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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Lime House Long Barrow Alternative Name: Barrow House Farm SCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 1.043 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Somerset Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Wells Nearest Village: Chewton Mendip
Map Ref: ST60095305
Latitude: 51.275190N Longitude: 2.573525W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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But as with many other barrows around here, lumps and bumps in the ground must be taken with a pinch of salt, as the area has been fairly well mined over the last couple of millennia, and as such, the lumps and bumps may not be all they seem.
There is a good view of this barrow across the valley from the A37 as you descend to the south into the village.
From Somerset HER site No 23254.
Public access:
The public accessibility of this site is unknown or has not been checked. Please ask locally and do not visit without permission. [Information last updated on 21 May 2003]
Details:
Long barrow 150ft long, 84ft wide and 6ft high seen by A.T Wicks in 1926 160ft long, 90ft wide and 6ft high orientated SE-NW (Chewton Mendip II). Much disturbed. {1}
Long mound orientated NNW-SSE with maximum height of 2.7m at its N end where there is also a large hollow, apparently caused by stone robbing. Rather low lying and poor orientation cast some doubt on the acceptance of classification as a long barrow, especially since this is a mining area. {2}
Scheduled as AM 140a as a long barrow. Mound 37m long, 20m wide and 2.75m high at best, running roughly SE-NW. Much dug into at the N end with elder and brambles growing in the hollow. Elsewhere the mound is covered with long grass, nettles and some sloe. Survives unploughed in an arable field and the plough does not damage the existing mound. However, from the colour of the plough soil some length may have been lost from the N end in the past. {3}
Grinsell's NGR is ST60125302. Contained within cemetery (PRN 23256). {4}
Scheduling revised with new national number 11.08.93. {6}
Large, uneven mound lying within an arable field. Cover of coarse grass and nettles with much scrub of elder, thorn and bramble with an established ash tree on the NE side. On N and E sides, ploughing to within 1m of base, wider margin on W. Some rabbit activity on top. {7}
References:
1 Mention - Grinsell, LV. Somerset barrows, part 2: North and East. Somerset Archaeology and Natural History 115 (1971), Supplement (page 84)
2 Detailed records - Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division record card. Record ID: ST 65 SW 10 (1966) Location: HER files.
3 Detailed records - Various. Department of the Environment and English Heritage (1980s) Location: HER collections.
4 Verbal communication - Dennison, E [Ed]. Somerset County Council, Sites and Monuments Record (26/04/1985). Location: Verbal, electronic or direct entry, no source retained
5 Mention - Wicks, AT. Barrows on Mendip. Wells Natural History and Archaeological Society Annual Report 26 (1914) (page 46)
6 Correspondence - English Heritage to Somerset County Council. (25/8/1993) Location: HER files.
7 Site visit report - Graham, A [Alan]. English Heritage Field Monument Warden (26/1/1999) Location: HER files.
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