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<< Our Photo Pages >> Chinnor Hill Barrows - Round Barrow(s) in England in Oxfordshire

Submitted by coldrum on Tuesday, 31 August 2010  Page Views: 8994

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Chinnor Hill Barrows
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.3 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Oxfordshire Type: Round Barrow(s)
 Nearest Village: Chinnor
Map Ref: SP76760063
Latitude: 51.699176N  Longitude: 0.890719W
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Richard13 visited on 19th Aug 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4 The Chinnor Hill barrows are recognisable but are covered in vegetation so could be missed at first. However there is a sign to show their location, and once found the nature and layout of the site becomes clear. Situated on top of the Chiltern escarpment in the heart of nature reserve this site has a beautiful and spectacular location, with fine views available of the surrounding landscape and the local flora and fauna. It is a short walk on a good path from the nature reserve car park.

Chinnor Hill Barrows
Chinnor Hill Barrows submitted by Richard13 : A view across the Chinnor Barrows. They are covered in vegetation but can be made out once found, and the picture also shows the fine views available from this site. (Vote or comment on this photo)
A pair of bowl barrows in Oxfordshire

From Pastscape:

"The monument includes two bowl barrows situated on Chinnor Hill. The barrow lies on a north west facing slope, overlooking the Upper Icknield Way and the Lower Icknield Way, between Chinnor and Bledlow. The pair of barrows both have central mounds measuring between 23 metres and 24 metres in diameter. They both stand up to 1.2 metres high. The barrow mounds are surrounded by partly infilled quarry ditches which run together, forming a figure of eight in plan. These measure circa 1.5 metres wide and are visible as a low depression circa 0.3 metres deep. A labourer digging on the two barrows in 1899 found a secondary Anglo-Saxon inhumation burial. This had been cut into the mound and was accompanied by spearheads and a bronze chape. The burial probably belonged to a small settlement, situated between and to the north of the pair of barrows. Scheduled."

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Chinnor Hill Barrows
Chinnor Hill Barrows submitted by Richard13 : The sign on the fence confirms these are the Chinnor Hill Barrows. Although covered in vegetation their shape and form can be made out once they have been located. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Chinnor Hill Barrows
Chinnor Hill Barrows submitted by Antonine : The moles had been busy digging. Photo taken 2010 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SP7600 : Chinnor Barrows by David Hawgood
by David Hawgood
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SP7600 : Life on the Chalk by Des Blenkinsopp
by Des Blenkinsopp
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SP7600 : Access land in woodland area by David Hawgood
by David Hawgood
©2010(licence)
SP7600 : Sunken footpath to Chinnor Hill by David Hawgood
by David Hawgood
©2015(licence)
SP7600 : On the Ridgeway near Chinnor by Peter S
by Peter S
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