Lower Compton
Lower Compton is a Village in the county of Wiltshire.
Lower Compton postcode: SN11 8QS
There are great places to visit near Lower Compton including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes and villages.
Lower Compton's best nearby historic monuments can be found at Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.
The area around Lower Compton features a number of interesting ancient sites including Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Silbury Hill.
Historic Buildings to visit near Lower Compton include Avebury Manor.
There are a number of country parks near to Lower Compton including Coate Water Country Park.
Coate Water is one of Lower Compton's best, nearby lakes to visit in Lower Compton.
Places near Lower Compton feature a number of interesting villages including Ashton Keynes.
Lower Compton History
There are some historic monuments around Lower Compton:
- The Long Monument
- Bowl barrow 840m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 400m west of Cooks Plantation
- Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.
- Long barrow on Easton Down
- Remains of watermill 500m east of Freeth Farm
- Kitchen Barrow: a long barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Medieval settlement 520m north east of Lower Beversbrook Farm
- Long barrow on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 500m west of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill; part of a group of three bowl barrows
- Pair of round barrows and section of linear earthwork NE of the gallops on West Down
- Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Pair of round barrows 200m SSE of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery adjacent to the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bowl barrow on Calstone Down, 500m south of Witch Plantation
- Oldbury Camp hillfort, bowl barrow and cross dyke on Cherhill Down
- Bowl barrow 1150m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Two bowl barrows 320m south-east of Little London
- 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
- Moated site and fishpond north-west of Pinhills Farm
- Two bowl barrows in Roundway Hill Covert
- Bell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton Down
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Medieval village cross 100m north east of St Martin's Church
- Cross dyke 520m north east of Cherhill Monument
- Round barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Bradenstoke Priory and fishponds and an associated motte and earthworks at Clack Mount.
- Long barrow 650m WSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Caen Hill locks
- Pair of bowl barrows situated on the south east of Bishop's Cannings Down
- Round barrow in Mount Wood, 300m north-east of Upper Lodge
- Square enclosure 350m north of Wansdyke on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Harepit Way linear boundary
- Bowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Pair of bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Field system 275yds (250m) N of Field Barn
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill 510m north of Hill Cottage
- Two saucer barrows and a pair of bowl barrows 750m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 230m west of The Grange, Beckhampton
- Bowl barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Two bowl barrows 670m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Village cross 12m north of St Mary's church
- Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Four bowl barrows forming part of a cemetery 270m east of long barrow on Roughridge Hill
- Eleven round barrows 1000m north of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery, and a probable enclosed Iron Age farmstead on North Down
- Group of small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down long barrow
- Square earthwork enclosure 450m north west of Baltic Farm on Morgan's Hill
- Village cross
- Roman road in Spye Park
- Field system E of Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Saucer barrow 910m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Bowl barrow 550m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Baltic Farm
- Devizes Castle
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Avebury Long Stones 380m east of The Grange Stables, Beckhampton
- Bowl barrow 150m east of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill
- Bowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Oliver's Camp and two round barrows outside Oliver's Camp
- Bell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Grange bowl barrow 130m north west of The Grange Stables bell barrow, Beckhampton
- Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on All Cannings Down
- Ditch W of Tanhill Fair
- A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert
- Medieval rural settlement at Quemerford
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 120m north of the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Enclosure on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a cemetery 800m east of Kitchen Barrow
- Linear earthworks forming part of a field system on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Three Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Rybury camp
- Medieval cross 30m north east of St Martin's Church
- Two medieval fishponds 170m north of Little Park Farm
- Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Group of three bowl barrows 250m north east of Shepherds' Shore
- South Street long barrow, 70m south east of the Long Stones
- Bowl barrow 1070m NNW of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 190m north east of Nolands Farm, Yatesbury
- Bowl barrow 350m north-east of White Horse Plantation
- Five round barrows 1040m NNE of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill, 420m north of Hill Cottage
- Saucer barrow on North Down
- All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Long barrow 85m west of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow 950m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Roundway Hill Farm round barrows
- Ten barrows forming part of Fox Covert round barrow cemetery, West Down.
- Medieval settlement, moat and fishponds at Woodhill Park Farm
- A causewayed enclosure, the core of a round barrow cemetery, part of a prehistoric field system and an associated mortuary enclosure on Windmill Hill
- Long Stones long barrow 150m north of Beckhampton House
- Deserted medieval village E of Manor Farm
- Bowl barrow 840m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 1km west of Tan Hill
- Wansdyke: 460yds (420m) SE of Broads Green to 266yds (240m) NE of Paddock Farm
- Cross dyke 450m west of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Grange Stables bell barrow
- Bowl barrow situated 500m SSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Long barrow on King's Play Hill, 430m north west of Hill Cottage
- Pair of bowl barrows 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 135m ENE of Baltic Farm
- Pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North Down
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery on North Down
- Medieval settlement immediately north west of Upper Littlecott Farm
- Pair of bell barrows and a pair of bowl barrows forming part of a barrow cemetery at Baltic Farm
- Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton Buildings
- Linear boundary earthwork and associated field system on Cherhill Down
- Cross dyke 230m south west of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Nuthills Roman villa
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Hemp Knoll
- Bowl barrow 60m east of Roundway Hill Covert
- Cross ridge dyke on Morgan's Hill
- Bell barrow on Easton Down
- Bowl barrow at east end of Morgan's Hill
- Romano-British villa complex 330m north west of Queen Court Farm
- Round barrow 1260m NNE of Baltic Farm, 75m south of Roman Road, forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
