Yatesbury
Yatesbury is a Village in the county of Wiltshire.
Yatesbury postcode: SN11 8YQ
There are great places to visit near Yatesbury including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes and villages.
Yatesbury has some unmissable historic monuments nearby like Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.
Ancient Sites to visit near Yatesbury include Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, and Silbury Hill.
The area close to Yatesbury boasts some of the best historic buildings including Avebury Manor.
Don't miss Coate Water Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Yatesbury.
Places near Yatesbury feature a number of interesting lakes including Coate Water.
Places near Yatesbury feature a number of interesting villages including Ashton Keynes.
Yatesbury History
There are some historic monuments around Yatesbury:
- Bowl barrow 130m SSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Remains of watermill 500m east of Freeth Farm
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill, 420m north of Hill Cottage
- Bowl barrow forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Bowl barrow on Calstone Down, 500m south of Witch Plantation
- Pair of bowl barrows situated on the south east of Bishop's Cannings Down
- Oldbury Camp hillfort, bowl barrow and cross dyke on Cherhill Down
- Cross dyke 520m north east of Cherhill Monument
- Two bell barrows and a bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery adjacent to the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Kitchen Barrow: a long barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Bowl barrow 150m north of the Alton White Horse
- Saucer barrow on North Down
- Earth Burgh (or Eorth Burh) NW of New Town Farm
- Long barrow 85m west of Cherhill Monument
- Bell barrow situated between Bishop's Cannings Down and Easton Down
- Bowl barrow 1km west of Tan Hill
- Winterbourne Bassett mound
- Pair of round barrows 200m SSE of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow 750m south-west of Manor Farm: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bowl barrow 930m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Enclosure on Horton Down
- Four bowl barrows forming part of a cemetery 270m east of long barrow on Roughridge Hill
- Section of Roman Road 560m north east of Beckhampton Buildings
- Two bowl barrows 400m south of Tanhill Penning
- Linear round barrow cemetery 200m ENE of West Kennett long barrow
- Long barrow on King's Play Hill, 430m north west of Hill Cottage
- Bowl barrow 900m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Romano-British villa complex 330m north west of Queen Court Farm
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Group of six round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- Bowl barrow 200m east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a barrow cemetery
- Long barrow on Easton Down
- Bell barrow 660m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Bowl barrow 750m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 120m north of the Devizes to Beckhampton road on North Down
- Pair of round barrows and section of linear earthwork NE of the gallops on West Down
- Bowl barrow 50m south-east of the `Sanctuary' forming part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow 950m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Long Stones long barrow 150m north of Beckhampton House
- Round barrow forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Green Bank bowl barrow, 230m east of the Avebury henge monument
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Avebury henge and stone circles
- Bowl barrow situated 500m SSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Pair of round barrows forming part of the Bronze Age round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 400m north-east of West Kennett Farm on Overton Hill
- Bowl barrow 800m south-east of Tanhill Penning
- Medieval rural settlement 240m south of Lower Woodshaw Farm
- Cross dyke 450m west of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow 770m south west of the junction of the Ridgeway and Green Street, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Bowl barrow 640m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 550m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Barrow on Avebury Down, S of track from Avebury
- Bowl barrow 500m west of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill; part of a group of three bowl barrows
- Medieval settlement 520m north east of Lower Beversbrook Farm
- Earthwork W of New Town Farm
- Horslip long barrow, 450m north-west of Horslip Bridge.
- Harepit Way linear boundary
- Three sections of a linear earthwork south west of New Barn
- Field system E of Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Oliver's Camp and two round barrows outside Oliver's Camp
- Three bell barrows and a pillow mound 400m south-west of Knap Cottage
- Linear boundary earthwork and associated field system on Cherhill Down
- Eleven round barrows 1000m north of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery, and a probable enclosed Iron Age farmstead on North Down
- Bowl barrow 900m SSE of Green Bank
- Bradenstoke Priory and fishponds and an associated motte and earthworks at Clack Mount.
- Grange Stables bell barrow
- West Kennett Farm palisaded enclosures
- Earthwork enclosure N of Wansdyke
- 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 400m west of Cooks Plantation
- Saucer barrow 250m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Avebury Long Stones 380m east of The Grange Stables, Beckhampton
- Bowl barrow on King's Play Hill 510m north of Hill Cottage
- Bowl barrow 120m west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Bowl barrow immediately west of the Ridgeway, 400m north east of its junction with Green Street
- Wansdyke: 460yds (420m) SE of Broads Green to 266yds (240m) NE of Paddock Farm
- Cross dyke 230m south west of Cherhill Monument
- Bowl barrow 200m north of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Bowl barrow 500m north-west of Berwick Bassett Clump
- Medieval settlement immediately north west of Upper Littlecott Farm
- Two enclosures on Winterbourne Down
- South Street long barrow, 70m south east of the Long Stones
- Saucer barrow 620m north of New Barn: Part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down
- Bowl barrow 650m ESE of New Barn, between Avebury Down and Monkton Down
- Earthwork enclosure 950m SSE of Manor Farm
- Site of an oval stone circle and part of an adjacent field system 700m SW of West Kennet long barrow.
- Bowl barrow 70m north of Green Street and east of the Avebury henge monument
- Pair of bell barrows and a pair of bowl barrows forming part of a barrow cemetery at Baltic Farm
- Enclosed Iron Age farmstead 450m south of Down Barn on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow 200m east of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Two bowl barrows in Roundway Hill Covert
- Beckhampton round barrow cemetery 150m north east of the `Waggon and Horses'
- 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
- Ten barrows forming part of Fox Covert round barrow cemetery, West Down.
- Stone circle
- Bowl barrow east of the Ridgeway forming part of the Overton Hill Bronze Age round barrow cemetery.
- Bowl barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated 120m NNW of Down Barn on North Down
- Grange bowl barrow 130m north west of The Grange Stables bell barrow, Beckhampton
- Round barrow cemetery and part of a field system 200m south of Beckhampton Penning
- West Kennet Avenue and an earthwork bank east of West Kennett Farm
- Three confluent round barrows 580m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Two bowl barrows 670m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Earthwork enclosure on Milk Hill
- Bowl barrow 610m south east of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Pair of bowl barrows 650m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Baltic Farm
- Ditch W of Tanhill Fair
- Bowl barrow forming part of a cemetery 800m east of Kitchen Barrow
- Bowl barrow 230m west of The Grange, Beckhampton
- Bowl barrow 40m north west of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Bowl barrow 50m north east of East Kennett long barrow forming part of a cemetery
- Pair of bowl barrows 150m north of the Wansdyke on All Cannings Down
- Bowl barrow at east end of Morgan's Hill
- Group of five round barrows north-east of the Sanctuary: part of the Overton Hill round barrow cemetery.
- Long barrow and abutting bowl barrow 700m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings, forming the focus of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Earthwork NW of New Town Farm
- Bowl barrow 800m south of Hemp Knoll
- Bowl barrow 200m south of Windmill Hill: part of the Windmill Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery 135m ENE of Baltic Farm
- Three Roman burial mounds, a Bronze Age bowl barrow, a pagan Saxon inhumation cemetery and a short length of Roman road on Overton Hill.
- Three Bronze Age barrows 200m NNW of Down Barn forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Three bowl barrows 600m south-west of Knap Cottage
- Section of the Wansdyke
- Rybury camp
- Two saucer barrows and a pair of bowl barrows 750m SSW of Beckhampton Plantation, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Horton Down
- Iron Age enclosure on Overton Hill, 600m north west of North Farm
- Field system 275yds (250m) N of Field Barn
- Bowl barrow 750m east of New Barn
- Bowl barrow 350m north-east of White Horse Plantation
- Cross ridge dyke on Morgan's Hill
- Medieval rural settlement at Quemerford
- Bowl barrow 840m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Bell barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- Bowl barrow 840m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Long barrow 650m WSW of Shepherds' Shore
- Wick Down Farm earthwork
- Bell barrow 75m west of Red Shore
- Adam's Grave: a long barrow on Walker's Hill
- Bowl barrow 50m south of The Sanctuary on Overton Hill, forming part of the Seven Barrow Hill round barrow cemetery
- Bell barrow forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Four earthwork enclosures on All Cannings Down
- Medieval settlement remains immediately west of The Vicarage
- Bell barrow on Easton Down
- Silbury Hill: a monumental Neolithic mound west of the River Kennet and south of Avebury village
- Bowl barrow 1070m NNW of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow on Kitchen Barrow Hill
- Bell barrow 300m south-east of Avebury Down Barn forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Medieval settlement, moat and fishponds at Woodhill Park Farm
- Round barrow 1260m NNE of Baltic Farm, 75m south of Roman Road, forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- West Kennet bell barrow, 160m north-west of West Kennet long barrow
- Six bowl barrows 560m north of New Barn: part of a barrow cemetery on Monkton Down
- Bowl barrow 300m south of Fox Covert forming part of the Fox Covert round barrow cemetery on West Down
- Roundway Hill Farm round barrows
- Group of four round barrows 500m south-east of Avebury Down Barn, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Avebury Down
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 400m south west of Beckhampton Buildings, forming part of a cemetery on North Down
- Square earthwork enclosure 450m north west of Baltic Farm on Morgan's Hill
- Saucer barrow 600m west of Beckhampton Buildings
- East Kennett long barrow, 600m south of East Kennett church
- Bowl barrow 150m east of the wireless station on Morgan's Hill
- Earthwork enclosure on Allington Down
- Five round barrows 1040m NNE of Baltic Farm forming part of a barrow cemetery on North Down
- Two medieval fishponds 170m north of Little Park Farm
- Round barrow cemetery 400m south of Avebury henge monument on Waden Hill
- Devizes Castle
- Four round barrows 740m east of Kitchen Barrow, forming part of a round barrow cemetery on All Cannings Down
- Pair of bowl barrows on West Down, 550m east of Witch Plantation
- All Cannings Cross, an Early Iron Age settlement site
- Bincknoll Camp
- Group of four round barrows 300m north west of the junction between the Ridgeway and Green Street on Avebury Down
- Linear barrow cemetery on Hackpen Hill
- Post mill mound 150m north west of Brynards Hill Farm
- Group of small enclosures on Horton Down, 910m north east of Easton Down long barrow
- West Kennet long barrow, 800m south-east of Silbury Hill
- Section of Wansdyke and associated monuments from east of The Firs to the eastern side of Tan Hill
- Two bowl barrows 320m south-east of Little London
- The Sanctuary, Overton Hill
- Prehistoric to post-medieval settlement, cultivation, industrial and funerary remains on Fyfield, Overton and Manton Downs
- Pair of bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Pair of round barrows 400m west of the Ridgeway, forming part of a round barrow cemetery situated on Avebury Down
- Bowl barrow 870m ESE of New Barn on Monkton Down
- Long barrow on Horton Down
- Village cross 12m north of St Mary's church
- Two round barrows W of New Town Farm
- Bowl barrow 300m east of Furze Knoll
- Bowl barrow 700m south-east of Windmill Hill
- Bowl barrow 300m south-east of Walker's Plantation
- Wansdyke: section from S of Furze Hill to Marlborough-Pewsey road
- Bowl barrow forming part of a linear round barrow cemetery on Allington Down
- Saucer barrow 910m west of Cherhill Monument, Cherhill Down.
- Linear earthworks forming part of a field system on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Penning bell barrow 600m east of Avebury Down Barn
- Round barrow in Mount Wood, 300m north-east of Upper Lodge
- Bowl barrow 1km north-east of Avebury and 70m north of Green Street
- Barrow S of Wansdyke
- Bowl barrow 60m east of Roundway Hill Covert
- Sharpridge earthworks
- Bowl barrow 750m south west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Bowl barrow 1150m north-east of Baltic Farm
- Langdean stone circle
- Bowl barrow situated 60m west of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a round barrow cemetery on North Down
- Remains of `Falkner's Circle', a Neolithic stone circle 180m east of the West Kennet Avenue
- Shrunken medieval village site E of Avebury Trusloe
- Group of three bowl barrows 250m north east of Shepherds' Shore
- Square enclosure 350m north of Wansdyke on Bishop's Cannings Down
- Richardson medieval settlement
- Bowl barrow 800m north-east of Hackpen Barn
- Pair of Bronze Age bowl barrows 200m WSW of Beckhampton Buildings forming part of a barrow cemetery situated on North Down
- Knap Hill camp near Alton Priors
- A henge, four Bronze Age barrows and part of a Roman road 500m south west of Fox Covert
- Bowl barrow 190m north east of Nolands Farm, Yatesbury
