<< Our Photo Pages >> Shanklin Down Barrows - Round Barrow(s) in England in Isle of Wight
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Shanklin Down BarrowsCountry: England County: Isle of Wight Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Shanklin
Map Ref: SZ567802 Landranger Map Number: 196
Latitude: 50.618760N Longitude: 1.199887W
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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cliffrich visited on 22nd Nov 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 2 A long walk from the Ventnor Road but once there the views are well worth it! If you know what you're looking for you will find the nearly flattened barrows but tell-tale mounds are there to be seen. Mounds can be seen all over this area which makes me think that it is a cemetery rather than just a couple barrows - I've asked the IWCC if this is the case and they've told me that the other lumps could be from mining or as other unconfirmed barrows or pillow mounds. The trig mark is only obvious once you're in the field but no sooner.
See video - https://youtu.be/VmVQ-JwC2fg?t=1
Situated a little way north-west of the white pillar in the corner of a field close to the junction of bridleway and footpath as marked on the OS map.
Good walking or riding access, a fair distance from car parking, but a flattish ridge-walk from the car park close to the Luccombe Down barrow cemetery site.
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