Great Wishford
Great Wishford is a Town in the county of Wiltshire.
There are great places to visit near Great Wishford including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes and villages.
The area around Great Wishford boasts some of the best historic monuments including Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.
The area around Great Wishford features a number of interesting ancient sites including Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Silbury Hill.
Historic Buildings to visit near Great Wishford include Avebury Manor.
Coate Water Country Park is one of Great Wishford's best, nearby country parks to visit in Great Wishford.
There are a several good lakes in the area around Great Wishford like Coate Water.
The area around Great Wishford's best villages can be found at Ashton Keynes.
Great Wishford History
There are some historic monuments around Great Wishford:
- Bowl barrow 400m south east of Longbarrow Cross Roads, east of A360
- Round barrows S of Hare Warren
- Bowl barrow 470m south east of Druid's Head Farm
- Bowl barrow 220m west of Old King Barrows north of the A303
- Bowl barrow 800m north east of The Avenue on Countess Farm
- Long barrow and 18 round barrows, forming the greater part of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Barford Down milestone
- Three bowl barrows 150m south of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Pond barrow 700m south of A344 on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Bowl barrow 250m south west of Longbarrow Cross Roads, west of A360
- Group of barrows W of Hooklands Plantation
- Bowl barrow 540m south east of Druid's Head Farm
- Bowl barrow 80m north of the A303, north east of Vespasian's Camp
- Bowl barrow 120m south west of the west end of The Cursus
- Bowl barrow immediately north of Fargo Road
- Long barrow and Old Ditch linear earthwork, on Tilshead Down
- Bowl barrow on Coneybury Hill, 130m NNE of Luxenborough Plantation
- Bowl barrow 400m north of the A303 on Countess Farm
- Ditch, 343yds (310m) ENE of East Farm Cottages to 800yds (730m) NW of St Martin's Chapel
- Bowl barrow 450m north of the A303, on Countess Farm
- Bowl barrow 100m north of Rox Hill Clump
- Round barrow 230yds (210m) NW of New Field Plantation
- A bowl barrow and three bell barrows forming part of The Cursus round barrow cemetery
- Parsonage Down Camp earthwork enclosure and associated field system.
- Bowl barrow south of Normanton Gorse on the southern edge of Normanton Down
- Bell barrow north east of Westfield Farm and 150m south of Wilsford round barrow cemetery
- Ruined church of SS Mary and Nicholas
- Bowl barrow east of the A360 forming part of the Winterbourne Stoke crossroads round barrow cemetery
- A bell barrow and three disc barrows west of Fargo Road ammunition compound
- Bowl barrow south of The Cursus in Fargo Plantation forming part of The Cursus round barrow cemetery
- Grovely Ditch
- Bowl barrow 320m west of Vespasian's Camp
- Bowl barrow 600m south west of Airman's Corner on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow known as `Bush Barrow' and two disc barrows south east of Normanton Gorse forming part of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- A bell barrow and two bowl barrows east of The Avenue on Countess Farm: part of a linear round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 500m south east of Greenland Farm, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery west of the Lesser Cursus
- Chitterne Down barrow
- Odstock Copse earthwork
- Long barrow 350m south west of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Two bowl barrows on Durrington Down, 150m south of The Packway
- Bowl barrow 250m south of Fargo Road
- Long barrow 250m north of Normanton Gorse
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery known as the New King Barrows
- Bowl barrow 200m north of the A303 on Countess Farm
- Two barrows NW of Little Down
- Two bell barrows, two bowl barrows and a disc barrow which form the greater part of Rollestone Field linear round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 400m south east of Greenland Farm, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery west of the Lesser Cursus
- Pond barrow 400m south east of Strangways
- Two bowl barrows 200m north of the A303 on Countess Farm
- Bowl barrow located south of The Cursus and east of Fargo Plantation forming part of The Cursus round barrow cemetery
- Romano-British settlement on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Bowl barrow 300m north of A344, south west of the Lesser Cursus
- Five bowl barrows forming the greater part of a round barrow cemetery 200m south west of Stonehenge on Stonehenge Down
- Bowl barrow 450m north of Springbottom Farm
- Two bowl barrows 70m north east of The Avenue on Countess Farm
- Long barrow in Larkhill Camp
- Punch Bowl round barrow
- Bowl barrow 200m east of Lake Down round barrow cemetery north of Rox Hill
- Two bowl barrows 30m north of The Cursus
- Bowl barrow and a disc barrow in Normanton Gorse, forming part of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 150m east of Stonehenge Cottages on A303
- Pond barrow on the western margin of Durrington Down Plantation
- Bowl barrow 140m north of the A303 on Countess Farm
- Nine round barrows forming a round barrow cemetery 400m north of the eastern end of The Cursus
- Bowl barrow 250m north of Greenland Farm
- Bowl barrow 300m north west of Airman's Corner
- Field system on Chitterne Down
- Bowl barrow on Homington Down, 725m south of Tottens Farm
- Robin Hood's Ball, causewayed enclosure
- Round barrow SE of Cowdown Farm
- Neale's Barrow, round barrow
- Bowl barrow on Coneybury Hill, 450m south of the A303
- Two barrows W of Stoke Down
- Bell barrow situated 50m north of Normanton Gorse and 170m south of the A303
- City rampart E of Council House
- Triple bell barrow 530m north of Field Barn on Amesbury Down
- Barrow SSW of Melsome's Field barn
- Bowl barrow 70m south of A303
- Bowl barrow 120m south of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Group of barrows on North Hill Down
- Long barrow on Wilsford Down 300m north of The Diamond
- Newton Barrow
- Bowl barrow 200m south east of Middle Farm
- Bell barrow known as the Monarch of the Plain on the western edge of Fargo Plantation and south of The Cursus: part of The Cursus round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow south of Robin Hood's Ball
- Heale Hill round barrows and earthworks
- Three bowl barrows on the southern edge of Luxenborough Plantation
- Bowl barrow 100m south east of the southern edge of The Diamond south of the A303
- Bowl barrow and section of linear boundary earthwork on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Bowl barrow south of The Cursus on the eastern edge of Fargo Plantation forming part of The Cursus round barrow cemetery
- Saucer barrow and bowl barrow 250m north of A344, south of the Lesser Cursus
- Bowl barrow 430m north west of Northdown Barn
- Four bowl barrows 140m north of the A303 on Stonehenge Down
- Little Langford round barrow, N of Upper Farm Down
- Bowl barrow 200m south west of Strangways forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery known as the Old King Barrows
- Bowl barrow 300m north west of Lake House
- Bowl barrow 450m south of Greenland Farm
- Bowl barrow 150m NNE of Seven Barrow Cottages forming part of a round barrow cemetery known as Old King Barrows
- Long barrow east/south-east of Robin Hood's Ball
- Henge monument 400m south of Stonehenge Cottages
- Bowl barrow 550m south of Airman's Corner on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Two bowl barrows 700m south of Springbottom Farm buildings
- Bowl barrow forming part of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Round barrow south of Robin Hood Ball Clump
- Winterbourne Stoke West round barrow cemetery, The Coniger enclosure and section of linear boundary earthwork
- Packhorse bridge
- Bowl barrow 160m south of Fargo Road, forming part of a nucleated round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 200m north of The Avenue forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery known as the Old King Barrows
- Bowl barrow in Normanton Gorse, forming part of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow: one of three bowl barrows south-east of Warren Plantation
- Three bowl barrows 150m south of the A303, north of Luxenborough Plantation
- Ogbury camp
- Bowl barrow 500m north of the A303 on Countess Farm
- Bowl barrow 250m south of Westfield Farm buildings
- Barrow in Wilton Park
- Two bowl barrows 800m north east of The Avenue on Countess Farm
- Bowl barrow 100m north of the A303 on Countess Farm
- Chalk military badges on Fovant Down
- Bowl barrow 200m north of The Cursus
- Bowl barrow 350m south west of Normanton Gorse
- Faulston pigeon house
- Bowl barrow 830m south west of Greenlands Bungalow, east of Shrewton
- Three bowl barrows 220m west of Vespasian's Camp
- Bowl barrow 400m south of A344 on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Nine bowl barrows, two disc barrows and two saucer barrows forming the majority of a round barrow cemetery on Durrington Down
- Disc barrow 220m south west of Stonehenge forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Stonehenge Down
- Disc barrow forming part of the Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 250m north west of Lake House
- Old Sarum
- Bowl barrow 400m south of Normanton Gorse
- Long barrow on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Two bowl barrows on Stoke Down 650m south west of Foxhole Cottage
- Three bowl barrows forming part of Rollestone Field linear round barrow cemetery
- Eighteen round barrows forming the greater part of the Winterbourne Stoke crossroads round barrow cemetery
- Stonehenge, the Avenue, and three barrows adjacent to the Avenue forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Countess Farm
- Bowl barrow 25m north of The Cursus
- Linear boundary within Normanton Gorse
- Two bowl barrows and a saucer barrow 280m south of The Packway
- Three bowl barrows 120m south of Fargo Road
- Bowl barrow 200m west of Durrington Down Plantation
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 350m north of Springbottom Farm buildings on Wilsford Down
- Two bowl barrows and a levelled barrow 460m north east of Normanton House on Amesbury Down
- Long barrow north east of Winterbourne Stoke crossroads
- Long barrow 450m WSW of Woodhenge
- Bowl barrow on the north eastern edge of Luxenborough Plantation
- Bowl barrow on the eastern edge of Luxenborough Plantation
- Hengi-form monument in Fargo Plantation south of The Cursus
- Disc barrow near the southern edge of Fargo Plantation forming part of The Cursus round barrow cemetery
- A twin bell barrow and a bell barrow forming the eastern part of The Cursus round barrow cemetery
- Two of three bowl barrows south-east of Warren Plantation
- Six bowl barrows and two disc barrows forming the majority of a round barrow cemetery 300m north west of Fargo Road ammunition compound
- Five bowl barrows and two saucer barrows forming a round barrow cemetery on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- King Barrow and another bowl barrow on Coneybury Hill
- Bowl barrow 160m south of the west end of The Cursus
- Bowl barrow 400m west of Normanton Gorse
- Bowl barrow 170m south east of Strangways on Countess Farm
- Bowl barrow 230m west of Stonehenge forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Stonehenge Down
- Bowl barrow immediately east of the A360 forming part of the Winterbourne Stoke crossroads round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 260m north of the A303 on Countess Farm
- Bowl barrow 300m WSW of Stonehenge, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Stonehenge Down
- Chalk map of Australia 925m south west of Upper Hurdcott Farm
- Hanging Langford camp and Church-end Ring
- Two bowl barrows 250m north of The Cursus
- Bowl barrow 700m north of Springbottom Farm
- Three bowl barrows 350m north of The Avenue forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery known as the Old King Barrows
- Heath Wood earthwork
- Pond barrow 50m north of A344 west of The Cursus
- Field system on Stoke Down
- Yarnbury camp (Yarnbury Castle)
- Grovely Castle and earthworks N of Grovely Wood
- Bowl barrow 300m south west of New King Barrows
- Bowl barrow 400m west of New King Barrows
- Bowl barrow 120m north of The Avenue forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery known as the Old King Barrows
- Bell barrow situated south of The Cursus and east of Fargo Plantation forming part of The Cursus round barrow cemetery
- East Castle
- Bowl barrow 450m south of the A344 on Stonehenge Down
- Bowl barrow 650m SSE of Stonehenge
- Bowl barrow in Robin Hood Ball Clump
- Six bowl barrows forming the majority of a round barrow cemetery in Larkhill Camp south of The Packway
- Bowl barrow within Luxenborough Plantation
- Bowl barrow 430m south of A344 on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- The Lesser Cursus and a triple bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery south east of Greenland Farm on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Two bowl barrows 200m SSW of Rollestone Camp
- Bowl barrow 50m south west of Rox Hill Clump
- Six bowl barrows forming the greater part of a round barrow cemetery on Wilsford Down 350m north of Springbottom Farm buildings
- Bowl barrow 475m north of The Avenue forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery known as the Old King Barrows
- Earthwork W of Woodford Clump
- Group of barrows near Field Barn
- Bell barrow 100m east of Stonehenge immediately south of the A344
- Winterbourne Stoke East round barrow cemetery and earthwork enclosure on Fore Down
- Bowl barrow 250m north of the A303 on Countess Farm
- Village cross
- Six of the eight round barrows making up a nucleated round barrow cemetery 100m south of Fargo Road
- Harnham Bridge
- Bowl barrow south of the A303 and north west of Normanton Gorse
- Linear boundary from south east of Winterbourne Stoke crossroads to south west of The Diamond on Wilsford Down
- Vespasian's Camp
- Round barrow N of Yarnbury Castle
- Three bowl barrows 200m north of The Cursus
- Barrow N of 'The Spectacles'
- Bowl barrow 800m west of Airman's Corner on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Bowl barrow 100m south of Fargo Road
- Disc barrow and pond barrow 350m NNW of Greenland Farm
- Bell barrow 450m south east of Greenland Farm, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery west of the Lesser Cursus
- Ten round barrows forming the Lake Down round barrow cemetery and a section of linear boundary crossing Lake Down
- Churchyard cross
- Two bowl barrows 300m south west of Rollestone Camp
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 350m north of Springbottom Farm buildings on Wilsford Down
- Bilbury Rings
- Enclosure east of Robin Hood's Ball
- Three bowl barrows immediately north of the A303 on Stonehenge Down
- Bowl barrow on the south east corner of Larkhill Race Course
- Knighton long barrow
- Chiselbury Camp hillfort, cross dykes and site of turnpike toll house
- Bowl barrow 200m WNW of Lake House
- Bowl barrow 500m WNW of New King Barrows north of the A303
- Disc barrow 200m north of The Packway and south of the westernmost of Alanbrooke's Plantations
- Three bowl barrows 300m ESE of Middle Farm
- Bowl barrow 50m south of A303
- Disc barrow on Fargo Road
- Bowl barrow forming part of the Durrington Down round barrow cemetery
- Henge monument 300m south of Longbarrow Cross Roads, east of A360
- Hoop Side round barrows
- Bowl barrow 510m south east of Strangways on Countess Farm
- Deserted medieval village, a bowl barrow, and part of a prehistoric field system opposite Lake House in Lake Bottom
- Bowl barrow 350m north west of Greenland Farm
- Enclosure on Maddington Down
- Bowl barrow 100m north of The Avenue and west of Old King Barrows
- Two bowl barrows forming part of Rollestone Field linear round barrow cemetery
- Two bowl barrows 300m north of The Packway
- Hut Bottom round barrow
- Bronze Age enclosure and bowl barrow 100m west of Longbarrow Cross Roads on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Milestone SE of Yarnbury Castle
- The Cursus, two round barrows situated within its western end, and a long barrow situated at its eastern end
- Ancient cultivation terraces
- Seven bowl barrows and a pond barrow forming a round barrow cemetery 200m north of The Diamond on Wilsford Down
- Bowl barrow 50m south of Fargo Road, forming part of a nucleated round barrow cemetery
- Hydon Hill round barrows
- Bowl barrow 300m south west of Strangways forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery known as the Old King Barrows
- Deptford Down round barrow
- Hare Warren Control Station
- Bowl barrow 600m south of A344 on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Three bowl barrows 40m north of The Cursus
- Pond barrow 480m west of Olddown Barn on Amesbury Down
- Bowl barrow 450m SSW of Airman's Corner on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Pond barrow 30m north of The Cursus
- Section of a linear boundary from 350m north east of Westfield Farm on Lake Down to Lake Bottom
- Bowl barrow 340m south of The Packway, north of the Lesser Cursus
- The Poultry Cross
- Two bowl barrows forming part of the Winterbourne Stoke crossroads round barrow cemetery
- Hamshill ditches and field system
- Bury Orchard ditch
- Lake Barrow Group, North Kite earthwork enclosure, four sections of linear boundary, and a bowl barrow within the North Kite
- Two bowl barrows situated south of The Cursus and east of Fargo Plantation forming part of The Cursus round barrow cemetery
- Bell barrow 450m south of A344 on Winterbourne Stoke Down
- Pond barrow south of the A303 and 400m west of Normanton Gorse containing the 'Wilsford Shaft'
- Bowl barrow 450m east of The Diamond south of the A303
- Bowl barrow 150m WSW of Robin Hood's Ball
- Bowl barrow 240m east of The Penning
- Two round barrows 300m south of Normanton Down round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow south of The Cursus in Fargo Plantation forming part of The Cursus round barrow cemetery
- Bell barrow 400m south of Greenland Farm, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery west of the Lesser Cursus
- Ten bowl barrows, five disc barrows, a bell barrow, a pond barrow and a saucer barrow forming the Wilsford round barrow cemetery
- Stapleford Castle
- Bowl barrow 400m SSE of Greenland Farm, forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery west of the Lesser Cursus
- Two bowl barrows and four bell barrows forming the greater part of a round barrow cemetery known as the New King Barrows
- Saucer barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 300m north west of Fargo Road ammunition compound
- Round barrow east-north-east of Wood's Butt
- Two bowl barrows 700m north west of Normanton Down House
- Two bowl barrows 100m west of Durrington Down Plantation
- Romano-British settlement at Stratford sub Castle
- Disc barrow 400m north of A344, south east of Greenland Farm
- Bowl barrow 150m north of the A303 on Countess Farm
