Cherhill cross dyke — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Cherhill cross dyke by thesweetcheat

Looking across the dyke towards the western summit of Cherhill Hill, where there is a group of three or four Bronze Age round barrows.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.9.2013)

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Image of Cherhill cross dyke by thesweetcheat

Looking ENE along the dyke towards the white horse.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.9.2013)

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Image of Cherhill cross dyke by thesweetcheat

The earthwork remains to a decent height.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.9.2013)

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Image of Cherhill cross dyke by thesweetcheat

The dyke is bisected by a track/bridleway. Looking north.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.9.2013)

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Sites within 20km of Cherhill cross dyke

Calne Without

Long Barrow • 0.2km E

7

1
Cherhill Hill (West)

Round Barrow(s) • 0.42km W

10

1
Oldbury Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 0.44km E

3

2
Cherhill Down and Oldbury

Hillfort • 0.66km E

52

4

13

2
Knoll Down Earthwork

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 0.88km ENE

1

1
Cherhill 4

Round Barrow(s) • 1.4km ENE

6
Mount Wood

Round Barrow(s) • 1.98km NW

6

4
West Down Gallops Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 2.25km E

6

2
Old Bath Road Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.5km ENE

9

2
Morgan’s Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 2.6km SSW

25

3
Morgan’s Hill (eastern group)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.71km S

10

1
Baltic Farm

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.74km SSE

2

2
Yatesbury Field Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.74km ENE

1
North Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.85km ESE

31

7

1
Yatesbury Field Cursus

Cursus • 2.87km ENE

1
West Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 2.87km E

1
West Down Roman Road Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 2.92km E

7

2
Knoll Down Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 2.98km E

1

1
Noland’s Farm Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.09km NNE

1
Little London Pair

Round Barrow(s) • 3.21km ENE

4

4
Yatesbury Village Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.23km NE

1
Little London Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.26km NE

1
Shepherds Shore Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 3.27km S

1
Fox Covert Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 3.32km E

2

2
Harepit Way

Ancient Trackway • 3.44km E

1
Roughridge Hill

Long Barrow • 3.8km SE

4

3

1
Easton Down

Long Barrow • 3.82km ESE

22

1
Penning Barn

Round Barrow(s) • 4.24km E

1

2
Horton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 4.26km ESE

1

1
Horslip

Long Barrow • 4.49km ENE

3

1

3
Long Stones

Long Barrow • 4.54km E

10

1

6
Easton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 4.6km SE

1
The Longstone Cove

Standing Stones • 4.63km E

62

2

13

2
King’s Play Hill

Long Barrow • 4.72km SW

20

3
South Street

Long Barrow • 4.74km E

6

4

1
Beckhampton Avenue

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 4.83km E

8

4

3

1
Wagon and Horses Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.89km E

1
Windmill Hill

Causewayed Enclosure • 4.89km ENE

79

4

15

3
Beckhampton Road Enclosures

Enclosure • 4.94km E

2
Roundway Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 5.02km SSW

9

1
Kitchen Barrow

Long Barrow • 5.19km SE

8

3
Beckhampton Penning Enclosure

Enclosure • 5.26km E

1
Tan Hill (west)

Round Barrow(s) • 5.51km ESE

15

3
Beckhampton Penning Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.52km E

1
Silbury Hill

Artificial Mound • 5.68km E

156

180

45

15
Allington Down

Round Barrow(s) • 5.81km ESE

12

3
Avebury

Stone Circle • 5.87km ENE

339

3

222

89

12
Millbarrow

Long Barrow • 5.91km ENE

1

1
The Cove

Standing Stones • 5.93km ENE

54

1

5

2
Swallowhead Springs

Sacred Well • 5.98km E

34

1

5

9

1
Beckhampton Plantation Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 6.01km E

1

2
Winterbourne Monkton (Churchyard)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.1km ENE

3

3

2
West Kennett Avenue

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 6.13km ENE

130

1

5

12

3
Laggus Farm Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 6.17km W

1
Avenue stone with axe grinding marks

Carving • 6.19km ENE

10

2
Waden Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.24km E

5

1

2
Oliver’s Castle

Hillfort • 6.28km SW

30

1

14
Tan Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.29km ESE

6

2

5

1
West Kennet Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 6.32km E

175

1

14

36

7
Silbaby

Artificial Mound • 6.41km E

17

17

7
Roundway Hill Covert

Round Barrow(s) • 6.42km SW

3
West Kennet Avenue Settlement Site

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.43km E

25

4
The Shelving Stones

Long Barrow • 6.49km ENE

1
Falkners Circle Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 6.5km ENE

1
Tan Hill (east)

Dyke • 6.54km ESE

10
Falkner’s Circle

Stone Circle • 6.63km E

25

2

13

2
Falkners Circle mounds and barrows

Artificial Mound • 6.65km E

1

2
Mother Anthony’s Well

Sacred Well • 6.73km SW

4

1

1

3
West Kennett Palisaded Enclosures

Enclosure • 6.74km E

2

2

1
Rybury

Causewayed Enclosure • 6.76km ESE

32

2

1
West Kennet Hollow Way

Ancient Trackway • 6.92km E

1
Bowood Park Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 7.11km WSW

1
Avebury Down

Round Barrow(s) • 7.32km ENE

26

1
The Sanctuary

Timber Circle • 7.35km E

59

1

1

16

4
Penning

Round Barrow(s) • 7.37km ENE

12

2
Bowood

7.47km W

1
Hoare Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.47km W

1
Winterbourne Monkton oval mound

Round Barrow(s) • 7.57km ENE

1
Harestone Down barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.59km E

5
Harestone Down Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 7.64km E

21

2

3
Overton Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.66km E

106

1

3

6
East Kennett Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 7.75km E

56

5

8

1
Monkton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 8.07km ENE

10

3
Winterbourne Bassett

Stone Circle • 8.1km NE

34

5

14

1
Little Avebury

Stone Circle • 8.35km E

18

2
White Horse Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.44km ESE

9

2
Down Barn standing stones

Standing Stones • 8.68km ENE

4

1
Experimental Earthwork

Artificial Mound • 8.71km ENE

6

2

2
Overton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 8.76km ENE

18

2
Pickledean Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 8.85km ENE

10

2
Knap Cottage Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.92km ESE

2

1
Berwick Bassett Down

Round Barrow(s) • 8.93km ENE

3

1
Loxwell

Sacred Well • 8.95km W

3
Adam’s Grave

Long Barrow • 9.14km ESE

51

18
The Mother’s Jam

Natural Rock Feature • 9.21km ENE

15

1

7
Adam’s Grave Fallen Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.23km ESE

3

2
Knap Hill and Walker’s Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.24km ESE

4

4
Monster Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 9.29km ENE

6

1
Knap Hill Pass

Ancient Trackway • 9.3km ESE

2
Old Chapel

Long Barrow • 9.33km ENE

2
Fyfield Down

Natural Rock Feature • 9.35km ENE

17

4

1
Brade Wyll

Sacred Well • 9.64km ESE

2

1
Knap Hill

Causewayed Enclosure • 9.69km ESE

33

1

13

1
Alton Priors

Christianised Site • 9.74km ESE

12

2

7

1
Fiddlers Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.77km NE

1

1
Piggle Dene

Natural Rock Feature • 9.87km E

18

2
Rough Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 9.98km ENE

1
Fyfield Down settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.98km ENE

4
Ridgeway (Southernmost Remains)

Ancient Trackway • 10.03km ESE

8

1

1
Hackpen Hill (Wiltshire)

10.04km ENE

3

1

7
Rough Hill Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.08km ENE

1
Fyfield 1 and 2 barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 10.08km ENE

2

1
Golden Ball Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.13km E

10

3
Lockeridge Dene

Natural Rock Feature • 10.22km E

20

5
White Barrow (Lockeridge)

Long Barrow • 10.25km E

1
Long Tom (Fyfield)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.31km ENE

6

1

4

1
The Hanging Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.47km ESE

3

3
Manton Down

Long Barrow • 10.6km ENE

10

2

6
Devil’s Den

Chambered Tomb • 10.82km ENE

91

1

4

27

2
Naish Hill

Hillfort • 10.85km W

2

3
Draycott Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.04km E

25

2

1
Temple Bottom

Long Barrow • 11.04km ENE

1

3
Clatford Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 11.13km E

1
Woodborough Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 11.55km ESE

3

3
Picked Hill

Sacred Hill • 11.63km ESE

8

5
Barrow Copse

Long Barrow • 11.82km E

25

4

1
Bincknoll Castle

Hillfort • 11.86km NE

11

2
Broad Stones (Clatford)

Stone Circle • 12.01km E

1

2
Marden Henge (and Hatfield Barrow)

Henge • 12.09km SE

7

3

23

3
Manton Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.21km E

6

6
Ogbourne Maizey Down Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.56km ENE

1

1
Barton Copse Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 12.64km ENE

1
Huish Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.67km E

8

1
Swanborough Tump

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.76km ESE

3

1

6
Barbury Castle

Hillfort • 12.86km ENE

40

3

18

1
Granham Hill

Long Barrow • 13.74km E

2
Giant’s Grave (Martinsell)

Promontory Fort • 13.75km E

16

1

3
Marlborough Common Golf Course Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 13.79km ENE

3
Marlborough Mound

Artificial Mound • 14.02km E

14

7

11

2
Martinsell

Hillfort • 14.46km E

14

7
Broadbury Banks

Hillfort • 14.65km SE

2
Ogbourne St Andrew Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.8km ENE

15

1

8
Ogbourne St Andrew Church

Standing Stones • 14.8km ENE

6

3
Pewsey Church

Standing Stones • 15.04km ESE

7

1
Pewsey

Standing Stones • 15.46km ESE

6

3
Whitefield Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 15.82km ENE

1
Holy Well

Sacred Well • 16.53km W

2
Forest Hill Farm

Hillfort • 16.61km E

3

2
Burderop Wood Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 17.09km NE

1
Rushy Platt Bowl Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.16km NE

2

1

1
Devil’s Footprint

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.3km NE

1
Lanhill

Long Barrow • 17.35km W

35

1

11

1
Casterley Camp

Hillfort • 17.39km SE

2

2
Mud Lane Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.42km E

1
Savernake

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.47km E

8

3
Ringsbury

Hillfort • 17.64km N

16

1

5
Bushy Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.72km W

1

2

1
Broome Long Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.12km NE

1
Broome Temple

Stone Circle • 18.12km NE

2
Square Copse Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.2km E

1
Ell Barrow

Long Barrow • 18.21km SSE

1
Giant’s Grave (Milton Hill)

Long Barrow • 18.25km ESE

15

3
Savernake Temple

Ancient Temple • 18.54km E

1
Coate Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 18.6km NE

2
Slay Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.69km SSE

1
Chisenbury Camp

Hillfort • 18.91km ESE

1
Savernake Lodge

Round Barrow(s) • 18.94km E

5

1
Coate Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 19.15km NE

13

7

19

1
Down Farm Group

Round Barrow(s) • 19.22km ESE

2

3
Everleigh Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.27km ESE

11

1

3
Liddington Castle

Hillfort • 19.53km ENE

30

4

3
Great Chalfield Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.54km WSW

1
Easton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 19.56km E

2

1
Grant’s Firs Group

Round Barrow(s) • 19.64km ESE

1
Enford

Round Barrow(s) • 19.66km SE

3

1

2
East Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.94km SSE

1

1
Tinhead Hill

Long Barrow • 19.95km SSW

6

2