit Way linear boundary
- Medieval settlement, moat and fishponds at Woodhill Park Farm
- Deserted medieval village E of Manor Farm
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
