Featured: How and why the ancients enchanted Great Britain and Brittany

How and why the ancients enchanted Great Britain and Brittany

Random Image


Caswell Cliff Fort

Sign the Petition to Protect Broxy Kennels Hillfort - Click Here

Sign the Petition to Protect Broxy Kennels Hillfort - Click Here

Who's Online

There are currently, 472 guests and 2 members online.

You are a guest. To join in, please register for free by clicking here

Sponsors

<< Our Photo Pages >> Harrold Barrows - Barrow Cemetery in England in Hertfordshire

Submitted by JoAtherton on Sunday, 25 June 2023  Page Views: 189

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Harrold Barrows
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.541 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Hertfordshire Type: Barrow Cemetery
 Nearest Village: Harrold
Map Ref: SP95245702
Latitude: 52.203190N  Longitude: 0.607791W
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
Destroyed Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
5 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
4

Internal Links:
External Links:

Harrold Barrows
Harrold Barrows submitted by JoAtherton : Tracking the grid reference coordinates, I found myself stepping closer and closer to this mound in the playground. Had the slide been positioned just a few metres further to the east, it would have been directly on top of the original Neolithic burial mound. One must wonder if the estate planners were aware of this, as it seems a serendipitous placement, or perhaps just a synchronous secret whisp... (Vote or comment on this photo)
The site of a lost burial mound. One of a larger barrow cemetery going by the archaeological report. Tracking the grid reference coordinates, I found myself stepping closer and closer to this mound in the playground. Had the slide been positioned just a few metres further to the east, it would have been directly on top of the original Neolithic burial mound. One must wonder if the estate planners were aware of this, as it seems a serendipitous placement, or perhaps just a synchronous secret whispered below the astroturf, between past and present.

Excavations revealed not just the ring ditch of the barrow but also early medieval wheel ruts cutting right across the feature, indicating that by this time, the mound was levelled and no longer visible. It would have been fascinating to witness the decision made to plough out the mound and destroy it when it was no longer considered relevant or sacred. Perhaps farming needs were greater than heritage.

However, contemporaneous mounds throughout Britain had been appropriated as places of assembly, or moot mounds, as gathering spaces for local business by this point. These meetings established the early administrative and political structures we have in place today. The choice of these mounds for such important community activities show they still featured in the minds of societies as significant locations, perhaps bridging the world of the living with the dead, to bring the gravitas of ancestral blessing to any decisions made.

But not here.
You may be viewing yesterday's version of this page. To see the most up to date information please register for a free account.


Harrold Barrows
Harrold Barrows submitted by JoAtherton : These revealing aerial photos were taken over my village during the 1960s. They show the cropmarks of four burial mound ring ditches in Harrold, Bedfordshire. Archaeology reports indicate that there were up to 18 barrows discovered when gravel extraction took place during the 1950s, located at what is now Meadway, Harewelle, and the Country Park. The topsoil was removed, which is when the rin... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Harrold Barrows
Harrold Barrows submitted by JoAtherton (Vote or comment on this photo)

Harrold Barrows
Harrold Barrows submitted by JoAtherton (Vote or comment on this photo)

Harrold Barrows
Harrold Barrows submitted by JoAtherton : Excavations revealed not just the ring ditch of the barrow but also early medieval wheel ruts cutting right across the feature, indicating that by this time, the mound was levelled and no longer visible. It would have been fascinating to witness the decision made to plough out the mound and destroy it when it was no longer considered relevant or sacred. Perhaps farming needs were greater than heri... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Do not use the above information on other web sites or publications without permission of the contributor.

Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SP9557 : Footpath into the village by the stream by Philip Jeffrey
by Philip Jeffrey
©2017(licence)
SP9557 : Footpath to Dungee Road by Philip Jeffrey
by Philip Jeffrey
©2017(licence)
SP9556 : The Oakley Arms public house by Fractal Angel
by Fractal Angel
©2007(licence)
SP9556 : Harrold and Odell by M J Richardson
by M J Richardson
©2018(licence)
SP9556 : High Street, Harrold by David Kemp
by David Kemp
©2014(licence)

The above images may not be of the site on this page, they are loaded from Geograph.
Please Submit an Image of this site or go out and take one for us!


Click here to see more info for this site

Nearby sites

Click here to view sites on an interactive OS map

Key: Red: member's photo, Blue: 3rd party photo, Yellow: other image, Green: no photo - please go there and take one, Grey: site destroyed

Download sites to:
KML (Google Earth)
GPX (GPS waypoints)
CSV (Garmin/Navman)
CSV (Excel)

To unlock full downloads you need to sign up as a Contributory Member. Otherwise downloads are limited to 50 sites.


Turn off the page maps and other distractions

Nearby sites listing. In the following links * = Image available
 4.9km SSW 195° Nell's Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SP941523)
 5.1km SE 132° Holywell (Bedfordshire)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SP9907753646)
 5.4km ENE 72° Felmersham Cursus Cursus (TL004588)
 9.3km WNW 302° Grendon Cursus Cursus (SP87256174)
 9.5km WSW 249° Holy Well (Olney)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SP864535)
 9.9km SE 135° Biddenham Bridge Holy Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (TL024502)
 11.2km SE 137° Kempston Cursus Cursus (TL030489)
 11.9km WSW 241° Holy Well (Ravenstone)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SP849510)
 12.0km ESE 110° Mowsbury Hill Hillfort (TL066532)
 12.3km SE 127° Bedford Museum* Museum (TL0522349738)
 13.4km E 80° Bolnhurst Earthwork Misc. Earthwork (TL084597)
 14.0km NW 307° Mears Ashby Tumulus* Misc. Earthwork (SP839653)
 14.0km N 6° Redlands Farm Long Barrow Long Barrow (SP965710)
 14.2km ESE 119° Goldington* Timber Circle (TL0784050440)
 14.3km NE 44° Harrowick, Upper Dean Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature (TL0507267416)
 14.5km N 7° Stanwick Lakes* Museum (SP96707150)
 14.6km S 178° Holywell (Cranfield)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (SP961424)
 14.7km N 9° Raunds Ring Ditch Misc. Earthwork (SP972716)
 15.3km NNW 347° Finedon Stone Marker Stone (SP9161871928)
 15.4km ESE 119° Cardington E Cursus Cursus (TL089499)
 15.5km ESE 119° Cardington B Cursus Cursus (TL089497)
 15.5km N 5° Irthlingborough and Stanwick Barrows* Barrow Cemetery (SP963725)
 15.5km ESE 119° Cardington C Cursus Cursus (TL090497)
 15.6km ESE 119° Cardington E Cursus Cursus (TL091498)
 15.6km SW 220° Gayhurst Barrow cemetery Barrow Cemetery (SP855448)
View more nearby sites and additional images

<< Carnon Downs Barrow

Goldington >>

Please add your thoughts on this site

Prehistoric Avebury

Prehistoric Avebury

Sponsors

Auto-Translation (Google)

Translate from English into:

"Harrold Barrows" | Login/Create an Account | 1 comment
  
Go back to top of page    Comments are owned by the poster. We aren't responsible for their content.
Harrold Barrows Street View (sort of!) by Andy B on Sunday, 25 June 2023
(User Info | Send a Message)
https://goo.gl/maps/kArtiGsXRZF7KDL86

[ Reply to This ]

Your Name: Anonymous [ Register Now ]
Subject:


Add your comment or contribution to this page. Spam or offensive posts are deleted immediately, don't even bother

<<< What is five plus one as a number? (Please type the answer to this question in the little box on the left)
You can also embed videos and other things. For Youtube please copy and paste the 'embed code'.
For Google Street View please include Street View in the text.
Create a web link like this: <a href="https://www.megalithic.co.uk">This is a link</a>  

Allowed HTML is:
<p> <b> <i> <a> <img> <em> <br> <strong> <blockquote> <tt> <li> <ol> <ul> <object> <param> <embed> <iframe>

We would like to know more about this location. Please feel free to add a brief description and any relevant information in your own language.
Wir möchten mehr über diese Stätte erfahren. Bitte zögern Sie nicht, eine kurze Beschreibung und relevante Informationen in Deutsch hinzuzufügen.
Nous aimerions en savoir encore un peu sur les lieux. S'il vous plaît n'hesitez pas à ajouter une courte description et tous les renseignements pertinents dans votre propre langue.
Quisieramos informarnos un poco más de las lugares. No dude en añadir una breve descripción y otros datos relevantes en su propio idioma.