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<< Our Photo Pages >> Overton Hill barrow cemetery - Barrow Cemetery in England in Wiltshire

Submitted by JimChampion on Friday, 09 February 2018  Page Views: 12981

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Overton Hill barrow cemetery
Country: England County: Wiltshire Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Marlborough  Nearest Village: West Kennett
Map Ref: SU11526863
Latitude: 51.416572N  Longitude: 1.835732W
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.
4 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.
4 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
4

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TheCaptain saw from a distance on 25th Sep 2020 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3 Good views of the barrows on Avebury Down from the Ridgeway, but I don’t take any photos. Get my hand scratched and stung as I try to get some decent blackberries, because the wind is blowing so strongly.

xseawitch visited on 12th Jul 2014 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 3 the beech trees offered a lovely cool shelter from the blazing sun today, peaceful, lovely place.

markj99 visited on 8th Feb 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4 The northernmost tumulus is marked on the horizon by a crown of trees. There is a path off the Ridgeway leading directly to the barrow.

Humbucker Ogham JimChampion mdensham Phillwhite have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.67 Ambience: 4.33 Access: 3.33

Overton Hill barrow cemetery
Overton Hill barrow cemetery submitted by Humbucker : Overton Hill Barrow Cemetery. A fantastically atmospheric place to visit, especially during the winter months when most other visitors tend to stick to Avebury or The Ridgeway itself. (Vote or comment on this photo)
A bronze age barrow cemetery on Overton Hill, northwest of West Kennett and east of the Ridgeway. There are several bowl and bell barrows, most of which were excavated in the 19th century. Several were planted with beech trees in the 18th century, making them very distinctive landmarks on the chalk downland to the east of the West Kennet Avenue.

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Overton Hill barrow cemetery
Overton Hill barrow cemetery submitted by Humbucker : One of the barrows in The Overton Hill cemetery. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Overton Hill barrow cemetery
Overton Hill barrow cemetery submitted by Humbucker : Following the path through The Overton Hill Barrow cemetery. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Overton Hill barrow cemetery
Overton Hill barrow cemetery submitted by Humbucker : Overton Hill Barrow cemetery in the late afternoon sun. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Overton Hill barrow cemetery
Overton Hill barrow cemetery submitted by Humbucker : The Overton Hill Barrow cemetery. Between all the rain we've been having, caught a lovely afternoon. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Overton Hill barrow cemetery
Overton Hill barrow cemetery submitted by markj99 : Overton Hill N Tumulus viewed from E. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Overton Hill barrow cemetery
Overton Hill barrow cemetery submitted by markj99

Overton Hill barrow cemetery
Overton Hill barrow cemetery submitted by markj99

Overton Hill barrow cemetery
Overton Hill barrow cemetery submitted by MikeAttwell : Taken in January 2017. Pair of barrows on Overton Hill looking east. (1 comment)

Overton Hill barrow cemetery
Overton Hill barrow cemetery submitted by MikeAttwell : Visited in January 2017. Barrows are located below the Hackpen Ridge at the point where it is still just possible to see the top of Silbury Hill to the west.

Overton Hill barrow cemetery
Overton Hill barrow cemetery submitted by Humbucker : Overton Hill Barrow Cemetery. The beech trees planted on the barrows make a recognisable landmark for miles around. During the summer months they shroud the shape of the barrows, in the winter the locals often call them hedgehogs due to their distinctive shape.

Overton Hill barrow cemetery
Overton Hill barrow cemetery submitted by Humbucker : Two of the Overton Hill Barrows. Especially good to visit during the winter months with no leaves on the beech trees. At this time you can really appreciate the size & shape of the barrows.

Overton Hill barrow cemetery
Overton Hill barrow cemetery submitted by Ogham : One of those great days for landscape photography. Bright sun and heavy showers producing the rainbow.

Overton Hill barrow cemetery
Overton Hill barrow cemetery submitted by feardhaigh : Oil painting of round barrow group by Overton Hill, near Avebury, with the tip of Silbury Hill just showing in the far middle ground. The trackway to the right leads down to Avebury (follow the mad dog).

Overton Hill barrow cemetery
Overton Hill barrow cemetery submitted by feardhaigh : Oil painting of one of the round barrows in the Overton Hill group, looking down towards Silbury Hill and Avebury. (2 comments)

Overton Hill barrow cemetery
Overton Hill barrow cemetery submitted by mishkin : Three barrows, one to the right of the photo, the other two in front.

Overton Hill barrow cemetery
Overton Hill barrow cemetery submitted by mishkin : Single barrow next to the Ridgeway path, turning right down the field path there are another three barrows.

Overton Hill barrow cemetery
Overton Hill barrow cemetery submitted by JimChampion : The bowl barrow and beech trees at grid reference SU11546852, viewed from a distance of about 400 metres (on the B4003 Avebury-West Kennett road) using a 10x zoom.

Overton Hill barrow cemetery
Overton Hill barrow cemetery submitted by JimChampion : The Overton Hill barrows on the Ridgeway, looking east from the West Kennett stone avenue. The 18th century beech trees clearly mark the positions of these barrows.

Overton Hill barrow cemetery
Overton Hill barrow cemetery submitted by JimChampion : Looking up towards the beech-planted barrows on Overton Hill from the B4003 road that follows the West Kennett Avenue from Avebury down to the village of West Kennett (sign in the foreground).

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