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, parks and villages.
Historic Monuments to visit near Beckhampton include Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.
There are a several good ancient sites in the Beckhampton area like Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, Silbury Hill, and Barbury Castle.
The area around Beckhampton's best historic buildings can be found at Avebury Manor.
There are a number of country parks near Beckhampton including Coate Water Country Park, Barbury Castle Country Park, and Lydiard Park.
Coate Water is a great place to visit close to Beckhampton if you like lakes.
Lydiard Park is a great place to visit close to Beckhampton if you like parks.
Places near Beckhampton feature a number of interesting villages including Ashton Keynes.
Beckhampton History
There are some historic monuments around Beckhampton:
- Earthwork W of New Town Farm
- Bowl barrow 50m north east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Square earthwork enclosure 450m north west of Baltic Farm on Morgan's Hill
- Pair of bowl barrows 150m north of the Wansdyke on All Cannings 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
- Cross dyke 230m south west of Cherhill Monument
- Cross dyke 450m west of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow at east end of Morgan's Hill
- Bowl barrow 50m south-east of the `Sanctuary' forming part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow 650m ESE of New Barn, between Avebury Down and Monkton Down
- The Sanctuary, Overton Hill
- Bowl barrow 1km west of Tan Hill
- Saucer barrow 250m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation
- Long barrow on Horton Down
- Earthwork enclosure N of Wansdyke
- Bowl barrow situated 500m SSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Pair of bowl barrows situated on the south east of Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 190m north east of Nolands Farm, Yatesbury
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Barbury Castle Farm deserted Medieval village
- Field system 275yds (250m) N of Field Barn
- Long barrow in Barrow Copse
- Bowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Bell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Round barrow cemetery and part of a field system 200m south of Beckhampton Penning
- Preshute Down field system
- Knap Hill camp near Alton Priors
- 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 400m west of Cooks Plantation
- Long barrow 650m WSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Group of barrows on Draycott Hill
- West Kennet long barrow, 800m south-east of Silbury Hill
- Two bowl barrows 400m south of Tanhill Penning
- Romano-British villa complex 330m north west of Queen Court Farm
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Six bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn: part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down
- Oldbury Camp hillfort, bowl barrow and cross dyke on Cherhill Down
- Bell barrow on Easton Down
- Bowl barrow immediately west of the Ridgeway, 400m north east of its junction with Green Street
- Beckhampton round barrow cemetery 150m north east of the `Waggon and Horses'
- Ditch W of Tanhill Fair
- Pair of round barrows 200m SSE of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Barbury Barn
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery adjacent to the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill
- West Kennet bell barrow, 160m north-west of West Kennet long barrow
- Round barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Long barrow 85m west of Cherhill Monument
- Round barrow cemetery 400m south of Avebury henge monument on Waden Hill
- Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse
- Bowl barrow 870m ESE of New Barn on Monkton Down
- Sharpridge field system
- Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.
- Bowl barrow 750m east of New Barn
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Beckhampton Buildings 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
- Adam's Grave: a long barrow on Walker's Hill
- Pair of round barrows forming part of the Bronze Age round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- Bincknoll Camp
- Avebury henge and stone circles
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 135m ENE of Baltic Farm
- Field system E of Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Bowl barrow 630m north east of Wick Bottom Barn
- Saucer barrow on North Down
- Group of three bowl barrows 250m north east of Shepherds' Shore
- Bowl barrow 120m west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- West Kennett Farm palisaded enclosures
- Saucer barrow 910m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Linear round barrow cemetery 200m ENE of West Kennett long barrow
- Bowl barrow 900m SSE of Green Bank
- Earthwork enclosure on Allington Down
- 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 950m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 300m south-east of Walker's Plantation
- Bell barrow 350m south-west of Barbury Barn
- Section of Wansdyke and associated monuments from east of The Firs to the eastern side of Tan Hill
- Pair of bowl barrows 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Remains of watermill 500m east of Freeth Farm
- Bowl barrow 750m south-west of Manor Farm: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Earthwork enclosure and dewpond 490m north of Barbury Castle
- Medieval settlement remains at Overtown
- Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- 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 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Silbury Hill: a monumental Neolithic mound west of the River Kennet and south of Avebury village
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 40m north west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Linear boundary earthwork and associated field system on Cherhill Down
- Medieval village site
- Group of six round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- Swanborough Tump
- Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bowl barrow 700m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Cross dyke 520m north east of Cherhill Monument
- Grange bowl barrow 130m north west of The Grange Stables bell barrow, Beckhampton
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Avebury and 70m north of Green Street
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery on North Down
- Langdean stone circle
- Bowl barrow 70m north of Green Street and east of the Avebury henge monument
- Bowl barrow 230m west of The Grange, Beckhampton
- Pair of bell barrows and a pair of bowl barrows forming part of a barrow cemetery at Baltic Farm
- Long Stones long barrow 150m north of Beckhampton House
- Ten barrows forming part of Fox Covert round barrow cemetery, West 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
- Three bowl barrows: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury Castle
- Three sections of a linear earthwork south west of New Barn
- Two enclosures on Winterbourne Down
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Hemp Knoll
- Site of an oval stone circle and part of an adjacent field system 700m SW of West Kennet long barrow.
- Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on All Cannings Down
- Iron Age enclosure on Overton Hill, 600m north west of North Farm
- Bowl barrow 500m north-west of Berwick Bassett Clump
- Bowl barrow 350m north-east of White Horse Plantation
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow in The Belt, 350m north east of Hill Barn
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 120m north of the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Rybury camp
- Two earthwork enclosures and a linear earthwork 625m north of Barbury Castle
- Bell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton Down
- Barrow on Avebury Down, S of track from Avebury
- Medieval settlement remains immediately west of The Vicarage
- Harepit Way linear boundary
- Bowl barrow 550m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Long barrow on Easton Down
- Two round barrows W of New Town Farm
- Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage
- Avebury Long Stones 380m east of The Grange Stables, Beckhampton
- Three bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap Cottage
- Cross ridge dyke on Morgan's Hill
- Bowl barrow forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Bowl barrow 750m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Linear barrow cemetery on Hackpen Hill
- Bowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Three Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Tanhill Penning
- Bowl barrow 200m north of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Bell barrow 300m south-east of Avebury Down Barn forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Bowl barrow 500m west of The Row
- Medieval settlement, moat and fishponds at Woodhill Park Farm
- Wick Down Farm earthwork
- Round barrow 1260m NNE of Baltic Farm, 75m south of Roman Road, forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- The Hatfield Earthwork: a henge enclosure, henge and remains of monumental mound at Marden
- Bowl barrow 840m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Medieval settlement immediately north west of Upper Littlecott Farm
- Bowl barrow 375m east of Wick Bottom Barn
- Green Bank bowl barrow, 230m east of the Avebury henge monument
- Bowl barrow forming part of a cemetery 800m east of Kitchen Barrow
- Wansdyke: section from S of Furze Hill to Marlborough-Pewsey road
- Saucer barrow 620m north of New Barn: Part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Furze Knoll
- Bowl barrow 1150m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Enclosure on Horton Down
- Group of four round barrows 300m north west of the junction between the Ridgeway and Green Street on Avebury Down
- South Street long barrow, 70m south east of the Long Stones
- Group of small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down long barrow
- Three confluent round barrows 580m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Shrunken medieval village site E of Avebury Trusloe
- Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton Buildings
- A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert
- Bell barrow 75m west of Red Shore
- Group of five round barrows north-east of the Sanctuary: part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Deserted medieval village E of Manor Farm
- Pair of round barrows and section of linear earthwork NE of the gallops on West Down
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Pair of round barrows 400m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated on Avebury Down
- Bowl barrow 800m north-east of Hackpen Barn
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Two bowl barrows 320m south-east of Little London
- East Kennett long barrow, 600m south of East Kennett church
- All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site
- Earthwork enclosure 950m SSE of Manor Farm
- Barbury Castle: a hillfort and bowl barrow
- Bowl barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Pair of bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Bowl barrow 770m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Four earthwork enclosures on All Cannings Down
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Kitchen Barrow: a long barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Penning bell barrow 600m east of Avebury Down Barn
- Bowl barrow 840m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Stone circle
- Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Richardson medieval settlement
- Two bowl barrows 670m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 1070m NNW of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Grange Stables bell barrow
- Four bowl barrows forming part of a cemetery 270m east of long barrow on Roughridge Hill
- Bowl barrow 50m south of The Sanctuary on Overton Hill, forming part of the Seven Barrow Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow on Calstone Down, 500m south of Witch Plantation
- Sharpridge earthworks
- Linear earthworks forming part of a field system on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Round barrow in Mount Wood, 300m north-east of Upper Lodge
- The Long Monument
- Bowl barrow 150m east of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill
- Group of round barrows on Rough Hill
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North Down
- Remains of `Falkner's Circle', a Neolithic stone circle 180m east of the West Kennet Avenue
- Barrow S of Wansdyke
- Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Ivy House Farm
- Bowl barrow 200m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Roundway Hill Farm round barrows
- Bowl barrow 200m east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a barrow cemetery
- Eleven round barrows 1000m north of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery, and a probable enclosed Iron Age farmstead on North Down
- Earth Burgh (or Eorth Burh) NW of New Town Farm
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Saucer barrow: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury Castle
- Section of the Wansdyke
- Bowl barrow east of the Ridgeway forming part of the Overton Hill Bronze Age round barrow cemetery.
- Earthwork NW of New Town Farm
- Square enclosure 350m north of Wansdyke on Bishop's 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 500m west of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill; part of a group of three bowl barrows
- Devil's Den long barrow, 600m east of White Acre
- Winterbourne Bassett mound
- Five round barrows 1040m NNE of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- West Kennet Avenue and an earthwork bank east of West Kennett Farm
