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