Beckhampton, Wiltshire, England

Farmland at Beckhampton

The Highwayman's Grave

This grave marks the spot of what officials claimed were the remains of a Highwayman shot dead by a guard on the London to Bath stagecoach. However, Gypsies believed that the man was a legitimate traveller mistakenly killed, and saw to it that flowers were placed there in his memory. Locals claim to have witnessed a phantom highwayman, wearing a cloak and tricorn hat, wandering the area.

 

For further information, please read Haunted Britain by Antony D. Hippisley Coxe.

Location

Visitor Information

Beckhampton is a small village in Wiltshire, England.

It is located just southwest of Avebury on the A4361.

Pictured left is farmland at Beckhampton courtesy of Andrew Smith. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.