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<< Our Photo Pages >> Lodge Park - Long Barrow in England in Gloucestershire

Submitted by hamish on Friday, 26 March 2004  Page Views: 11960

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Lodge Park
Country: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Northleach  Nearest Village: Eastington
Map Ref: SP1426712550  Landranger Map Number: 163
Latitude: 51.811405N  Longitude: 1.794457W
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.
3 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
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Lodge Park
Lodge Park submitted by h_fenton : Lodge Park long barrow, viewed from east north east. Kite Aerial Photograph 16 October 2011 (Vote or comment on this photo)
Long Barrow in Gloucestershire

When you go across the Fosse Way on the A40 to Burford take the 3rd turning on the right. Follow this road to Lodge Park on the right. This is a National Trust property so announce your intentions and then park in their car park. At the far end of this on the right is a pathway and a gate into a field, the barrow is at the top. Enjoy this virtually untouched beauty.
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Lodge Park
Lodge Park submitted by h_fenton : Lodge Park long barrow, viewed from the south east. Kite Aerial Photograph 16 October 2011 (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lodge Park
Lodge Park submitted by h_fenton : An almost vertical Kite Aerial Photograph of Lodge Park Long Barrow. You can clearly see erosion (north east side), this has probably been perpetuated by sheep rubbing themselves against the exposed turf. 16 October 2011 (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Lodge Park submitted by h_fenton : View from the south east showing the profile of Lodge Park long Barrow and the position of the stones. 16 October 2011 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Lodge Park submitted by Bladup : The chamber at Lodge Park chambered longbarrow. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Lodge Park submitted by h_fenton : Lodge Park long barrow, viewed from the north west. Kite Aerial Photograph 16 October 2011

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Lodge Park submitted by Humbucker : The River Leach. Often a winterborne stream meandering from its course across the small valley. Surely one of the reasons for the siting of Lodge Park Longbarrow.

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Lodge Park submitted by Humbucker : General view of the longbarrow fron the south-east.

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Lodge Park submitted by Humbucker : Lodge Park from the south-east - taken from the cusp of the slope down to The River Leach

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Lodge Park submitted by Humbucker : Lodge Park Longbarrow from the south-west. Lovely longbarrow - never seen anyone else here in the times I've visited.

Lodge Park
Lodge Park submitted by Bladup : The lovely Lodge Park chambered longbarrow.

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Lodge Park submitted by h_fenton : View from the South West showing the profile of Lodge Park long Barrow. 16 October 2011

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Lodge Park submitted by h_fenton : View from the North West showing the profile of Lodge Park long Barrow. 16 October 2011

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Lodge Park submitted by h_fenton : The uprights and capstone at the south eastern end of Lodge Park long barrow. 16 October 2011

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Lodge Park submitted by h_fenton : The top of the capstone of Lodge Park Long Barrow. 16 October 2011 (1 comment)

Lodge Park
Lodge Park submitted by h_fenton : Erosion on the north east side of Lodge Park Long Barrow. Sheep are probably the main perpetrators here. The barrow has now been temporarily enclosed by an electric fence to keep the sheep off. 16 October 2011

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Lodge Park submitted by hamish : This is a better picture of the entire barrow.Nobody else here,the silence was wonderful.

Lodge Park
Lodge Park submitted by hamish : SP143125.Gloucestershire.Nr Northleach.

Lodge Park.
Lodge Park. submitted by hamish

Lodge Park
Lodge Park submitted by hamish : SP143125.Gloucestershire.Nr Northleach, When you go across the Fosse Way on the A40 to Burford take the 3rd turning on the right.Follow this road to Lodge Park on the right.This is a National Trust property so announce your intentions and then park in their car park.At the far end of this on the right is a pathway and a gate into a field,the barrow is at the top.Enjoy this virtually untouched be...

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Re: Lodge Park by Zooks777 on Friday, 13 August 2021
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On the Environment Agency lidar (grey icon next to that for CamRA) this shows up as a tear-shaped mound. Signs of excavation/robbing. No cause for hyperbole! But it has clearly impressed people on the ground.
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Re: Lodge Park by Anonymous on Tuesday, 21 November 2017
FYI - The National Trust place is only open Friday, Saturday and Sundays
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Re: Lodge Park by 4clydesdale7 on Wednesday, 07 December 2011
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The famous O.G.S.Crawford in 1920 described this barrow as 'the finest long barrow I have ever seen, it is certainly the most perfect specimen in Gloucestershire'. In describing the three extant stones he says 'there were three large blocks of local limestone and tell-tale signs that within the tump lay a stone built chamber' Two of the stones are upright whilst the third lies tilted across them and supported by them. He ventured the opinion that the tilted stone had been a roofing slab.

There is a superb side profile photograph in TC Darvill's Long Barrows of the Cotswolds on page 10. Combine this photograph with those contributed by 'our resident kite photographer' and you begin to share Crawford's enthusiasm which must at least tempt you on site. The National Trust are flattered by the continuing interest in the Long Barrow and give it more prominence in their description of Lodge Park than they did originally. Strangely Darvill made no mention of it in his review of Long Barrows for BGAS (with LV Grinsell) 1989 Vol 107

It goes without saying that BGAS have considerable enthusiasm too! There is worthwhile reading to be found in 1960 Vol. 79 at page 78 and their Archaeological Review of 1995 reported in the 1996 Transaction Vol 114 at pages 172/173 - both of which can be found on line.

In the Corcoran Gazetteer it is referred to as GLO5 - the loquacious and effervescent G Witts gives the barrow an honourable mention - No 23. Examination seems most infrequent; the last two being a resistivity survey in 1995 and an EH detailed field survey in 2005. Unfortunately I have not seen a copy of the latter.

The site is one of 'Gloucestershire's Little Secrets' and as H_Fenton implies (I think) - it is a Gem. It is frequently compared to Sale's Lot and Belas Knap - even though it may have 'seen better days' it leaves a visitor with many unanswered questions - and a little mystery always helps!

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Re: Lodge Park by h_fenton on Tuesday, 06 December 2011
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Grid Reference: SP 1426 1254
Accuracy: 5

A Cotswold-Severn type long barrow c.43metres long by 13-20metres wide an 1.9metres high, aligned South East (larger end) to North West. At the southeastern end are two stones set upright, these support a capstone which has fallen backwards.

The parkland at Lodge Park was designed in the 18thcentury by Charles Bridgeman, it is possible that the long barrow may have been disturbed at this time. shallow ditches relating to the park are visible very close to the barrow.

Lodge Park is owned by the National Trust, as well as the parkland there is a rare 17th century grandstand built as an observation point for the popular past time of deer coursing. There is access to the parkland when the grandstand is open, there is also a carpark.

Pastscape: http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=330036

National Trust: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-lodgeparksherborneestate
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