<< Our Photo Pages >> Knocking Knoll - Long Barrow in England in Hertfordshire
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Knocking KnollCountry: England County: Hertfordshire Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Hitchin Nearest Village: Pegsdon
Map Ref: TL133310 Landranger Map Number: 166
Latitude: 51.965940N Longitude: 0.352267W
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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Brian_Eyes visited on 31st Dec 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3 On a high exposed hill with particularly long views to E and W. What remains of the barrow is quite circular but long, more tapering west facing side and ploughed field just behind the East side suggest it could originally have been elongated along E-W axis.
Apparently the barrow straddles the border between Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire which could be the reason that the E end is more ploughed out.
Historic England website records it as a bowl barrow, but the Pastscape website suggests that it is a long barrow that has been damaged by ploughing.
Knocking Knoll long barrow is located near Pegsdon on county border and is partially damaged by ploughing. It is 4.4 m in height and has been excavated in 1856 (inhumation burial and an urn were discovered).
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