Urchfont
Urchfont is a Town in the county of Wiltshire.
There are great places to visit near Urchfont including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes and villages.
Don't miss Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury's historic monuments if visiting the area around Urchfont.
Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Silbury Hill are great places to visit near Urchfont if you like ancient sites.
There are a several good historic buildings in the area around Urchfont like Avebury Manor.
There are a number of country parks near to Urchfont including Coate Water Country Park.
There are a several good lakes in the area around Urchfont like Coate Water.
Ashton Keynes is one of Urchfont's best, nearby villages to visit in Urchfont.
Urchfont History
There are some historic monuments around Urchfont:
- Deserted medieval village E of Manor Farm
- Oliver's Camp and two round barrows outside Oliver's Camp
- Chapperton Down Prehistoric and Romano-British Landscape
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 120m north of the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Multiple trackway between and north of Round Clump and Dogtail Plantation
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill, 420m north of Hill Cottage
- Linear round barrow cemetery 200m ENE of West Kennett long barrow
- Enclosure on Black Heath Down
- Enclosure on Marden Down
- Long barrow south of Horse Down
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
- 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
- Long barrow on Easton Down
- Bowl barrow 1km west of Tan Hill
- Orcheston Down Romano-British landscape
- Boundary earthwork east of Church Hill
- Barrow east of Chirton Landing Strip
- Two bowl barrows 670m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Tanhill Penning
- Pair of bowl barrows situated on the south east of Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Long barrow in Barrow Plantation, East Down
- Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on All Cannings Down
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Field system E of Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Boundary earthworks on Wilsford Down
- Silver Barrow, Orcheston 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
- Group of three bowl barrows 250m north east of Shepherds' Shore
- Roundway Hill Farm round barrows
- Saucer barrow on North Down
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Furze Knoll
- Bowl barrow on Berril Down
- Square enclosure 350m north of Wansdyke on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Enclosure on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow situated 500m SSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Ditch W of Tanhill Fair
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill 510m north of Hill Cottage
- Bowl barrow at east end of Morgan's 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
- Round barrow cemetery and part of a field system 200m south of Beckhampton Penning
- Bell barrow on Easton Down
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Baltic Farm
- Boundary feature, western section of Long Ditch across Wilsford Down
- Long barrow on Horton Down
- Bell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- The Hatfield Earthwork: a henge enclosure, henge and remains of monumental mound at Marden
- Two bowl barrows 400m south of Tanhill Penning
- Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Boundary feature on Ball Down
- Bowl barrow 950m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Pair of bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Two of three bowl barrows south-east of Warren Plantation
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Round barrow north-west of Goods Clump
- Field system on West Lavington Down
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Round barrow south of Robin Hood Ball Clump
- Two boundary earthworks on the west of Rushall Down
- Four bowl barrows forming part of a cemetery 270m east of long barrow on Roughridge Hill
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 135m ENE of Baltic Farm
- All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site
- White Barrow, a long barrow
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Hemp Knoll
- Site of an oval stone circle and part of an adjacent field system 700m SW of West Kennet long barrow.
- West Kennet bell barrow, 160m north-west of West Kennet long barrow
- Boundary feature 700m south-west of The Plantation, West Lavington Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Kitchen Barrow: a long barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Group of small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down long barrow
- Bowl barrow: one of three bowl barrows south-east of Warren Plantation
- Five round barrows 1040m NNE of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Section of Wansdyke and associated monuments from east of The Firs to the eastern side of Tan Hill
- Devizes Castle
- Two boundary features to the north/north-east and west of Silver Barrow
- Round barrow 1260m NNE of Baltic Farm, 75m south of Roman Road, forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Barrow north-west of Weatherhill Scrub
- Bell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton Down
- Enclosure south-east of Candown Copse
- Bowl barrow in Robin Hood Ball Clump
- Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Ell Barrow, long barrow
- Strip lynchet system east of Three Corner Firs
- Enclosure and boundary earthwork west of Scraggy Copse
- Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Boundary earthwork from East Down to Orcheston Down
- Round barrow south-south-east of Greenland Camp
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery on North Down
- Linear earthwork on West Down
- Enclosure on Summer Down
- Bowl barrow north of splinterproof shelter, Larkhill Artillery Range
- Bowl barrow on Tilshead Down, 950m north west of Copehill Plantation
- Two bowl barrows in Roundway Hill Covert
- Round barrow near Charlton Clumps
- Field system and settlement north of Chapperton Down
- Bowl barrow 1070m NNW of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Long barrow and Old Ditch linear earthwork, on Tilshead Down
- Barrow S of Wansdyke
- Section of the Wansdyke
- Wansdyke: 460yds (420m) SE of Broads Green to 266yds (240m) NE of Paddock Farm
- Bowl barrow forming part of a cemetery 800m east of Kitchen Barrow
- Bowl barrow 550m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Cross ridge dyke on Morgan's Hill
- Two bowl barrows north of Rowbury Lane
- Four earthwork enclosures on All Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 840m north-east of Baltic Farm
- The Long Monument
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Caen Hill locks
- Round barrow north of Summer Down
- Pair of bell barrows and a pair of bowl barrows forming part of a barrow cemetery at Baltic Farm
- Long barrow 650m WSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Bowl barrow 60m east of Roundway Hill Covert
- Field system on Penning Down
- Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill
- Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse
- Enclosure north of Chirton Gorse
- Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Earthwork enclosure on Allington Down
- Moated site 300m north-east of Potterne Park Farm
- Long barrow on King's Play Hill, 430m north west of Hill Cottage
- Thornham Down prehistoric and medieval landscapes
- West Kennet long barrow, 800m south-east of Silbury Hill
- Field system 275yds (250m) N of Field Barn
- Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Long barrow north of Robin Hood Ball Clump
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North Down
- Bowl barrow 150m east of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill
- Bowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 500m west of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill; part of a group of three bowl barrows
- Bowl barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Pair of bowl barrows 150m north of the Wansdyke on All Cannings Down
- Pair of bowl barrows 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 1150m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Earthwork enclosure N of Wansdyke
- 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 village site
- Square earthwork enclosure 450m north west of Baltic Farm on Morgan's Hill
- Rybury camp
