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.
There are a several good historic monuments in the Goatacre area like Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.
Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Silbury Hill are great places to visit near Goatacre if you like ancient sites.
Don't miss Avebury Manor's historic buildings if visiting the area around Goatacre.
The area close to Goatacre boasts some of the best country parks including Coate Water Country Park.
Don't miss Coate Water's lakes if visiting the area around Goatacre.
The area around Goatacre's best villages can be found at Ashton Keynes.
Goatacre History
There are some historic monuments around Goatacre:
- Village cross 12m north of St Mary's church
- 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
- Wansdyke: 460yds (420m) SE of Broads Green to 266yds (240m) NE of Paddock Farm
- Motte castle 20m west of Great Somerford Church
- Bowl barrow at east end of Morgan's 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
- Pair of bell barrows and a pair of bowl barrows forming part of a barrow cemetery at Baltic Farm
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Long Stones long barrow 150m north of Beckhampton House
- Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Cross dyke 450m west of Cherhill Monument
- Long barrow on Easton Down
- Romano-British villa complex 330m north west of Queen Court Farm
- Bowl barrow 500m west of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill; part of a group of three bowl barrows
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Furze Knoll
- Linear boundary earthwork and associated field system on Cherhill Down
- Bowl barrow 550m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 190m north east of Nolands Farm, Yatesbury
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Post mill at Church Hills
- Group of three bowl barrows 250m north east of Shepherds' Shore
- Square enclosure 350m north of Wansdyke on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Cross ridge dyke on Morgan's Hill
- Saucer barrow on North Down
- Pair of bowl barrows 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Five round barrows 1040m NNE of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery 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
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 135m ENE of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 840m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 1070m NNW of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Enclosure on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 150m east of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill
- Bowl barrow on Calstone Down, 500m south of Witch Plantation
- Village cross
- Bowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Moated site 400m north-east of Hooker's Gate
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill, 420m north of Hill Cottage
- Bell barrow on Easton Down
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Baltic Farm
- Nuthills Roman villa
- Medieval rural settlement 240m south of Lower Woodshaw Farm
- Long barrow 85m west of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow 840m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Oldbury Camp hillfort, bowl barrow and cross dyke on Cherhill Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North Down
- Ringsbury Camp hillfort
- Two medieval fishponds 170m north of Little Park Farm
- Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.
- Square earthwork enclosure 450m north west of Baltic Farm on Morgan's Hill
- Ten barrows forming part of Fox Covert round barrow cemetery, West Down.
- Harepit Way linear boundary
- Medieval village cross 100m north east of St Martin's Church
- Pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation
- Cross dyke 520m north east of Cherhill Monument
- Pair of round barrows and section of linear earthwork NE of the gallops on West Down
- Round barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Hemp Knoll
- Bowl barrow 1150m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Medieval settlement 400m south west of Crew's Farm
- Grange bowl barrow 130m north west of The Grange Stables bell barrow, Beckhampton
- Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Medieval settlement, moat and fishponds at Woodhill Park Farm
- Saucer barrow 910m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Post mill mound 150m north west of Brynards Hill Farm
- Linear earthworks forming part of a field system on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 400m west of Cooks Plantation
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 120m north of the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Bowl barrow 350m north-east of White Horse Plantation
- Bell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Group of small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down long barrow
- Cross dyke 230m south west of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Grange Stables bell barrow
- Bradenstoke Priory and fishponds and an associated motte and earthworks at Clack Mount.
- Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Medieval settlement immediately north west of Upper Littlecott Farm
- Pair of bowl barrows situated on the south east of Bishop's Cannings Down
- Two bowl barrows 320m south-east of Little London
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill 510m north of Hill Cottage
- Round barrow 1260m NNE of Baltic Farm, 75m south of Roman Road, forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- 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
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Medieval rural settlement at Quemerford
- Round barrow in Mount Wood, 300m north-east of Upper Lodge
- Moated site and fishpond north-west of Pinhills Farm
- Bell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton Down
- Rabbit warren 800m east of Woodlane 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
- Medieval cross 30m north east of St Martin's Church
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Medieval settlement 520m north east of Lower Beversbrook Farm
- Long barrow on King's Play Hill, 430m north west of Hill Cottage
- Bowl barrow 230m west of The Grange, Beckhampton
- Three Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton Buildings
- Roman road in Spye Park
- Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Long barrow 650m WSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
