Goatacre
Goatacre is a Village in the county of Wiltshire.
Goatacre postcode: SN11 9JA
There are great places to visit near Goatacre including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes and villages.
Goatacre has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.
There are a several good ancient sites in the Goatacre area like Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Silbury Hill.
Historic Buildings to visit near Goatacre include Avebury Manor.
There are a several good country parks in the area around Goatacre like Coate Water Country Park.
Coate Water is a great place to visit close to Goatacre if you like lakes.
The area close to Goatacre boasts some of the best villages including Ashton Keynes.
Goatacre History
There are some historic monuments around Goatacre:
- Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Medieval village cross 100m north east of St Martin's Church
- Two medieval fishponds 170m north of Little Park Farm
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Hemp Knoll
- Bowl barrow at east end of Morgan's Hill
- Group of three bowl barrows 250m north east of Shepherds' Shore
- Oldbury Camp hillfort, bowl barrow and cross dyke on Cherhill Down
- Cross dyke 520m north east of Cherhill Monument
- Round barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Bowl barrow 950m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert
- Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton Buildings
- Pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation
- Pair of bell barrows and a pair of bowl barrows forming part of a barrow cemetery at Baltic Farm
- Square enclosure 350m north of Wansdyke on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Two saucer barrows and a pair of bowl barrows 750m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Medieval settlement, moat and fishponds at Woodhill Park Farm
- Bowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 840m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Long barrow 650m WSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Square earthwork enclosure 450m north west of Baltic Farm on Morgan's Hill
- Saucer barrow 910m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Grange Stables bell barrow
- Bell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton Down
- Bowl barrow 1150m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Eleven round barrows 1000m north of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery, and a probable enclosed Iron Age farmstead on North Down
- Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.
- Grange bowl barrow 130m north west of The Grange Stables bell barrow, Beckhampton
- Bowl barrow 230m west of The Grange, Beckhampton
- Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Pair of bowl barrows 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Village cross
- Pair of round barrows and section of linear earthwork NE of the gallops on West Down
- Linear earthworks forming part of a field system on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Medieval settlement 520m north east of Lower Beversbrook Farm
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Post mill at Church Hills
- Roman road in Spye Park
- Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 1070m NNW of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Enclosure on Horton Down
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bell barrow on Easton Down
- Long barrow on King's Play Hill, 430m north west of Hill Cottage
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Furze Knoll
- Bowl barrow on Calstone Down, 500m south of Witch Plantation
- Bowl barrow 190m north east of Nolands Farm, Yatesbury
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill 510m north of Hill Cottage
- Medieval settlement immediately north west of Upper Littlecott Farm
- Bradenstoke Priory and fishponds and an associated motte and earthworks at Clack Mount.
- Bowl barrow 840m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Romano-British villa complex 330m north west of Queen Court Farm
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North Down
- 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 rural settlement at Quemerford
- Moated site 400m north-east of Hooker's Gate
- Rabbit warren 800m east of Woodlane Farm
- Wansdyke: 460yds (420m) SE of Broads Green to 266yds (240m) NE of Paddock Farm
- Five round barrows 1040m NNE of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Village cross 12m north of St Mary's church
- Bowl barrow 350m north-east of White Horse Plantation
- Cross dyke 450m west of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow 500m west of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill; part of a group of three bowl barrows
- Two bowl barrows 670m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Moated site and fishpond north-west of Pinhills Farm
- Long Stones long barrow 150m north of Beckhampton House
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 120m north of the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Pair of bowl barrows situated on the south east of Bishop's Cannings Down
- Two bowl barrows 320m south-east of Little London
- Medieval cross 30m north east of St Martin's Church
- Bowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Post mill mound 150m north west of Brynards Hill Farm
- Ringsbury Camp hillfort
- Bowl barrow 400m west of Cooks Plantation
- Medieval settlement 400m south west of Crew's Farm
- Long barrow 85m west of Cherhill Monument
- Cross ridge dyke on Morgan's Hill
- Round barrow in Mount Wood, 300m north-east of Upper Lodge
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 135m ENE of Baltic Farm
- Saucer barrow on North Down
- 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
- Bowl barrow 550m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 150m east of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill
- Ten barrows forming part of Fox Covert round barrow cemetery, West Down.
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Motte castle 20m west of Great Somerford Church
- Long barrow on Easton Down
- Remains of watermill 500m east of Freeth Farm
- Group of small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down long barrow
- 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
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Medieval rural settlement 240m south of Lower Woodshaw Farm
- Harepit Way linear boundary
- Linear boundary earthwork and associated field system on Cherhill Down
- Nuthills Roman villa
- Round barrow 1260m NNE of Baltic Farm, 75m south of Roman Road, forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill, 420m north of Hill Cottage
