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<< Our Photo Pages >> Rubury Butts - Barrow Cemetery in England in Kent

Submitted by coldrum on Sunday, 04 May 2008  Page Views: 6592

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Rubury Butts
Country: England County: Kent Type: Barrow Cemetery
 Nearest Village: Woolage Green
Map Ref: TR24724962
Latitude: 51.201571N  Longitude: 1.215369E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
 5

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Rubury Butts
Rubury Butts submitted by Hillsteph : Rubury Butts (Vote or comment on this photo)
From Exploring Kent's Past: "Beside an old trackway in a wood on the ridge of Three Barrow Down at a height of 325 ft O.D., there are three bowl barrows. 'A' is 26.0m in diameter and 3.5m in height with a large mutilation inthe top. No visible ditch. 'B' measures 14.0m in diameter and 1.0m in height. No visible ditch. 'C' measures 21.0m NW-SE by 16.0m transversely and 1.9m in height being mutilated on the SW by a track. There is no visible ditch. All are surmounted by trees and heavily overgrown, otherwise fair condition. " http://extranet7.kent.gov.uk/ExploringKentsPast/SingleResult.aspx?uid=MKE5768
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Rubury Butts
Rubury Butts submitted by Charliechar : the largest barrow, just off the path, in winter (Vote or comment on this photo)

Rubury Butts
Rubury Butts submitted by Hillsteph : Rubury Butts (Vote or comment on this photo)

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TR2449 : Long Lane in Three Barrows Down Wood by David Anstiss
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TR2449 : North Downs way, Three Barrows Down by N Chadwick
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Re: Rubury Butts by Charliechar on Thursday, 28 December 2023
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In much better condition than I expected, a lovely mysterious atmosphere there, and a lot of symbols carved into trees on the top of the biggest one to add to the atmosphere. Right off the path, easy to find, despite not even being marked on the OS map as of significance!
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Re: Rubury Butts by Hillsteph on Friday, 19 August 2016
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Visted recently very easy to find, two large barrows in a wood and one small. Located near the village of Woolage south of Canterbury and just off the Pilgrims Way. Barrows appear untouched still and people walking the pilgrims way seem to not know they are there. Great energy to them will revisit soon
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Re: Rubury Butts by Hillsteph on Sunday, 24 July 2016
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Visited recently, a good walk and good atmosphere at the site. Easy to find just off the pilgrims way, though the few walkers l saw did not seem to notice the barrows.
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    Re: Rubury Butts by Andy B on Thursday, 04 August 2016
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    Thanks for the report Hillsteph, please could we have some photos if you get the chance
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