<< Text Pages >> Skutchamer Knob - Round Barrow(s) in England in Oxfordshire
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Multi-periodSite Name: Skutchamer Knob Alternative Name: Cwichelmslaewe, Scutchmer Knob, Scotchman’s Knob, Cwicchelmes hlæwe, Mound of CwichelmCountry: England County: Oxfordshire Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Wantage Nearest Village: East Hendred
Map Ref: SU4565585038
Latitude: 51.562380N Longitude: 1.342779W
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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Couplands visited on 13th Sep 2023 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 3
Bird_nerd29 visited on 12th Feb 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Easy to access on foot, right on the Ridgeway (parking nearby). Not much to add to what others have said, but it’s in a nice wooded area with fields all around. Trig point just along the footpath, could combine this with a longer walk down to Ginge and the Hendreds.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 3.5
Scutchamer Knob was excavated and ruthlessly dug away in 1842, which has given it the shape of a crescent moon or a croissant depending upon your imagination.
The excavations here discovered the moot-stake, an oaken stump bound with willow twigs – unless this was a post for the beacon, which was later set up on the mound. No sign was found of any burial, although it was clearly believed that the old king Cwichelm lay buried beneath this place of judgement.
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