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<< Our Photo Pages >> Maidenhead Thicket Bowl Barrow - Round Barrow(s) in England in Berkshire

Submitted by tawnyman on Wednesday, 17 October 2018  Page Views: 1991

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Maidenhead Thicket Bowl Barrow
Country: England County: Berkshire Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Maidenhead  Nearest Village: Wooley Green
Map Ref: SU850805
Latitude: 51.517037N  Longitude: 0.776392W
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
3 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.
4 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

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Maidenhead Thicket Bowl Barrow
Maidenhead Thicket Bowl Barrow submitted by tawnyman : Photo of Maidenhead Thicket Bowl Barrow from the trees surrounding it. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Barrow in Berkshire

This is the official description from Historic England : 'The monument includes the remains of a bowl barrow situated on a low west
facing hill slope. The barrow mound survives as a well defined, flat topped
mound, with a diameter of 24.5m and stands to a height of 0.8m. Surrounding
the mound is a ditch, from which the material for the mound would have been
quarried. This has become infilled over the years but survives as a slight
earthwork 2m wide around the north-east quarter of the mound, elsewhere it
survives as a buried feature....Despite disturbance to the surface of the barrow mound, Maidenhead Thicket round barrow survives comparatively well with potential for the recovery of archaeological material and for environmental evidence relating to the
landscape in which the monument was constructed.' This barrow was designated a scheduled monument in 1982.

I would add to that the barrow is within a wood, and whilst there are a few trees growing on the barrow itself, others have been cut down so you have a reasonable view across the barrow. There are several holes dug into the surface of the barrow, these have the appearance of animal holes, badger possibly.
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