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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Wash Common Alternative Name: Bumper's HillCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 1.615 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Berkshire Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Newbury
Map Ref: SU45446484
Latitude: 51.380798N Longitude: 1.348471W
Condition:
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| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
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| 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 |
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SolarMegalith visited on 28th May 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5
A Bronze Age barrow cemetery on Wash Common consists of 3 well-preserved bowl barrows, largest of which is 2,7 m high, and a circular earthwork interpreted as a disc barrow or a saucer barrow (however, the finds of flint and charcoal might suggest that it's a Neolithic henge monument). One more bowl barrow was destroyed in 1962. Tradition links this barrow cemetery with victims of Newbury battle (1643). The largest barrow, called Bumper's Hill, is surrounded with a quarry ditch.
The cemetery is located south from Stuart road. Bumper's Hill and other 2 bowl barrows are in good condition, the saucer barrow/henge earthwork is distinguishable as well.
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