Compton Bassett
Compton Bassett is a Town in the county of Wiltshire.
There are great places to visit near Compton Bassett including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes and villages.
Compton Bassett has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.
Don't miss Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Silbury Hill's ancient sites if visiting the area around Compton Bassett.
The area around Compton Bassett's best historic buildings can be found at Avebury Manor.
Country Parks to visit near Compton Bassett include Coate Water Country Park.
There are a several good lakes in the area around Compton Bassett like Coate Water.
Places near Compton Bassett feature a number of interesting villages including Ashton Keynes.
Compton Bassett History
There are some historic monuments around Compton Bassett:
- Harepit Way linear boundary
- Cross dyke 520m north east of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 120m north of the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Bowl barrow at east end of Morgan's Hill
- Oldbury Camp hillfort, bowl barrow and cross dyke on Cherhill Down
- Saucer barrow on North Down
- Nuthills Roman villa
- Long barrow on King's Play Hill, 430m north west of Hill Cottage
- Bowl barrow 200m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Furze Knoll
- Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.
- Barrow S of Wansdyke
- Bowl barrow on Calstone Down, 500m south of Witch Plantation
- West Kennet long barrow, 800m south-east of Silbury Hill
- Cross ridge dyke on Morgan's Hill
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert
- Enclosure on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 1070m NNW of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 150m east of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Saucer barrow 910m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Hemp Knoll
- Bowl barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Grange bowl barrow 130m north west of The Grange Stables bell barrow, Beckhampton
- Pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation
- South Street long barrow, 70m south east of the Long Stones
- Bell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton Down
- Long barrow 650m WSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Bowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Bowl barrow situated 500m SSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Bowl barrow 840m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Avebury henge and stone circles
- Bowl barrow 500m west of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill; part of a group of three bowl barrows
- Pair of bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North Down
- Bowl barrow 950m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Post mill mound 150m north west of Brynards Hill Farm
- Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Two bowl barrows 400m south of Tanhill Penning
- Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 700m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Round barrow 1260m NNE of Baltic Farm, 75m south of Roman Road, forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Round barrow cemetery 400m south of Avebury henge monument on Waden Hill
- 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 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Grange Stables bell barrow
- Avebury Long Stones 380m east of The Grange Stables, Beckhampton
- Post mill at Church Hills
- Medieval settlement 400m south west of Crew's Farm
- Bowl barrow 190m north east of Nolands Farm, Yatesbury
- Field system E of Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Four bowl barrows forming part of a cemetery 270m east of long barrow on Roughridge Hill
- Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton Buildings
- Devizes Castle
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill, 420m north of Hill Cottage
- Bowl barrow 750m south-west of Manor Farm: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Roundway Hill Farm round barrows
- Four earthwork enclosures on All Cannings Down
- Medieval cross 30m north east of St Martin's Church
- Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on All Cannings Down
- Pair of bowl barrows 150m north of the Wansdyke on All Cannings Down
- Wansdyke: 460yds (420m) SE of Broads Green to 266yds (240m) NE of Paddock Farm
- Linear earthworks forming part of a field system on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Baltic Farm
- Pair of round barrows 200m SSE of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Square earthwork enclosure 450m north west of Baltic Farm on Morgan's Hill
- 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
- 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 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery on North Down
- Section of Wansdyke and associated monuments from east of The Firs to the eastern side of Tan Hill
- Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Medieval rural settlement at Quemerford
- Bowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bell barrow on Easton Down
- Five round barrows 1040m NNE of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Long barrow on Horton Down
- Romano-British villa complex 330m north west of Queen Court Farm
- Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Ditch W of Tanhill Fair
- Bowl barrow 60m east of Roundway Hill Covert
- Richardson medieval settlement
- Kitchen Barrow: a long barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Bowl barrow 1km west of Tan Hill
- Beckhampton round barrow cemetery 150m north east of the `Waggon and Horses'
- Pair of bell barrows and a pair of bowl barrows forming part of a barrow cemetery at Baltic Farm
- Round barrow cemetery and part of a field system 200m south of Beckhampton Penning
- Pair of bowl barrows situated on the south east of Bishop's Cannings Down
- Square enclosure 350m north of Wansdyke on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Medieval village cross 100m north east of St Martin's Church
- All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site
- Remains of watermill 500m east of Freeth Farm
- Linear boundary earthwork and associated field system on Cherhill Down
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Earthwork enclosure N of Wansdyke
- Silbury Hill: a monumental Neolithic mound west of the River Kennet and south of Avebury village
- Long barrow 85m west of Cherhill Monument
- Cross dyke 230m south west of Cherhill Monument
- Three Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Cross dyke 450m west of Cherhill Monument
- Long Stones long barrow 150m north of Beckhampton House
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 135m ENE of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 840m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Earthwork enclosure on Allington Down
- Oliver's Camp and two round barrows outside Oliver's Camp
- Pair of bowl barrows 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Two bowl barrows 320m south-east of Little London
- Field system 275yds (250m) N of Field Barn
- Bowl barrow 550m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Site of an oval stone circle and part of an adjacent field system 700m SW of West Kennet long barrow.
- Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill
- Medieval settlement immediately north west of Upper Littlecott Farm
- Medieval settlement 520m north east of Lower Beversbrook Farm
- Round barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Two medieval fishponds 170m north of Little Park Farm
- Long barrow on Easton Down
- Bowl barrow 750m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Village cross 12m north of St Mary's church
- Two bowl barrows 670m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a cemetery 800m east of Kitchen Barrow
- Shrunken medieval village site E of Avebury Trusloe
- Pair of round barrows and section of linear earthwork NE of the gallops on West Down
- Ten barrows forming part of Fox Covert round barrow cemetery, West Down.
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Tanhill Penning
- Eleven round barrows 1000m north of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery, and a probable enclosed Iron Age farmstead on North Down
- Medieval rural settlement 240m south of Lower Woodshaw Farm
- Bowl barrow 350m north-east of White Horse Plantation
- Bowl barrow 230m west of The Grange, Beckhampton
- Bradenstoke Priory and fishponds and an associated motte and earthworks at Clack Mount.
- Medieval settlement, moat and fishponds at Woodhill Park Farm
- Group of three bowl barrows 250m north east of Shepherds' Shore
- Caen Hill locks
- Round barrow in Mount Wood, 300m north-east of Upper Lodge
- Bowl barrow 1150m north-east of Baltic Farm
- West Kennet bell barrow, 160m north-west of West Kennet long barrow
- Stone circle
- Two bowl barrows in Roundway Hill Covert
- Rybury camp
- Winterbourne Bassett mound
- Moated site 400m north-east of Hooker's Gate
- Saucer barrow 250m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 400m west of Cooks Plantation
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill 510m north of Hill Cottage
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Moated site and fishpond north-west of Pinhills Farm
