Horton Down (Round Barrow(s)) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Horton Down (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

Horton Down round barrow, seen from Allington Down to the east.

Image credit: A. Brookes (28.5.2011)

thesweetcheat Jun 1, 2011

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Horton Down

Round Barrow(s)

thesweetcheat Jun 1, 2011

Round barrow adjacent to the gallops on Horton Down. Pastscape indicates a diameter of 18m, but ploughed down to a height of 0.5m, with a surrounding ditch.

Excavated by J. Thurnam in 1850s, revealing a primary cremation.

Sites within 20km of Horton Down

Easton Down

Long Barrow • 0.79km WSW

22

1
Tan Hill (west)

Round Barrow(s) • 1.38km SSE

15

3
Kitchen Barrow

Long Barrow • 1.53km SSW

8

3
North Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.62km NW

31

7

1
Roughridge Hill

Long Barrow • 1.74km WSW

4

3

1
Allington Down

Round Barrow(s) • 1.76km E

12

3
Easton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 2.02km SW

1
Tan Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.11km SE

6

2

5

1
West Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 2.2km NNW

1
West Down Roman Road Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 2.22km NNW

7

2
Tan Hill (east)

Dyke • 2.32km ESE

10
Beckhampton Penning Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.47km ENE

1
Rybury

Causewayed Enclosure • 2.55km SE

32

2

1
Fox Covert Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 2.62km N

2

2
Baltic Farm

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.62km W

2

2
Beckhampton Penning Enclosure

Enclosure • 2.75km NE

1
West Down Gallops Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 2.93km NNW

6

2
Beckhampton Plantation Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 2.95km ENE

1

2
Harepit Way

Ancient Trackway • 3.03km N

1
Knoll Down Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 3.07km N

1

1
Shepherds Shore Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 3.21km WSW

1
Penning Barn

Round Barrow(s) • 3.37km NNE

1

2
Long Stones

Long Barrow • 3.4km NNE

10

1

6
Old Bath Road Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.49km NNW

9

2
Morgan’s Hill (eastern group)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.52km W

10

1
Swallowhead Springs

Sacred Well • 3.52km ENE

34

1

5

9

1
Wagon and Horses Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.57km NE

1
South Street

Long Barrow • 3.59km NE

6

4

1
The Longstone Cove

Standing Stones • 3.63km NNE

62

2

13

2
West Kennet Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 3.69km ENE

175

1

14

36

7
Beckhampton Road Enclosures

Enclosure • 3.7km NE

2
Silbury Hill

Artificial Mound • 3.72km NE

155

180

45

15
Beckhampton Avenue

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 3.73km NE

8

4

3

1
Cherhill Down and Oldbury

Hillfort • 3.75km WNW

52

4

13

2
Yatesbury Field Cursus

Cursus • 3.85km NNW

1
Knoll Down Earthwork

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.96km NW

1

1
Oldbury Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 3.96km WNW

3

2
Cherhill 4

Round Barrow(s) • 3.99km NW

6
Harestone Down barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.02km E

5
Silbaby

Artificial Mound • 4.11km ENE

17

17

7
Calne Without

Long Barrow • 4.13km WNW

7

1
Harestone Down Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 4.25km ENE

21

2

3
Cherhill cross dyke

Dyke • 4.26km WNW

4
White Horse Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.27km E

9

2
West Kennett Palisaded Enclosures

Enclosure • 4.27km ENE

2

2

1
Morgan’s Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 4.28km W

25

3
Waden Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.43km NE

5

1

2
East Kennett Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 4.54km ENE

56

5

8

1
Cherhill Hill (West)

Round Barrow(s) • 4.59km WNW

10

1
Horslip

Long Barrow • 4.6km NNE

3

1

3
West Kennett Avenue

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 4.7km NE

130

1

5

12

3
Little Avebury

Stone Circle • 4.72km E

18

2
Yatesbury Field Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.72km NNW

1
West Kennet Avenue Settlement Site

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.75km NE

25

4
The Sanctuary

Timber Circle • 4.77km ENE

59

1

1

16

4
Avenue stone with axe grinding marks

Carving • 4.79km NE

10

2
Little London Pair

Round Barrow(s) • 4.85km NNW

4

4
Knap Cottage Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.85km E

2

1
Avebury

Stone Circle • 4.88km NE

339

3

222

89

12
Falkner’s Circle

Stone Circle • 4.93km NE

25

2

13

2
Falkners Circle mounds and barrows

Artificial Mound • 4.95km NE

1

2
West Kennet Hollow Way

Ancient Trackway • 4.95km NE

1
Adam’s Grave

Long Barrow • 4.96km ESE

51

18
The Cove

Standing Stones • 4.97km NE

54

1

5

2
Falkners Circle Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 4.97km NE

1
Roundway Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 4.99km WSW

9

1
Adam’s Grave Fallen Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5km ESE

3

2
Overton Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.01km ENE

106

1

3

6
Knap Hill and Walker’s Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.12km E

4

4
Knap Hill Pass

Ancient Trackway • 5.15km E

2
Little London Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.2km NNW

1
Brade Wyll

Sacred Well • 5.39km ESE

2

1
Alton Priors

Christianised Site • 5.48km ESE

12

2

7

1
Windmill Hill

Causewayed Enclosure • 5.49km NNE

79

4

15

3
Yatesbury Village Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.53km NNW

1
Knap Hill

Causewayed Enclosure • 5.6km E

33

1

13

1
Ridgeway (Southernmost Remains)

Ancient Trackway • 5.77km ESE

8

1

1
Noland’s Farm Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6km NNW

1
King’s Play Hill

Long Barrow • 6.07km WSW

20

3
Mount Wood

Round Barrow(s) • 6.13km WNW

6

4
Golden Ball Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.18km E

10

3
Avebury Down

Round Barrow(s) • 6.18km NE

26

1
The Hanging Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.3km SE

3

3
The Shelving Stones

Long Barrow • 6.32km NNE

1
Winterbourne Monkton (Churchyard)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.35km NNE

3

3

2
Millbarrow

Long Barrow • 6.49km NNE

1

1
Penning

Round Barrow(s) • 6.63km NE

12

2
Down Barn standing stones

Standing Stones • 6.74km ENE

4

1
Roundway Hill Covert

Round Barrow(s) • 6.88km WSW

3
Pickledean Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 7.09km ENE

10

2
Oliver’s Castle

Hillfort • 7.14km WSW

30

1

14
Winterbourne Monkton oval mound

Round Barrow(s) • 7.14km NE

1
Draycott Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.15km E

25

2

1
Lockeridge Dene

Natural Rock Feature • 7.28km ENE

20

5
Experimental Earthwork

Artificial Mound • 7.3km NE

6

2

2
Woodborough Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 7.34km SE

3

3
White Barrow (Lockeridge)

Long Barrow • 7.36km ENE

1
Picked Hill

Sacred Hill • 7.38km ESE

8

5
Piggle Dene

Natural Rock Feature • 7.42km ENE

18

2
Overton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 7.49km NE

18

2
Mother Anthony’s Well

Sacred Well • 7.5km WSW

4

1

1

3
The Mother’s Jam

Natural Rock Feature • 7.7km NE

15

1

7
Monkton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 7.83km NE

10

3
Monster Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 7.86km NE

6

1
Fyfield Down

Natural Rock Feature • 7.96km NE

17

4

1
Marden Henge (and Hatfield Barrow)

Henge • 8.17km SSE

7

3

23

3
Barrow Copse

Long Barrow • 8.4km E

25

4

1
Fyfield 1 and 2 barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 8.45km ENE

2

1
Swanborough Tump

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.53km ESE

3

1

6
Fyfield Down settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.7km NE

4
Devil’s Den

Chambered Tomb • 8.74km ENE

90

4

27

2
Clatford Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 8.77km ENE

1
Huish Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.88km E

8

1
Old Chapel

Long Barrow • 8.89km NE

2
Long Tom (Fyfield)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.92km NE

6

1

4

1
Berwick Bassett Down

Round Barrow(s) • 9.12km NE

3

1
Manton Down

Long Barrow • 9.17km NE

10

2

6
Rough Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 9.36km NE

1
Rough Hill Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 9.46km NE

1
Laggus Farm Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 9.57km W

1
Broad Stones (Clatford)

Stone Circle • 9.61km ENE

1

2
Winterbourne Bassett

Stone Circle • 9.72km N

34

5

14

1
Manton Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.83km ENE

6

6
Giant’s Grave (Martinsell)

Promontory Fort • 9.93km E

16

1

3
Temple Bottom

Long Barrow • 10.02km NE

1

3
Hackpen Hill (Wiltshire)

10.29km NE

3

1

7
Bowood Park Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 10.34km W

1
Barton Copse Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 10.41km ENE

1
Fiddlers Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.64km NNE

1

1
Martinsell

Hillfort • 10.81km E

14

7
Broadbury Banks

Hillfort • 10.81km SSE

2
Pewsey Church

Standing Stones • 10.91km E

7

1
Granham Hill

Long Barrow • 11km ENE

2
Bowood

11.01km W

1
Hoare Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.01km W

1
Pewsey

Standing Stones • 11.33km E

6

3
Ogbourne Maizey Down Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.45km NE

1

1
Marlborough Mound

Artificial Mound • 11.46km ENE

14

7

11

2
Marlborough Common Golf Course Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 11.68km ENE

3
Loxwell

Sacred Well • 12.33km W

3
Barbury Castle

Hillfort • 12.91km NE

40

3

18

1
Ogbourne St Andrew Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.19km ENE

15

1

8
Ogbourne St Andrew Church

Standing Stones • 13.19km ENE

6

3
Casterley Camp

Hillfort • 13.38km SE

2

2
Bincknoll Castle

Hillfort • 13.62km NNE

11

2
Mud Lane Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.95km E

1
Forest Hill Farm

Hillfort • 13.99km ENE

3

2
Naish Hill

Hillfort • 14.06km W

2

3
Giant’s Grave (Milton Hill)

Long Barrow • 14.09km ESE

15

3
Savernake

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.3km E

8

3
Chisenbury Camp

Hillfort • 14.69km ESE

1
Square Copse Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.69km E

1
Ell Barrow

Long Barrow • 14.78km SSE

1
Down Farm Group

Round Barrow(s) • 15.01km ESE

2

3
Everleigh Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.03km ESE

11

1

3
Slay Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.06km SSE

1
Whitefield Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 15.3km NE

1
Grant’s Firs Group

Round Barrow(s) • 15.39km ESE

1
Easton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 15.55km E

2

1
Enford

Round Barrow(s) • 15.59km SE

3

1

2
Savernake Temple

Ancient Temple • 15.62km ENE

1
Savernake Lodge

Round Barrow(s) • 15.89km ENE

5

1
Lidbury Camp

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.94km ESE

1
Oldhat Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.1km ESE

12

1

1
East Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 16.73km S

1

1
Godsbury

Enclosure • 16.86km E

3

2
Net Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.42km SSE

1
Burderop Wood Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 17.91km NNE

1
Devil’s Footprint

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.03km NNE

1
Summer Down

Round Barrow(s) • 18.5km ESE

14

3
Rushy Platt Bowl Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.73km NNE

2

1

1
Weather Hill Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 18.9km ESE

1
Broome Long Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.97km NNE

1
Broome Temple

Stone Circle • 18.97km NNE

2
Silver Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.07km S

9

1
Weather Hill

Henge • 19.1km ESE

5

3

1
Tinhead Hill

Long Barrow • 19.16km SW

6

2
Coate Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 19.22km NE

2
Tilshead Lodge Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 19.29km SSW

9

4
Comesdeane Well Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.29km ESE

3

2
Liddington Castle

Hillfort • 19.31km NE

30

4

3
Shipley Bottom

Round Barrow(s) • 19.46km NE

3

1
Crofton

Causewayed Enclosure • 19.47km E

2
Kill Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.55km SSW

1
White Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.7km S

9

3
Coate Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 19.71km NE

13

7

19

1
Old Ditch Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 19.92km S

19

3