Lansdowne Monument

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The Lansdowne Monument, also known as the Cherhill Monument, near Cherhill in Wiltshire, England, is a 38-metre stone obelisk erected in 1845 by the 3rd Marquis of Lansdowne to the designs of Sir Charles Barry to commemorate his ancestor, Sir William Petty. ()

Coordinates: 51°25'22"N, 1°55'58"W

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Lansdowne Monument – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: West Kennet Long Barrow, Silbury Hill, Kennet Avenue, Calne Town Hall.

3.7 miE
Large neolithic chambered tomb remains
West Kennet Long Barrow, Avebury
94 min walk • Nestled within the lush, rolling hills of Wiltshire, England, the West Kennet Long Barrow stands as a silent witness to prehistoric times. This ancient Neolithic tomb, one of the largest and most well-preserved in Britain, offers a rare glimpse into the distant past...
3.3 miE
Manmade mound from prehistoric times
Silbury Hill, Avebury
84 min walk • Silbury Hill is a prehistoric artificial chalk mound near Avebury in the English county of Wiltshire. It is part of the Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites UNESCO World Heritage Site.
3.6 miE
Avenue of prehistoric standing stones
Kennet Avenue, Avebury
93 min walk • Kennet Avenue or West Kennet Avenue is a prehistoric site in the English county of Wiltshire. It was an avenue of two parallel lines of stones 25m wide and 2.5 km in length, which ran between the Neolithic sites of Avebury and The Sanctuary.
3.3 miW
City hall
Calne Town Hall, Calne
84 min walk • Calne Town Hall is a municipal building in The Strand, Calne, Wiltshire, England. The town hall, which is the meeting place of Calne Town Council, is a grade II listed building.
3.2 miE
Historical place, Garden, Museum
Avebury Manor, Avebury
82 min walk • Avebury Manor & Garden is a National Trust property consisting of a Grade I listed early-16th-century manor house and its surrounding garden.
3.3 miW
Church
St Mary's Church, Calne
84 min walk • St Mary's Church is the main Anglican church in the town of Calne, Wiltshire, England. The church is large and cruciform, with a tall north tower; it stands in a triangular churchyard at the heart of the town. Begun in the 12th century, it is described by Pevsner as "the proud church of a prosperous clothiers' town".
2.7 miNE
Archaeological site, View point, Historical place
Windmill Hill, Avebury
70 min walk • Windmill Hill is a Neolithic causewayed enclosure in the English county of Wiltshire, part of the Avebury World Heritage Site, about 1 mile northwest of Avebury. Enclosing an area of 21 acres, it is the largest known causewayed enclosure in Britain.
4.4 miS
51°21'43"N • 1°57'55"W
Devizes Marina, Devizes
113 min walk • Boat tours, Sailing, Boat rental
4.1 miNE
Church
St Nicholas's Church, Avebury
105 min walk • St Nicholas's Church in Berwick Bassett, Wiltshire, England dates from the early 13th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It was declared redundant in 1972, and was vested in the Trust the next year.
3.6 miE
, Archaeological site
Stonehenge, Avebury
92 min walk • Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Wiltshire, England. The WHS covers two large areas of land separated by about 15 miles, rather than a specific monument or building.
3.8 miE
Archaeological site
Falkner's Circle, Avebury
98 min walk • Falkner's Circle was a stone circle near the village of Avebury in the south-western English county of Wiltshire. Built from twelve sarsen megaliths, it measured about 37 metres in diameter, although only one of these stones remains standing.