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.
The area around Bishops Cannings boasts some of the best historic monuments including Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.
Bishops Cannings has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Silbury Hill.
There are a number of historic buildings near to Bishops Cannings including Avebury Manor.
There are a several good country parks in the area around Bishops Cannings like Coate Water Country Park.
Coate Water is one of Bishops Cannings's best, nearby lakes to visit in Bishops Cannings.
There are a several good villages in the area around Bishops Cannings like Ashton Keynes.
Bishops Cannings History
There are some historic monuments around Bishops Cannings:
- Devizes Castle
- Cross dyke 450m west of Cherhill Monument
- Beckhampton round barrow cemetery 150m north east of the `Waggon and Horses'
- Kitchen Barrow: a long barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 750m south-east of Windmill Hill
- West Kennet bell barrow, 160m north-west of West Kennet long barrow
- Round barrow in Mount Wood, 300m north-east of Upper Lodge
- Bowl barrow 950m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Round barrow cemetery and part of a field system 200m south of Beckhampton Penning
- Round barrow 1260m NNE of Baltic Farm, 75m south of Roman Road, forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bowl barrow 230m west of The Grange, Beckhampton
- Medieval village site
- Medieval village cross 100m north east of St Martin's Church
- Bowl barrow 500m west of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill; part of a group of three bowl barrows
- Ten barrows forming part of Fox Covert round barrow cemetery, West Down.
- The Hatfield Earthwork: a henge enclosure, henge and remains of monumental mound at Marden
- Five round barrows 1040m NNE of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Pair of bowl barrows 150m north of the Wansdyke on All Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 750m south-west of Manor Farm: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Square earthwork enclosure 450m north west of Baltic Farm on Morgan's Hill
- Barrow S of Wansdyke
- A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 120m north of the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.
- Deserted medieval village E of Manor Farm
- 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 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Boundary feature, western section of Long Ditch across Wilsford Down
- Long barrow 650m WSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- South Street long barrow, 70m south east of the Long Stones
- Group of three bowl barrows 250m north east of Shepherds' Shore
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Baltic Farm
- Round barrow cemetery 400m south of Avebury henge monument on Waden Hill
- Bowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Square enclosure 350m north of Wansdyke on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 1070m NNW of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Tanhill Penning
- Pair of bell barrows and a pair of bowl barrows forming part of a barrow cemetery at Baltic Farm
- Moated site and fishpond north-west of Pinhills Farm
- Two bowl barrows north of Rowbury Lane
- The Long Monument
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Two bowl barrows 670m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Barrow north-west of Weatherhill Scrub
- Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Saucer barrow 910m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Pair of round barrows 200m SSE of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Roundway Hill Farm round barrows
- Richardson medieval settlement
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 135m ENE of Baltic Farm
- Enclosure on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow on Calstone Down, 500m south of Witch Plantation
- All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North Down
- Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Barrow east of Chirton Landing Strip
- Bowl barrow forming part of a cemetery 800m east of Kitchen Barrow
- Avebury henge and stone circles
- Oliver's Camp and two round barrows outside Oliver's Camp
- Bowl barrow 840m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Cross dyke 230m south west of Cherhill Monument
- Linear earthworks forming part of a field system on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Caen Hill locks
- Bowl barrow 400m west of Cooks Plantation
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill, 420m north of Hill Cottage
- Cross ridge dyke on Morgan's Hill
- Medieval settlement 520m north east of Lower Beversbrook Farm
- Boundary earthworks on Wilsford Down
- Bell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Saucer barrow on North Down
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Furze Knoll
- Bowl barrow 200m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Site of an oval stone circle and part of an adjacent field system 700m SW of West Kennet long barrow.
- Winterbourne Bassett mound
- Pair of bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Rybury camp
- West Kennet long barrow, 800m south-east of Silbury Hill
- Nuthills Roman villa
- Grange bowl barrow 130m north west of The Grange Stables bell barrow, Beckhampton
- Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill
- Long barrow on King's Play Hill, 430m north west of Hill Cottage
- Bowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 700m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Saucer barrow 250m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Three Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Remains of watermill 500m east of Freeth Farm
- Bowl barrow 1150m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on All Cannings Down
- Ditch W of Tanhill Fair
- Avebury Long Stones 380m east of The Grange Stables, Beckhampton
- Bell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton Down
- Cross dyke 520m north east of Cherhill Monument
- Two bowl barrows in Roundway Hill Covert
- Section of Wansdyke and associated monuments from east of The Firs to the eastern side of Tan Hill
- Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation
- Two saucer barrows and a pair of bowl barrows 750m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Long barrow on Horton Down
- Long barrow on Easton Down
- Two boundary earthworks on the west of Rushall Down
- Two bowl barrows 400m south of Tanhill Penning
- Four bowl barrows forming part of a cemetery 270m east of long barrow on Roughridge Hill
- Field system on Penning Down
- Medieval cross 30m north east of St Martin's Church
- Bowl barrow 1km west of Tan Hill
- Round barrow near Charlton Clumps
- Earthwork enclosure N of Wansdyke
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bell barrow on Easton Down
- Bowl barrow at east end of Morgan's Hill
- Medieval rural settlement at Quemerford
- Grange Stables bell barrow
- Pair of bowl barrows situated on the south east of Bishop's Cannings Down
- Field system 275yds (250m) N of Field Barn
- Bowl barrow 60m east of Roundway Hill Covert
- Moated site 300m north-east of Potterne Park Farm
- Field system E of Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton Buildings
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery on North Down
- Linear boundary earthwork and associated field system on Cherhill Down
- Long Stones long barrow 150m north of Beckhampton House
- Long barrow 85m west of Cherhill Monument
- Enclosure north of Chirton Gorse
- Bowl barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery adjacent to the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Round barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Bowl barrow 190m north east of Nolands Farm, Yatesbury
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill 510m north of Hill Cottage
- Harepit Way linear boundary
- Bowl barrow 840m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Bowl barrow 550m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Two bowl barrows 320m south-east of Little London
- Wansdyke: 460yds (420m) SE of Broads Green to 266yds (240m) NE of Paddock Farm
- Silbury Hill: a monumental Neolithic mound west of the River Kennet and south of Avebury village
- A causewayed enclosure, the core of a round barrow cemetery, part of a prehistoric field system and an associated mortuary enclosure on Windmill Hill
- Shrunken medieval village site E of Avebury Trusloe
- Multiple trackway between and north of Round Clump and Dogtail Plantation
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Hemp Knoll
- Pair of round barrows and section of linear earthwork NE of the gallops on West Down
- Group of small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down 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 on Allington Down
- Bowl barrow 150m east of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill
- Bowl barrow 350m north-east of White Horse Plantation
- Four earthwork enclosures on All Cannings Down
- Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow situated 500m SSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Enclosure on Marden Down
- Oldbury Camp hillfort, bowl barrow and cross dyke on Cherhill Down
- Pair of bowl barrows 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Enclosure and boundary earthwork west of Scraggy Copse
