Hilmarton
Hilmarton is a Town in the county of Wiltshire.
There are great places to visit near Hilmarton including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes and villages.
Hilmarton's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.
The area around Hilmarton features a number of interesting ancient sites including Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Silbury Hill.
Hilmarton is near some unmissable historic buildings like Avebury Manor,
There are a several good country parks in the area around Hilmarton like Coate Water Country Park.
There are a several good lakes in the area around Hilmarton like Coate Water.
Don't miss Ashton Keynes's villages if visiting the area around Hilmarton.
Hilmarton History
There are some historic monuments around Hilmarton:
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery on North Down
- Two medieval fishponds 170m north of Little Park Farm
- Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Pair of bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Moated site and fishpond north-west of Pinhills Farm
- Wansdyke: 460yds (420m) SE of Broads Green to 266yds (240m) NE of Paddock Farm
- Bowl barrow 1070m NNW of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Long Stones long barrow 150m north of Beckhampton House
- Long barrow on Easton Down
- 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
- Group of small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down long barrow
- Long barrow 650m WSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Bell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton Down
- Long barrow 85m west of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill 510m north of Hill Cottage
- Cross ridge dyke on Morgan's Hill
- Square enclosure 350m north of Wansdyke on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Romano-British villa complex 330m north west of Queen Court Farm
- Bell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Field system E of Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Post mill at Church Hills
- Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 1150m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Cross dyke 230m south west of Cherhill Monument
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 190m north east of Nolands Farm, Yatesbury
- Bowl barrow 60m east of Roundway Hill Covert
- Bowl barrow 400m west of Cooks Plantation
- Roman road in Spye Park
- Medieval settlement 400m south west of Crew's Farm
- Pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation
- Square earthwork enclosure 450m north west of Baltic Farm on Morgan's Hill
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Furze Knoll
- Section of Wansdyke and associated monuments from east of The Firs to the eastern side of Tan Hill
- Bowl barrow on Calstone Down, 500m south of Witch Plantation
- Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- South Street long barrow, 70m south east of the Long Stones
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Ten barrows forming part of Fox Covert round barrow cemetery, West Down.
- Medieval rural settlement at Quemerford
- Linear earthworks forming part of a field system on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Long barrow on King's Play Hill, 430m north west of Hill Cottage
- Oldbury Camp hillfort, bowl barrow and cross dyke on Cherhill Down
- Round barrow in Mount Wood, 300m north-east of Upper Lodge
- Bowl barrow situated 500m SSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 120m north of the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Hemp Knoll
- Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on All Cannings Down
- Remains of watermill 500m east of Freeth Farm
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill, 420m north of Hill Cottage
- Oliver's Camp and two round barrows outside Oliver's Camp
- Avebury Long Stones 380m east of The Grange Stables, Beckhampton
- Medieval settlement, moat and fishponds at Woodhill Park Farm
- Village cross
- Harepit Way linear boundary
- Post mill mound 150m north west of Brynards Hill Farm
- Ditch W of Tanhill Fair
- Moated site 400m north-east of Hooker's Gate
- Bradenstoke Priory and fishponds and an associated motte and earthworks at Clack Mount.
- Round barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 1km west of Tan Hill
- Saucer barrow 910m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Rabbit warren 800m east of Woodlane Farm
- Round barrow 1260m NNE of Baltic Farm, 75m south of Roman Road, forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bowl barrow 150m east of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill
- Pair of bell barrows and a pair of bowl barrows forming part of a barrow cemetery at Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.
- Pair of bowl barrows 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Medieval cross 30m north east of St Martin's Church
- Kitchen Barrow: a long barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Two bowl barrows 670m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Nuthills Roman villa
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Pair of round barrows 200m SSE of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Linear boundary earthwork and associated field system on Cherhill Down
- Pair of round barrows and section of linear earthwork NE of the gallops on West Down
- A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- A causewayed enclosure, the core of a round barrow cemetery, part of a prehistoric field system and an associated mortuary enclosure on Windmill Hill
- Bowl barrow 550m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North Down
- Bowl barrow 350m north-east of White Horse Plantation
- Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Cross dyke 450m west of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Bowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Four bowl barrows forming part of a cemetery 270m east of long barrow on Roughridge Hill
- Bell barrow on Easton Down
- Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton Buildings
- Bowl barrow 950m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Field system 275yds (250m) N of Field Barn
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 135m ENE of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 840m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Medieval settlement immediately north west of Upper Littlecott Farm
- Bowl barrow 500m west of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill; part of a group of three bowl barrows
- Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Roundway Hill Farm round barrows
- Bowl barrow 230m west of The Grange, Beckhampton
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Long barrow on Horton Down
- Pair of bowl barrows situated on the south east of Bishop's Cannings Down
- Saucer barrow on North Down
- Medieval rural settlement 240m south of Lower Woodshaw Farm
- Grange bowl barrow 130m north west of The Grange Stables bell barrow, Beckhampton
- Motte castle 20m west of Great Somerford Church
- Five round barrows 1040m NNE of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 840m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Enclosure on Horton Down
- Two bowl barrows 320m south-east of Little London
- Bowl barrow 200m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Baltic Farm
- Grange Stables bell barrow
- Eleven round barrows 1000m north of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery, and a probable enclosed Iron Age farmstead on North Down
- Village cross 12m north of St Mary's church
- 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 village cross 100m north east of St Martin's Church
- Bowl barrow forming part of a cemetery 800m east of Kitchen Barrow
- Cross dyke 520m north east of Cherhill Monument
- Group of three bowl barrows 250m north east of Shepherds' Shore
- Three Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Medieval settlement 520m north east of Lower Beversbrook Farm
- Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
