Knoll Down Barrows

Round Barrow(s)
SU07246922

Also known as:

Avebury 4 & 5 and Monument No. 215565

Nearest town:

Calne (7km W)

OS reference:

SU07246922

OS sheet:

173

Latitude:

51° 25' 17.05 N

Longitude:

1° 53' 45.12 W

Added to TMA by

Chance

Images (1)
Miscellaneous (1)

Images

Image of Knoll Down Barrows (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

The two barrows as darker ovals in the lower foreground. Looking across the West Down gallops towards Tan Hill.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.9.2013)

thesweetcheat Nov 17, 2013

Articles

Knoll Down Barrows

Round Barrow(s)

Chance Oct 30, 2012

Details of Barrows on Pastscape

Two Bronze Age barrows on Knoll Down. A saucer barrow, Grinsell’s Avebury 4, and a bowl barrow, Grinsell’s Avebury 5. Both are still extant as earthwork mound with associated ditches, and in the case of the saucer barrow, an outer bank.

(A: SU 07246922 and B: SU 07266921) Tumuli (NR). (1)
Two barrows on Knoll Down listed by Grinsell (2) as (A) Avebury 4: saucer barrow, mound 58ft by 2ft ditch 10ft by 6ins, outer-bank 10ft by 6ins, overlapped by a ditch. (B) Avebury 5: ditched bowl barrow, 13 paces by 3ft. Crawford (3) however describes both of these as bell barrows. (2,3)
Avebury 4: A saucer barrow; overall diameter 30.0m. Mound 15.0m diameter 0.9m high; ditch 3.5m wide by 0.3m deep; outer bank 4.0m wide by 0.2m high.
The NE quadrant of the outer bank is partially overlaid by a linear earthwork (SU 06 NE 135).
Avebury 5: A ditched bowl barrow; overall diameter 15.0m; mound 11.0m diameter, height 1.3m. The ditch well defined as a vegetation mark, is overlaid on the W by the outer bank of the adjacent saucer barrow. The tumuli are somewhat obscured by rank grass. Published 1:2500 survey revised. (4)

Sites within 20km of Knoll Down Barrows

Harepit Way

Ancient Trackway • 0.47km E

1
Fox Covert Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 0.57km SE

2

2
Old Bath Road Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 0.65km WNW

9

2
West Down Gallops Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 0.77km WSW

6

2
Yatesbury Field Cursus

Cursus • 0.8km NNW

1
West Down Roman Road Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 0.88km SSW

7

2
West Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 0.91km SSW

1
Penning Barn

Round Barrow(s) • 1.26km E

1

2
Long Stones

Long Barrow • 1.56km E

10

1

6
North Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.65km SSW

31

7

1
The Longstone Cove

Standing Stones • 1.66km ENE

62

2

13

2
South Street

Long Barrow • 1.75km E

6

4

1
Yatesbury Field Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 1.76km NW

1
Cherhill 4

Round Barrow(s) • 1.79km W

6
Little London Pair

Round Barrow(s) • 1.79km NNW

4

4
Beckhampton Avenue

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 1.86km ENE

8

4

3

1
Horslip

Long Barrow • 1.86km NE

3

1

3
Wagon and Horses Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.91km E

1
Beckhampton Road Enclosures

Enclosure • 1.95km E

2
Knoll Down Earthwork

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.16km W

1

1
Little London Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.17km NNW

1
Cherhill Down and Oldbury

Hillfort • 2.33km WSW

52

4

13

2
Beckhampton Penning Enclosure

Enclosure • 2.5km ESE

1
Yatesbury Village Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.54km NW

1
Oldbury Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 2.54km W

3

2
Windmill Hill

Causewayed Enclosure • 2.62km NE

79

4

15

3
Silbury Hill

Artificial Mound • 2.72km E

156

180

45

15
Calne Without

Long Barrow • 2.78km W

7

1
Beckhampton Penning Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.94km ESE

1
Avebury

Stone Circle • 2.96km ENE

339

3

222

89

12
Cherhill cross dyke

Dyke • 2.98km W

4
The Cove

Standing Stones • 3.02km ENE

54

1

5

2
Horton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 3.07km S

1

1
Swallowhead Springs

Sacred Well • 3.1km E

34

1

5

9

1
Noland’s Farm Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.14km NW

1
West Kennett Avenue

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 3.16km ENE

130

1

5

12

3
Avenue stone with axe grinding marks

Carving • 3.22km ENE

10

2
Easton Down

Long Barrow • 3.26km SSW

22

1
Waden Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.26km E

5

1

2
Beckhampton Plantation Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 3.33km ESE

1

2
Cherhill Hill (West)

Round Barrow(s) • 3.4km W

10

1
West Kennet Avenue Settlement Site

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.45km ENE

25

4
West Kennet Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 3.45km E

175

1

14

36

7
Silbaby

Artificial Mound • 3.47km E

17

17

7
Falkners Circle Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 3.53km ENE

1
Falkner’s Circle

Stone Circle • 3.65km ENE

25

2

13

2
Falkners Circle mounds and barrows

Artificial Mound • 3.67km ENE

1

2
Winterbourne Monkton (Churchyard)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.7km NE

3

3

2
Millbarrow

Long Barrow • 3.7km NE

1

1
Baltic Farm

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.78km SW

2

2
West Kennett Palisaded Enclosures

Enclosure • 3.82km E

2

2

1
Allington Down

Round Barrow(s) • 3.85km SE

12

3
The Shelving Stones

Long Barrow • 3.9km NE

1
West Kennet Hollow Way

Ancient Trackway • 3.94km E

1
Roughridge Hill

Long Barrow • 3.97km SSW

4

3

1
Mount Wood

Round Barrow(s) • 4.13km W

6

4
Morgan’s Hill (eastern group)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.42km SW

10

1
The Sanctuary

Timber Circle • 4.42km E

59

1

1

16

4
Tan Hill (west)

Round Barrow(s) • 4.42km SSE

15

3
Avebury Down

Round Barrow(s) • 4.43km ENE

26

1
Kitchen Barrow

Long Barrow • 4.56km S

8

3
Penning

Round Barrow(s) • 4.59km ENE

12

2
Shepherds Shore Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 4.6km SW

1
Easton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 4.65km SSW

1
Overton Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.73km E

106

1

3

6
Tan Hill (east)

Dyke • 4.76km SE

10
Morgan’s Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 4.82km WSW

25

3
Winterbourne Monkton oval mound

Round Barrow(s) • 4.92km ENE

1
Harestone Down Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 4.95km ESE

21

2

3
East Kennett Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 4.97km E

56

5

8

1
Harestone Down barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5km ESE

5
Tan Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.06km SSE

6

2

5

1
Rybury

Causewayed Enclosure • 5.42km SSE

32

2

1
Monkton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 5.52km NE

10

3
Down Barn standing stones

Standing Stones • 5.71km ENE

4

1
Little Avebury

Stone Circle • 5.75km ESE

18

2
Experimental Earthwork

Artificial Mound • 5.81km ENE

6

2

2
Overton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 5.89km ENE

18

2
Pickledean Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 5.89km ENE

10

2
The Mother’s Jam

Natural Rock Feature • 6.29km ENE

15

1

7
White Horse Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.37km ESE

9

2
Monster Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 6.39km ENE

6

1
Fyfield Down

Natural Rock Feature • 6.46km ENE

17

4

1
Berwick Bassett Down

Round Barrow(s) • 6.62km NE

3

1
Knap Cottage Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.65km ESE

2

1
Roundway Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 6.68km SW

9

1
Winterbourne Bassett

Stone Circle • 6.73km NNE

34

5

14

1
Old Chapel

Long Barrow • 6.73km ENE

2
Piggle Dene

Natural Rock Feature • 6.89km E

18

2
Knap Hill and Walker’s Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.02km ESE

4

4
Adam’s Grave

Long Barrow • 7.04km ESE

51

18
King’s Play Hill

Long Barrow • 7.05km WSW

20

3
Fyfield Down settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.13km ENE

4
Knap Hill Pass

Ancient Trackway • 7.15km ESE

2
Fyfield 1 and 2 barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 7.16km ENE

2

1
Adam’s Grave Fallen Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.29km SE

3

2
Lockeridge Dene

Natural Rock Feature • 7.29km E

20

5
White Barrow (Lockeridge)

Long Barrow • 7.32km E

1
Rough Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 7.33km ENE

1
Knap Hill

Causewayed Enclosure • 7.41km ESE

33

1

13

1
Rough Hill Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 7.43km ENE

1
Long Tom (Fyfield)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.43km ENE

6

1

4

1
Golden Ball Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.68km ESE

10

3
Manton Down

Long Barrow • 7.72km ENE

10

2

6
Hackpen Hill (Wiltshire)

7.79km NE

3

1

7
Brade Wyll

Sacred Well • 7.83km SE

2

1
Devil’s Den

Chambered Tomb • 7.85km ENE

91

1

4

27

2
Fiddlers Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.88km NE

1

1
Alton Priors

Christianised Site • 7.95km SE

12

2

7

1
Clatford Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 8.15km E

1
Ridgeway (Southernmost Remains)

Ancient Trackway • 8.26km SE

8

1

1
Temple Bottom

Long Barrow • 8.28km ENE

1

3
Roundway Hill Covert

Round Barrow(s) • 8.44km SW

3
Oliver’s Castle

Hillfort • 8.48km WSW

30

1

14
Draycott Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.5km ESE

25

2

1
Mother Anthony’s Well

Sacred Well • 8.92km SW

4

1

1

3
Barrow Copse

Long Barrow • 8.99km E

25

4

1
Broad Stones (Clatford)

Stone Circle • 9.03km E

1

2
The Hanging Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.11km SE

3

3
Laggus Farm Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 9.15km W

1
Manton Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.23km E

6

6
Picked Hill

Sacred Hill • 9.66km ESE

8

5
Barton Copse Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 9.67km ENE

1
Ogbourne Maizey Down Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.79km ENE

1

1
Huish Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.02km E

8

1
Woodborough Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 10.06km SE

3

3
Bowood Park Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 10.09km WSW

1
Bowood

10.45km W

1
Hoare Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.45km W

1
Barbury Castle

Hillfort • 10.56km NE

40

3

18

1
Bincknoll Castle

Hillfort • 10.65km NNE

11

2
Swanborough Tump

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.72km ESE

3

1

6
Granham Hill

Long Barrow • 10.77km E

2
Marlborough Common Golf Course Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 10.83km ENE

3
Marlborough Mound

Artificial Mound • 11.04km E

14

7

11

2
Giant’s Grave (Martinsell)

Promontory Fort • 11.1km E

16

1

3
Marden Henge (and Hatfield Barrow)

Henge • 11.15km SSE

7

3

23

3
Martinsell

Hillfort • 11.7km E

14

7
Ogbourne St Andrew Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.93km ENE

15

1

8
Ogbourne St Andrew Church

Standing Stones • 11.93km ENE

6

3
Loxwell

Sacred Well • 11.93km W

3
Pewsey Church

Standing Stones • 12.69km ESE

7

1
Pewsey

Standing Stones • 13.11km ESE

6

3
Whitefield Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 13.29km ENE

1
Forest Hill Farm

Hillfort • 13.63km E

3

2
Broadbury Banks

Hillfort • 13.81km SSE

2
Naish Hill

Hillfort • 13.83km W

2

3
Savernake

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.53km E

8

3
Mud Lane Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.56km E

1
Burderop Wood Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 15.26km NE

1
Square Copse Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.35km E

1
Devil’s Footprint

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.41km NE

1
Savernake Temple

Ancient Temple • 15.57km E

1
Rushy Platt Bowl Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.83km NNE

2

1

1
Giant’s Grave (Milton Hill)

Long Barrow • 15.9km ESE

15

3
Savernake Lodge

Round Barrow(s) • 15.99km E

5

1
Casterley Camp

Hillfort • 16.27km SE

2

2
Broome Long Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.31km NE

1
Broome Temple

Stone Circle • 16.31km NE

2
Coate Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 16.65km NE

2
Easton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 17km ESE

2

1
Down Farm Group

Round Barrow(s) • 17.02km ESE

2

3
Everleigh Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.14km ESE

11

1

3
Liddington Castle

Hillfort • 17.16km NE

30

4

3
Coate Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 17.17km NE

13

7

19

1
Chisenbury Camp

Hillfort • 17.26km SE

1
Ringsbury

Hillfort • 17.47km N

16

1

5
Shipley Bottom

Round Barrow(s) • 17.53km ENE

3

1
Grant’s Firs Group

Round Barrow(s) • 17.67km ESE

1
Ell Barrow

Long Barrow • 17.85km SSE

1
Oldhat Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.94km ESE

12

1

1
Slay Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.1km SSE

1
Warren Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 18.38km ENE

1

1
Liddington Warren Farm

Long Barrow • 18.38km NE

13

1

3
Lidbury Camp

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.42km SE

1
Enford

Round Barrow(s) • 18.42km SE

3

1

2
Godsbury

Enclosure • 18.46km ESE

3

2
Aldbourne (west of Giant’s Grave)

Round Barrow(s) • 18.49km ENE

7

1
The Giant’s Grave (Aldbourne)

Round Barrow(s) • 18.64km ENE

20

1
Aldbourne 'Cup Barrow'

Round Barrow(s) • 19.12km ENE

1

1
Sugar Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 19.21km ENE

9

1
Aldbourne 7

Round Barrow(s) • 19.36km ENE

3

1
Aldbourne Four Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.36km ENE

11

1

5

2
Holy Well

Sacred Well • 19.47km W

2
East Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.8km S

1

1