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