<< Our Photo Pages >> Merlin's Mount - Artificial Mound in England in Wiltshire
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Multi-periodSite Name: Merlin's Mount Alternative Name: Merlin's Mound, Marlborough Mound, Marlborough College Mound; Merlin's Barrow (Marlborough)Country: England County: Wiltshire Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Marlborough
Map Ref: SU18366865 Landranger Map Number: 173
Latitude: 51.416573N Longitude: 1.737374W
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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XIII saw from a distance on 13th Aug 2015 - their rating: Amb: 3 Access: 5
JohnLindsay visited on 31st Mar 2012 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 2 Access: 4 There was a charity day at Marlborough College so the grounds were open and walkable. I think the access button needs something about public private rather than simply how to get there. There is a research project going on, and I found Marlborough Mound producing a web site with some documentation. At the moment the base of the mound is blocked off, so I don't think it is walkable up, but perhaps there is some sort of access plan. It seems clear now that it is neolithinc, whatever that means in marlborough college. My Murray has a reference to a museum in the college with stuff.
I should have added that there is a wonderful walk on the other side of the Kennet from which you can see the gardens of the college, and perhaps, in winter, you might see the mound? so the mound is placed near the Kennet. A little further on is the church of .. now don't have my Pevsner or Murray with me, so leave out the place name for now, but church on river nearly by OS Explorer scale.
SolarMegalith visited on 12th Mar 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 2 Access: 4
graemefield saw from a distance on 1st Jan 2010 - their rating: Cond: 3
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.67 Ambience: 2.33 Access: 4.33
Dating has confirmed it was originally built in the years around 2400 BC as a smaller sister to Silbury Hill which lies just five miles to the west. (Grid Ref. SU 18363 68674).
The Northern Antiquarian (TNA) also features a page for the mound - see their entry for Merlin’s Mount, Marlborough, Wiltshire, which gives directions for finding this site, together with a photograph, an of image and quotations from several references.
For more information also see Pastscape Monument No. 220514, and for scheduling information visit Historic England List ID 1005634.
Note: Marlborough College have made a 35 minute documentary telling the story of Marlborough Mound and how it's Neolithic origin was discovered
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