<< Our Photo Pages >> Inkpen Long Barrow - Long Barrow in England in Berkshire
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Inkpen Long Barrow Alternative Name: Combe GibbetCountry: England County: Berkshire Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Newbury Nearest Village: Combe
Map Ref: SU365623 Landranger Map Number: 174
Latitude: 51.358604N Longitude: 1.477181W
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 |
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NDM visited on 24th Jun 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
Twiff13 visited on 29th Jan 2023 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Cold, damp Winter afternoon. The footpath from the nearby carpark was fine until the wind hit us! For an overcast day, the views were still spectacular. Not the best of places to meet your maker! Carpark surface was very wet and slippery chalk, quite squelchy so beware if it ices over. You cannot drive to the long barrow, used as a footpath now, and farm access as the barrow lies within private land of which you are allowed to access. Adjoining Walbury Hillfort is very accessible from the same carpark.
fibo74 visited on 24th Aug 2018 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5 Very eerie... Wonderful views.
SolarMegalith visited on 1st Jun 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4
myf JimChampion have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 3.75 Access: 4.25
The double gibbet was erected to hang George Broomham and his mistress, Dorothy Newman for the murder of Broomham's wife and son. The gibbet that stands today is not the original, but it is maintained as a striking local landmark.
Access The barrow lies alongside a by-way which gives vehicular access from the metalled road (if your vehicle can withstand the ruts). Probably better to take a short walk up the by-way from the Walbury Hillfort car park at the lane junction to the east.
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