Fyfield Down settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
SU14057140

Nearest town:

Marlborough (5km E)

OS reference:

SU14057140

OS sheet:

173

Latitude:

51° 26' 27.26 N

Longitude:

1° 47' 52.19 W

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Images (4)

Images

Image of Fyfield Down settlement by thesweetcheat

Settlement remains on the north side of the Herepath. it’s not very obvious what’s what here, or whether some of these are naturally placed sarsens.

Image credit: A. Brookes (19.12.2020)

thesweetcheat Aug 30, 2021

Image of Fyfield Down settlement by thesweetcheat

Sarsens around the perimeter of the hut circle next to the Herepath. Looking west towards Overton Down – the excellent southern cairn is visible on the skyline left of the centre. The high ridge of the Marlborough Downs rises far left.

Image credit: A. Brookes (19.12.2020)

thesweetcheat Aug 30, 2021

Image of Fyfield Down settlement by thesweetcheat

Hut circle next to the Herepath.

Image credit: A. Brookes (19.12.2020)

thesweetcheat Aug 30, 2021

Image of Fyfield Down settlement by thesweetcheat

The settlement on the south side of the Herepath (hut circle in foreground, field system beyond), looking south.

Image credit: A. Brookes (19.12.2020)

thesweetcheat Aug 30, 2021

Sites within 20km of Fyfield Down settlement

Long Tom (Fyfield)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.36km E

6

1

4

1
Manton Down

Long Barrow • 0.66km E

10

2

6
Fyfield Down

Natural Rock Feature • 0.74km SW

17

4

1
Fyfield 1 and 2 barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 0.8km SE

2

1
Monster Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 0.86km SW

6

1
The Mother’s Jam

Natural Rock Feature • 1.03km SW

15

1

7
Overton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 1.25km WSW

18

2
Temple Bottom

Long Barrow • 1.37km NE

1

3
Experimental Earthwork

Artificial Mound • 1.4km SW

6

2

2
Rough Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 1.56km NW

1
Rough Hill Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 1.61km NNW

1
Pickledean Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 1.74km SW

10

2
Old Chapel

Long Barrow • 1.88km WNW

2
Devil’s Den

Chambered Tomb • 2km SE

91

1

4

27

2
Down Barn standing stones

Standing Stones • 2.2km SSW

4

1
Monkton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 2.59km W

10

3
Penning

Round Barrow(s) • 2.65km WSW

12

2
Winterbourne Monkton oval mound

Round Barrow(s) • 2.66km W

1
Avebury Down

Round Barrow(s) • 2.7km WSW

26

1
Clatford Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 2.75km SE

1
Ogbourne Maizey Down Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.75km NE

1

1
Piggle Dene

Natural Rock Feature • 2.81km SSE

18

2
Berwick Bassett Down

Round Barrow(s) • 3.22km WNW

3

1
Broad Stones (Clatford)

Stone Circle • 3.29km ESE

1

2
Manton Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.36km ESE

6

6
Barton Copse Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 3.37km E

1
Hackpen Hill (Wiltshire)

3.65km NW

3

1

7
The Shelving Stones

Long Barrow • 3.67km W

1
Falkners Circle mounds and barrows

Artificial Mound • 3.76km SW

1

2
West Kennet Hollow Way

Ancient Trackway • 3.76km SW

1
Falkners Circle Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 3.78km WSW

1
Falkner’s Circle

Stone Circle • 3.78km SW

25

2

13

2
West Kennet Avenue Settlement Site

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.97km WSW

25

4
White Barrow (Lockeridge)

Long Barrow • 3.97km SSE

1
Avenue stone with axe grinding marks

Carving • 4.03km WSW

10

2
West Kennett Avenue

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 4.1km WSW

130

1

5

12

3
The Cove

Standing Stones • 4.11km WSW

54

1

5

2
Lockeridge Dene

Natural Rock Feature • 4.11km SSE

20

5
Overton Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.15km SW

106

1

3

6
Marlborough Common Golf Course Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 4.16km E

3
Avebury

Stone Circle • 4.18km WSW

339

3

222

89

12
The Sanctuary

Timber Circle • 4.25km SW

59

1

1

16

4
Winterbourne Monkton (Churchyard)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.26km W

3

3

2
Waden Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.28km SW

5

1

2
West Kennett Palisaded Enclosures

Enclosure • 4.56km SW

2

2

1
Silbaby

Artificial Mound • 4.63km SW

17

17

7
Millbarrow

Long Barrow • 4.67km W

1

1
Ogbourne St Andrew Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.82km ENE

15

1

8
Ogbourne St Andrew Church

Standing Stones • 4.82km ENE

6

3
Silbury Hill

Artificial Mound • 4.99km SW

156

180

45

15
Barbury Castle

Hillfort • 5km N

40

3

18

1
Marlborough Mound

Artificial Mound • 5.02km E

14

7

11

2
Fiddlers Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.03km NW

1

1
West Kennet Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 5.12km SW

175

1

14

36

7
Granham Hill

Long Barrow • 5.2km ESE

2
Swallowhead Springs

Sacred Well • 5.2km SW

34

1

5

9

1
East Kennett Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 5.21km SSW

56

5

8

1
Beckhampton Road Enclosures

Enclosure • 5.31km WSW

2
Windmill Hill

Causewayed Enclosure • 5.33km W

79

4

15

3
Beckhampton Avenue

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 5.36km WSW

8

4

3

1
Wagon and Horses Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.41km WSW

1
South Street

Long Barrow • 5.49km WSW

6

4

1
Horslip

Long Barrow • 5.51km WSW

3

1

3
The Longstone Cove

Standing Stones • 5.55km WSW

62

2

13

2
Harestone Down Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 5.65km SSW

21

2

3
Long Stones

Long Barrow • 5.72km WSW

10

1

6
Beckhampton Plantation Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 5.94km SW

1

2
Beckhampton Penning Enclosure

Enclosure • 5.95km SW

1
Penning Barn

Round Barrow(s) • 5.95km WSW

1

2
Barrow Copse

Long Barrow • 5.98km SSE

25

4

1
Harestone Down barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.09km SSW

5
Little Avebury

Stone Circle • 6.12km SSW

18

2
Winterbourne Bassett

Stone Circle • 6.25km WNW

34

5

14

1
Beckhampton Penning Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.31km SW

1
Whitefield Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 6.69km NE

1
Harepit Way

Ancient Trackway • 6.73km WSW

1
Fox Covert Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 7.03km WSW

2

2
Little London Pair

Round Barrow(s) • 7.04km WSW

4

4
Yatesbury Field Cursus

Cursus • 7.12km WSW

1
Knoll Down Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 7.13km WSW

1

1
Little London Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.21km WSW

1
Forest Hill Farm

Hillfort • 7.36km E

3

2
Golden Ball Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.49km S

10

3
Draycott Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.5km S

25

2

1
Yatesbury Field Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.5km WSW

1
Old Bath Road Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.5km WSW

9

2
Yatesbury Village Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.53km W

1
West Down Roman Road Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 7.63km WSW

7

2
West Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 7.7km WSW

1
Knap Cottage Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.73km SSW

2

1
Allington Down

Round Barrow(s) • 7.74km SW

12

3
Huish Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.79km SSE

8

1
West Down Gallops Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 7.9km WSW

6

2
Knap Hill

Causewayed Enclosure • 8.03km S

33

1

13

1
Knap Hill and Walker’s Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.08km SSW

4

4
White Horse Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.23km SSW

9

2
Noland’s Farm Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.24km W

1
North Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.3km WSW

31

7

1
Tan Hill (east)

Dyke • 8.33km SW

10
Martinsell

Hillfort • 8.33km SE

14

7
Knap Hill Pass

Ancient Trackway • 8.34km SSW

2
Adam’s Grave

Long Barrow • 8.47km SSW

51

18
Bincknoll Castle

Hillfort • 8.57km NW

11

2
Giant’s Grave (Martinsell)

Promontory Fort • 8.58km SE

16

1

3
Cherhill 4

Round Barrow(s) • 8.6km WSW

6
Horton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 8.7km SW

1

1
Adam’s Grave Fallen Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.06km SSW

3

2
Knoll Down Earthwork

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.1km WSW

1

1
Savernake

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.19km ESE

8

3
Tan Hill (west)

Round Barrow(s) • 9.35km SW

15

3
Easton Down

Long Barrow • 9.37km SW

22

1
Cherhill Down and Oldbury

Hillfort • 9.38km WSW

52

4

13

2
Rybury

Causewayed Enclosure • 9.44km SW

32

2

1
Tan Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.45km SW

6

2

5

1
Oldbury Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 9.56km WSW

3

2
Savernake Temple

Ancient Temple • 9.63km E

1
Brade Wyll

Sacred Well • 9.71km SSW

2

1
Calne Without

Long Barrow • 9.79km WSW

7

1
Alton Priors

Christianised Site • 9.84km SSW

12

2

7

1
Mud Lane Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.95km ESE

1
Cherhill cross dyke

Dyke • 9.98km WSW

4
Kitchen Barrow

Long Barrow • 10km SW

8

3
Ridgeway (Southernmost Remains)

Ancient Trackway • 10.1km SSW

8

1

1
Savernake Lodge

Round Barrow(s) • 10.25km E

5

1
Roughridge Hill

Long Barrow • 10.33km WSW

4

3

1
Cherhill Hill (West)

Round Barrow(s) • 10.38km WSW

10

1
Devil’s Footprint

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.4km N

1
Picked Hill

Sacred Hill • 10.41km S

8

5
Burderop Wood Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 10.41km N

1
Mount Wood

Round Barrow(s) • 10.42km WSW

6

4
Baltic Farm

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.66km WSW

2

2
Easton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 10.71km SW

1
Square Copse Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.75km ESE

1
Liddington Castle

Hillfort • 10.75km NE

30

4

3
Shipley Bottom

Round Barrow(s) • 10.77km NE

3

1
Swanborough Tump

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.91km S

3

1

6
Pewsey Church

Standing Stones • 11.24km SSE

7

1
Coate Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 11.38km NNE

2
Aldbourne (west of Giant’s Grave)

Round Barrow(s) • 11.41km ENE

7

1
Broome Long Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.42km N

1
Broome Temple

Stone Circle • 11.42km N

2
Morgan’s Hill (eastern group)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.43km WSW

10

1
Warren Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 11.45km NE

1

1
Shepherds Shore Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 11.46km WSW

1
The Giant’s Grave (Aldbourne)

Round Barrow(s) • 11.55km ENE

20

1
Pewsey

Standing Stones • 11.6km SSE

6

3
The Hanging Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.65km SSW

3

3
Liddington Warren Farm

Long Barrow • 11.75km NE

13

1

3
Coate Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 11.78km NNE

13

7

19

1
Morgan’s Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 11.92km WSW

25

3
Woodborough Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 12.04km SSW

3

3
Aldbourne 'Cup Barrow'

Round Barrow(s) • 12.06km ENE

1

1
Sugar Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 12.28km NE

9

1
Aldbourne Four Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.31km ENE

11

1

5

2
Rushy Platt Bowl Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.32km NNW

2

1

1
Aldbourne 7

Round Barrow(s) • 12.4km ENE

3

1
Aldbourne Blowing Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 13.1km ENE

3

2

1
The Aldbourne Way

Ancient Trackway • 13.1km ENE

1
Roundway Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 13.49km WSW

9

1
Giant’s Grave (Milton Hill)

Long Barrow • 13.95km SE

15

3
Easton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 14km SE

2

1
Marden Henge (and Hatfield Barrow)

Henge • 14.12km SSW

7

3

23

3
King’s Play Hill

Long Barrow • 14.12km WSW

20

3
Chisbury

Hillfort • 14.84km E

7

3
Crofton

Causewayed Enclosure • 15.05km ESE

2
Ballards Copse Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 15.11km ENE

3

1
Roundway Hill Covert

Round Barrow(s) • 15.35km WSW

3
Oliver’s Castle

Hillfort • 15.48km WSW

30

1

14
Down Farm Group

Round Barrow(s) • 15.49km SE

2

3
Godsbury

Enclosure • 15.66km SE

3

2
Oldhat Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.82km SE

12

1

1
Everleigh Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.87km SE

11

1

3
Mother Anthony’s Well

Sacred Well • 15.89km WSW

4

1

1

3
Laggus Farm Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 16.06km WSW

1
Membury Camp

Hillfort • 16.49km ENE

27

3

2
Broadbury Banks

Hillfort • 16.54km SSW

2
Three Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.56km NE

8

3
Ringsbury

Hillfort • 16.66km NW

16

1

5
Ashbury Earthwork

Round Barrow(s) • 16.78km NE

1
Grant’s Firs Group

Round Barrow(s) • 16.88km SSE

1
Bowood Park Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 17.04km WSW

1
Bowood

17.24km WSW

1
Hoare Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.24km WSW

1
Alfred’s Castle

Hillfort • 17.36km NE

9

5

1
Chisenbury Camp

Hillfort • 17.56km SSE

1
Fognam Clump Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.57km ENE
Fognam Clump Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.57km ENE

1
Ashdown Park Sarsens

Natural Rock Feature • 17.92km NE

9

4
Casterley Camp

Hillfort • 18.07km S

2

2
Lidbury Camp

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.22km SSE

1
Summer Down

Round Barrow(s) • 18.4km SE

14

3
Ashbury

Holed Stone • 18.58km NE

1

2

1
Fairmile Down

Long Barrow • 18.66km ESE

19

2
Loxwell

Sacred Well • 18.76km WSW

3
Tower Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.08km NE

1
Tow Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.08km ESE

16

2
Botley Copse

Long Barrow • 19.14km ESE

1
Stanton Fitzwarren

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.36km N

1

1

1

2
Snivelling Corner

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.58km NE

2

2
Enford

Round Barrow(s) • 19.72km S

3

1

2
Wayland’s Smithy

Long Barrow • 19.79km NE

127

2

16

49

12
Castle Hill (Broad Blunsdon)

Hillfort • 19.85km N

6

4
Weather Hill

Henge • 19.89km SE

5

3

1
Grafton Disc Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 20km ESE

5

2