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