Firsdown
Firsdown is a Village in the county of Wiltshire.
Firsdown postcode: SP5 1SL
There are great places to visit near Firsdown including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes, parks and villages.
The area around Firsdown features a number of interesting historic monuments including Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.
The area around Firsdown features a number of interesting ancient sites including Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, Silbury Hill, and Barbury Castle.
Avebury Manor is a great place to visit close to Firsdown if you like historic buildings.
Firsdown's best nearby country parks can be found at Coate Water Country Park, Barbury Castle Country Park, and Lydiard Park.
The area close to Firsdown boasts some of the best lakes including Coate Water.
Places near Firsdown feature a number of interesting parks including Lydiard Park.
Don't miss Ashton Keynes's villages if visiting the area around Firsdown.
Firsdown History
There are some historic monuments around Firsdown:
- Bowl barrow immediately south of the embankment of a disused railway, within Boscombe Down Airfield, 870m south east of The Pennings
- Quarley Hill camp
- Long barrow, Winterbourne
- Bowl barrow on Earl's Farm Down within Boscombe Down Airfield, 620m south west of the covered reservoir
- Henge monuments at Durrington Walls and Woodhenge, a round barrow cemetery, two additional round barrows and four settlements
- Iron Age hillfort in Ashley's Copse
- Figsbury Ring
- Three round barrows 100m north west of Andover Lodge: part of a round barrow cemetery in Barrow Field Clumps, Cholderton Park
- Two bowl barrows 200m south of Laundry Bungalows
- Bowl barrow: one of two round barrows south-east of Bulford Camp
- Bowl barrow: one of a group of round barrows south of Bulford
- Bowl barrow 950m east of New Barn, Earl's Farm Down
- Bowl barrow 70m west of A345 on Countess Farm
- Round barrow cemetery in New Plantation 590m ESE of Amesbury Junction
- Bell barrow and bowl barrow 500m NNW of Long Orchard
- Bowl barrow 450m ENE of Manor Farm: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
- Bowl barrow 80m north of the A303, north east of Vespasian's Camp
- Bronze Age enclosure and linear boundary earthwork on Boscombe Down East
- Three of a dispersed group of barrows on Beacon Hill/Bulford Down
- Gomeldon deserted village
- Bowl barrow 795m WSW of Franklin's Well
- Three bowl barrows 220m west of Vespasian's Camp
- Bowl barrow: one of a group of round barrows south of Bulford
- Round barrow north of Gallipoli Road, Sling Camp
- Long barrow 140m WSW of the Battery Hill triangulation point
- West Dean Roman villa
- Bowl barrow 375m WNW of Easton Down Farm: part of a group of round barrows south of Easton Down
- Barrows forming part of a cemetery, 320m north west of The Pheasant Hotel
- Round barrow on Clay Mound, south-east of Bulford Camp
- Bowl barrow within Boscombe Down Airfield, 160m south east of The Rifle and Pistol Club
- Bowl barrow 780m NNE of Hampshire Gap
- Beacon Hill Monuments: bowl barrow, boundary feature, settlement and field system
- Clearbury Ring
- Ratfyn Barrow
- Bowl barrow 340m WSW of Andover Lodge: part of a round barrow cemetery in Barrow Field Clumps, Cholderton Park
- Two bowl barrows 380m north east of Straight Walk Plantation: part of a group of round barrows south of Hampshire Gap
- Woodbury ancient villages
- Long barrow 500m west of Croft Farm
- Bowl barrow 150m west of A345 on Countess Farm
- Bell barrow, bowl barrow and section of hollow way 600m NNW of Long Orchard
- Bowl barrow 500m north of the A303 on Countess Farm
- Two disc barrows and two bowl barrows 900m north of Moll Harris's Clump on Idmiston Down
- Disc barrow and pillbox within Boscombe Down airfield, 520m south east of the Officers' Mess
- Bowl barrow 320m north east of Straight Walk Plantation: one of a group of round barrows south of Hampshire Gap
- Bowl barrow 130m WSW of Andover Lodge: part of a round barrow cemetery in Barrow Field Clumps, Cholderton Park
- Bowl barrow 370m east of Manor Farm: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
- Two bowl barrows 200m north of the A303 on Countess Farm
- Bowl barrow 140m north of the A303 on Countess Farm
- Bowl barrow 440m SSW of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
- Bowl barrow 60m west of A345 on Countess Farm
- A pond barrow and a bowl barrow 200m south east of St Mary's Church forming outliers to a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Gunner
- Clearbury Down round barrow
- Bowl barrow at the east end of Earl's Farm Down
- Bowl barrow 250m north of the A303 on Countess Farm
- Horse Barrow
- Bowl barrow 125m north-east of South View Farm
- Round barrow E of Downbarn West
- Bowl barrow: one of a group of six round barrows, Sheepbridge Road, Sling Camp
- Bowl barrow: one of a group of round barrows south of Bulford
- Fussell's long barrow
- Ogbury camp
- Bell barrow 800m east of New Barn, Earl's Farm Down
- Saucer barrow: one of a dispersed group of barrows on Beacon Hill/Bulford Down
- Queensberry Bridge
- Three bowl barrows 250m west of Andover Lodge: part of a round barrow cemetery in Barrow Field Clumps, Cholderton Park
- Barrow cemetery 730m north of Hampshire Gap
- Lynchets at Southmill Hill
- Two bowl barrows 800m north east of The Avenue on Countess Farm
- Bowl barrow 200m north of the A303 on Countess Farm
- Bowl barrow 260m SSE of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
- Long barrow and adjoining bowl barrow, 250m south of Martin's Clump
- Bowl barrow: one of a group of round barrows south of Bulford
- Three bell barrows 300m north-east of New Barn, Earl's Farm Down
- Bell barrow, three bowl barrows and gas testing trenches on Idmiston Down
- Three ditched bowl barrows south of Andover Lodge: part of a round barrow cemetery in Barrow Field Clumps, Cholderton Park
- Two round barrows, Rawlinson Road, Bulford Camp
- Circular earthwork
- Clarendon Palace
- Bell barrow 550m east of New Barn, Earl's Farm Down
- Three bowl barrows 200m east of Manor Farm: part of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
- Saucer barrow 400m north east of the sports ground: one of a group of round barrows north west of Idmiston Down
- Long barrow 450m WSW of Woodhenge
- Boundary earthwork across the Bulford Ranges
- Bell barrow 650m east of the Pennings, Earl's Farm Down
- Roman road between A30 main road and Winterslow Corner
- Bowl barrow 150m north of the A303 on Countess Farm
- Kiwi Chalk Figure above Bulford Camp
- The Giant's Chair bell barrow
- Wilbury House round barrow
- Bowl barrow 250m south of Martin's Clump
- Bowl barrow 100m north of the A303 on Countess Farm
- Linear boundary earthwork 250m west of Stockport
- West Dean Roman villa
- Pond barrow 480m west of Olddown Barn on Amesbury Down
- 'Ende Burgh' long barrow
- Bowl barrow 510m south east of Strangways on Countess Farm
- Bell barrow 250m NNE of the sports ground: one of a group of round barrows north west of Idmiston Down
- Bowl barrow 535m SSW of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
- Triple bell barrow 530m north of Field Barn on Amesbury Down
- Bowl barrow on the Amesbury/Bulford Boundary north of the A303
- Bowl barrow 260m north of the A303 on Countess Farm
- City rampart E of Council House
- Two bowl barrows and a levelled barrow 460m north east of Normanton House on Amesbury Down
- Flint mines, linear boundary and two bowl barrows at Martin's Clump, Porton Down
- Bowl barrow 50m west of the Battery Hill triangulation point
- Linear boundary earthwork on Amesbury Down west of Stock Bottom
- Disc barrow south of Bulford Camp
- Vespasian's Camp
- Disc barrow: one of a group of six round barrows, Sheepbridge Road, Sling Camp
- Enclosure NW of Downbarn West
- Bowl barrow: one of a group of round barrows south of Bulford
- The Poultry Cross
- Iron Age fort in Ashley's Copse
- The Mount round barrow
- Bowl barrow 750m NNE of Easton Down Farm
- A group of five bowl barrows south of Bulford Camp
- Bowl barrow: one of a group of round barrows south of Bulford
- Bowl barrow: one of two round barrows south-east of Bulford Camp
- Odstock Copse earthwork
- Bowl barrow: one of a dispersed group of barrows on Beacon Hill/Bulford Down
- Multiple trackway south of Bulford Camp
- Bowl barrow 170m south east of Strangways on Countess Farm
- Bell barrow 300m ENE of the sports ground: one of a group of round barrows north west of Idmiston Down
- Bowl barrow 250m south east of Tower Hill
- Bowl barrow 200m south west of Andover Lodge: part of a round barrow cemetery in Barrow Field Clumps, Cholderton Park
- Bowl barrow 530m SSW of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
- Harnham Bridge
- Milford Hill Bridge
- Bowl barrow 260m SSW of Laundry Bungalows
- Two bowl barrows 265m south of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: part of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
- Bronze Age enclosure and two bowl barrows 520m north east of Moll Harris's Clump on Idmiston Down
- Bowl barrow: one of a group of round barrows south of Bulford
- Bowl barrow 680m SSE of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
- Bulford Henges
- Bowl barrow 450m north of the A303, on Countess Farm
- Newton Barrows, a round barrow cemetery on Earl's Farm Down
- Round barrow cemetery 250m east of Straight Walk Plantation
- Bowl barrow 320m west of Vespasian's Camp
- Bowl barrow 650m ESE of Manor Farm: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
- Tithe barn, Roche Old Court
- Bowl barrow 800m north east of The Avenue on Countess Farm
- Two bowl barrows 400m west of Easton Down Farm: part of a group of round barrows south of Easton Down
- Bowl barrow: one of a group of six round barrows, Sheepbridge road, Sling Camp
- Roman earthwork
- Two disc barrows and a bell barrow, 400m east of the Pennings, Earl's Farm Down
- The Giant's Grave long barrow
- Stonehenge, the Avenue, and three barrows adjacent to the Avenue forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Countess Farm
- Pond barrow 400m south east of Strangways
- Bowl barrow 400m north of the A303 on Countess Farm
- Bell barrow 770m north west of New Barn
- Bowl barrow in Windy Dido, 250m west of Horseshoe Meadow Farm
- Bowl barrow: one of a dipsersed group of barrows on Beacon Hill/Bulford Down
- Medieval pottery kilns, Milford Farm
- Devil's ditch: boundary earthwork
- Section of Roman road by Upper and Lower Noad's Copse
- Bowl barrow: one of a group of round barrows south of Bulford
- Roman villa at East Grimstead
- Long barrow at Longbarrow Clump
- Bowl barrow 340m east of Stockport
