West Overton
West Overton is a Town in the county of Wiltshire.
There are great places to visit near West Overton including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes, parks and villages.
Don't miss Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury's historic monuments if visiting the area around West Overton.
The area around West Overton features a number of interesting ancient sites including Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, Silbury Hill, and Barbury Castle.
There are a several good historic buildings in the area around West Overton like Avebury Manor.
The area around West Overton features a number of interesting country parks including Coate Water Country Park, Barbury Castle Country Park, and Lydiard Park.
The area around West Overton's best lakes can be found at Coate Water.
Lydiard Park is a great place to visit close to West Overton if you like parks.
There are a number of villages near to West Overton including Ashton Keynes.
West Overton History
There are some historic monuments around West Overton:
- Bowl barrow 1km west of Tan Hill
- Bowl barrow immediately west of the Ridgeway, 400m north east of its junction with Green Street
- Bowl barrow 700m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Earthwork enclosure 950m SSE of Manor Farm
- Two bowl barrows 400m south of Tanhill Penning
- Rybury camp
- Preshute Down field system
- Round barrow cemetery and part of a field system 200m south of Beckhampton Penning
- Settlement and field system on Milton Hill (Fyfield Down)
- Beckhampton round barrow cemetery 150m north east of the `Waggon and Horses'
- Linear barrow cemetery on Hackpen Hill
- Bowl barrow 40m north west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Green Street and 1100m east of the Avebury henge monument, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Two round barrows W of New Town Farm
- Bowl barrow forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Saucer barrow: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury Castle
- Bowl barrow 230m west of The Grange, Beckhampton
- Wansdyke: section from S of Furze Hill to Marlborough-Pewsey road
- Two enclosures on Winterbourne Down
- Bowl barrow 750m south-west of Manor Farm: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Medieval settlement remains immediately west of The Vicarage
- Wick Down Farm earthwork
- Two bowl barrows 320m south-east of Little London
- Swanborough Tump
- Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Wansdyke: section 610yds (560m) NW of Wernham Farm to 250yds (230m) SW of New Buildings
- 'The Spectacles'
- Linear round barrow cemetery 200m ENE of West Kennett long barrow
- Bowl barrow 800m north-east of Hackpen Barn
- Round barrow cemetery 400m south of Avebury henge monument on Waden Hill
- Earthworks on Marlborough Common
- Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill
- Bowl barrow 900m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Sharpridge field system
- Three bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap Cottage
- Field system 275yds (250m) N of Field Barn
- Earthwork W of New Town Farm
- Earthwork enclosure N of Wansdyke
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- The Sanctuary, Overton Hill
- Barrow S of Wansdyke
- Enclosure on Ogbourne Down
- Group of four round barrows 300m north west of the junction between the Ridgeway and Green Street on Avebury Down
- Section of the Wansdyke
- Round barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Four earthwork enclosures on All Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 750m east of New Barn
- Earthwork enclosure and dewpond 490m north of Barbury Castle
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert
- Bell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Pair of round barrows forming part of the Bronze Age round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- Bowl barrow 200m east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 630m north east of Wick Bottom Barn
- Field system and earthwork enclosure on Burderop Down
- Earthwork enclosure on Allington Down
- Bowl barrow 650m ESE of New Barn, between Avebury Down and Monkton Down
- Bell barrow 350m south-west of Barbury Barn
- Group of barrows on Draycott Hill
- Penning bell barrow 600m east of Avebury Down Barn
- Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Three confluent round barrows 580m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Bowl barrow 690m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Green Bank bowl barrow, 230m east of the Avebury henge monument
- Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse
- Bowl barrow 1450m south of Barbury Castle Farm
- Pair of bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Ogbourne St Andrew Farm
- Richardson medieval settlement
- Bowl barrow forming part of a cemetery 800m east of Kitchen Barrow
- Dam of King's fishpond
- Bowl barrow 200m north-east of Everleigh Ashes
- A causewayed enclosure, the core of a round barrow cemetery, part of a prehistoric field system and an associated mortuary enclosure on Windmill Hill
- Barrow on Avebury Down, S of track from Avebury
- Bowl barrow 70m north of Green Street and east of the Avebury henge monument
- Bowl barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Two earthwork enclosures and a linear earthwork 625m north of Barbury Castle
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Barbury Barn
- Barrow on Smeathe's Ridge
- Harepit Way linear boundary
- Earth Burgh (or Eorth Burh) NW of New Town Farm
- Sharpridge earthworks
- Long barrow on Easton Down
- Bowl barrow 770m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- West Kennett Farm palisaded enclosures
- Shrunken medieval village site E of Avebury Trusloe
- Bowl barrow 120m west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Section of Wansdyke and associated monuments from east of The Firs to the eastern side of Tan Hill
- Giant's Grave (Martinsell Hill)
- South Street long barrow, 70m south east of the Long Stones
- Barrow on Coombe Down, 1070yds (980m) NE of Upper Poughcombe
- Saucer barrow 250m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Six bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn: part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down
- The Hatfield Earthwork: a henge enclosure, henge and remains of monumental mound at Marden
- Ogbourne Maizey Down round barrow
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Ditch W of Tanhill Fair
- Barrow 350yds (320m) E of Smeathe's Plantation, Ogbourne Down
- Village settlement on Barton Down
- Bowl barrow 880m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Barbury Castle Farm deserted Medieval village
- Bowl barrow 1km west of Sheppard's Farm Dairy
- Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Remains of `Falkner's Circle', a Neolithic stone circle 180m east of the West Kennet Avenue
- Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Bowl barrow 50m south-east of the `Sanctuary' forming part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow 400m west of Cooks Plantation
- Bowl barrow 70m north of Rockley Plantation
- Medieval village site
- Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Barrow on Coombe Down, 930yds (830m) WSW of St George's Church
- West Kennet long barrow, 800m south-east of Silbury Hill
- Langdean stone circle
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Avebury and 70m north of Green Street
- Disc barrow on Burderop Down, 1km north-east of Upper Herdswick Farm
- Silbury Hill: a monumental Neolithic mound west of the River Kennet and south of Avebury village
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Group of small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down long barrow
- Devil's Den long barrow, 600m east of White Acre
- Bell barrow on Easton Down
- Bowl barrow 400m south-east of Culley's Farm Cottages
- Bowl barrow in The Belt, 350m north east of Hill Barn
- Group of four round barrows 500m south-east of Avebury Down Barn, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Knap Hill camp near Alton Priors
- Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.
- Grange Stables bell barrow
- Bowl barrow 500m north-west of Berwick Bassett Clump
- Bell barrow 300m south-east of Avebury Down Barn forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Long barrow in Barrow Copse
- Group of round barrows on Rough Hill
- Pair of round barrows 200m SSE of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow 500m west of The Row
- Grange bowl barrow 130m north west of The Grange Stables bell barrow, Beckhampton
- Two bowl barrows 680m north of Upper Herdswick Farm, Barbury Down
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North Down
- Barbury Castle: a hillfort and bowl barrow
- 'Giant's Grave' long barrow on Milton Hill
- Bowl barrow 750m south-east of Barbury Castle Farm
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Long Stones long barrow 150m north of Beckhampton House
- West Kennet Avenue and an earthwork bank east of West Kennett Farm
- Bowl barrow 620m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site
- East Kennett long barrow, 600m south of East Kennett church
- Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Three bowl barrows: part of a barrow cemetery west of Barbury Castle
- Three sections of a linear earthwork south west of New Barn
- Stone circle
- Two saucer barrows and a pair of bowl barrows 750m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Adam's Grave: a long barrow on Walker's Hill
- Winterbourne Bassett mound
- Group of five round barrows north-east of the Sanctuary: part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Field system E of Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Ten barrows forming part of Fox Covert round barrow cemetery, West Down.
- Bowl barrow 50m south of The Sanctuary on Overton Hill, forming part of the Seven Barrow Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 750m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Bowl barrow 870m ESE of New Barn on Monkton Down
- Kitchen Barrow: a long barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Bowl barrow 750m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Pair of round barrows 400m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated on Avebury Down
- Bowl barrow 300m south-east of Walker's Plantation
- Martinsell Hill camp
- 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 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Bowl barrow north-east of Everleigh Ashes
- Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, cultivation, industrial and funerary remains on Fyfield, Overton and Manton Downs
- Long barrow on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 900m SSE of Green Bank
- Avebury henge and stone circles
- West Kennet bell barrow, 160m north-west of West Kennet long barrow
- Bell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton Down
- Pair of bowl barrows 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Saucer barrow 620m north of New Barn: Part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down
- Pair of bowl barrows 150m north of the Wansdyke on All Cannings Down
- Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage
- Site of an oval stone circle and part of an adjacent field system 700m SW of West Kennet long barrow.
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Avebury Long Stones 380m east of The Grange Stables, Beckhampton
- Bowl barrow 50m north of Barrow Farm
- Bowl barrow 50m north east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on All Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 200m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow 950m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton Buildings
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery on North Down
- Iron Age enclosure on Overton Hill, 600m north west of North Farm
- Bowl barrow and a saucer barrow 200m north of Rockley Plantation
- Three Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Three Roman burial mounds, a Bronze Age bowl barrow, a pagan Saxon inhumation cemetery and a short length of Roman road on Overton Hill.
- Castle mound
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Ivy House Farm
- Earthwork NW of New Town Farm
- Pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation
- Bell barrow 75m west of Red Shore
- Bowl barrow 375m east of Wick Bottom Barn
- Bowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Round barrow 750yds (690m) SE of Smeathe's Plantation
- Mound in churchyard
- Bowl barrow east of the Ridgeway forming part of the Overton Hill Bronze Age round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Hemp Knoll
- Group of six round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- Withy Copse ditch
- Enclosure on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Tanhill Penning
- Bell barrow and adjacent bowl barrow on Marlborough Common, 120m east of Wootton Bassett Road
- Bell barrow 200m north of Rockley Plantation
- Bowl barrow 200m north of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Two bowl barrows 820m north of Rockley Manor: part of the Rockley Plantation barrow cemetery
- Pair of round barrows and section of linear earthwork NE of the gallops on West Down
