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<< Our Photo Pages >> The Devil's Bed and Bolster - Chambered Tomb in England in Somerset

Submitted by hamish on Saturday, 27 November 2004  Page Views: 20328

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: The Devil's Bed and Bolster
Country: England County: Somerset Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Warminster  Nearest Village: Rode
Map Ref: ST81495333  Landranger Map Number: 183
Latitude: 51.278809N  Longitude: 2.26676W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 2 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 2 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
 5

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The Devil's Bed and Bolster
The Devil's Bed and Bolster submitted by JimChampion : In the foreground are the stones that presumably formed part of the end chamber in the tomb. Beyond are the stones at the entrance. The cut logs show that there has been some clearance of woody plants from the remains of the barrow mound. Signs on a nearby fencepost indicate that this barrow is alongside a 'conservation walk' - a phrase usually used for a permissive path around an area of natural/... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Long Mound with Chambered Tomb in Somerset. The wonderfully named Devil's Bed and Bolster comprises a badly disturbed long mound littered with more than 20 sarsen stones and some 8 or 9 stones forming possibly 2 or 3 chambers which are still in situ.



To find: Take the A361 to Rode from Frome.On the left past the church is a pub callewd the Bell Inn.Opposite is a public footpath, make your way to the copse at the top of the hill,when you get there go to the next copse and in there is the site. Worth the visit.
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The Devil's Bed and Bolster
The Devil's Bed and Bolster submitted by bunny1887 : Devils Bed and Bolster (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

The Devil's Bed and Bolster
The Devil's Bed and Bolster submitted by Bladup : A very cold Devil's Bed and Bolster. (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Devil's Bed and Bolster
The Devil's Bed and Bolster submitted by bunny1887 : Devils Bed and Bolster (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Devil's Bed and Bolster
The Devil's Bed and Bolster submitted by bunny1887 (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Devil's Bed and Bolster
The Devil's Bed and Bolster submitted by JimChampion : Stones at what was presumably the entrance to this chambered tomb. Some large horse chestnut trees are growing on the remains of the mound, shading the stones. Seen on the Portal meet 15 April 2007. (Vote or comment on this photo)

The Devil's Bed and Bolster
The Devil's Bed and Bolster submitted by Bladup : A moody and very cold Devil's Bed and Bolster.

The Devil's Bed and Bolster
The Devil's Bed and Bolster submitted by bunny1887 : Devils Bed and Bolster, Rode, Somerset

The Devil's Bed and Bolster
The Devil's Bed and Bolster submitted by Andy B : Wider view of the site. Seen on the Portal meet 15 April 2007, thanks to Hamish's directions and TheCaptain's keen observations.

The Devil's Bed and Bolster
The Devil's Bed and Bolster submitted by Andy B

The Devil's Bed and Bolster
The Devil's Bed and Bolster submitted by JimChampion : Stones at what was presumably the entrance to the chambered tomb. They seem to have a faintly pink hue in this photo - they were partially illuminated by camera flash in the shade of the trees. Seen on the Portal meet 15 April 2007, thanks to Hamish's directions and TheCaptain's keen observations. (1 comment)

The Devil's Bed and Bolster
The Devil's Bed and Bolster submitted by hamish : ST815533.Somerset.Nr Rode.

The Devil's Bed and Bolster
The Devil's Bed and Bolster submitted by hamish : ST815533.Somerset.Nr.Rode. (2 comments)

The Devil's Bed and Bolster
The Devil's Bed and Bolster submitted by hamish : ST815533.Somerset.Nr Rode. On a previous picture I wrote in the wrong Ref.Please ignore it.This one is right.

The Devil's Bed and Bolster
The Devil's Bed and Bolster submitted by hamish : (1 comment)

The Devil's Bed and Bolster
The Devil's Bed and Bolster submitted by hamish : ST. 815533. Take the A361 to Rode from Frome.On the left past the church is a pub callewd the Bell Inn.Opposite is a public footpath,make your way to the copse at the top of the hill,when you get there go to the next copse and in there is the site.Worth the visit.

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Re: The Devil's Bed and Bolster by beastie on Wednesday, 13 May 2015
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......Not easy to find as i was following conflicting directions.....With permission, you can park at the Bell Inn, directly across the road is a footpath, follow it until you reach a field, turn right and follow the field boundary until you come to a gap between fields, go through the gap and keep left, you will soon come to another large gap, go through and follow the field boundary to the left. There are a few 'hidden corners but you will soon see it in the field corner....
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Re: The Devil's Bed and Bolster by aknifethatfellfromthesky on Monday, 11 May 2015
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went yesterday and there were pentagrams drawn on the stones in chalk.
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Re: The Devil's Bed and Bolster by bezza30 on Saturday, 17 May 2008
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My Great Grandmother lived nearby and always said that in addition to the chambers there was a tunnel running to a nearby farmhouse - could this be true?
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Re: The Devil's Bed and Bolster by TheCaptain on Thursday, 19 April 2007
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Details from the Somerset SMR here.
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    Re: The Devil's Bed and Bolster by Andy B on Tuesday, 10 April 2018
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    Interestingly the Official Grid Ref is ST 8149 5333 but ours above is accurate with the online OS map and aerial photos
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Re: The Devil's Bed and Bolster by Anonymous on Sunday, 02 October 2005
i live in church lane and went to the devils bed and bolster . my bro put 666 on the bed . 1 hour later thunder and lighting hapend . never in my life time will i go again
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    Re: The Devil's Bed and Bolster by timlangdale on Thursday, 27 July 2006
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    Go again,just don't take your brother!A lot of these sites have(I think)neutral energy going through them and sometimes react to your state of mind.I always approach them with reverance,in a state of calmness.Last week was my first time there and I really chilled out.(even though I took the wrong path and ended up trekking across about 8 fields to get there.
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    Re: The Devil's Bed and Bolster by TheCaptain on Thursday, 19 April 2007
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    From SYB Wicks, A.T 1933 "Barrow Lore", Attempts to move or disturb the stones are said to be foiled by bad weather.
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