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