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<< Our Photo Pages >> Fairy Toot - Long Barrow in England in Somerset

Submitted by TheCaptain on Saturday, 04 September 2004  Page Views: 22762

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Fairy Toot Alternative Name: Nempnett Thrubwell
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.7 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Somerset Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Bristol  Nearest Village: Butcombe
Map Ref: ST52056178  Landranger Map Number: 172
Latitude: 51.353060N  Longitude: 2.689954W
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
4

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Fairy Toot submitted by TheCaptain : Fairy Toot Long Barrow, Nempnett Thrubwell, North Somerset, ST521618. The sad remains of the Fairy Toot long barrow. At the north end is a small insight into the probable glory of its original form, where a couple of small mounds remain under the roots of trees. These remains are over 2m in height, and are clearly seen to have the outer face constructed of drystone walling. In fact, it is possi... (Vote or comment on this photo)
The once massive Fairy Toot long barrow near Nempnett Thrubwell in North Somerset is now all but totally destroyed. The original size was about 60m long, 25m wide, on a north-south axis.

What remains is now largely flattened rubble with trees and scrub growing on it. Within the centre of the barrow are remains of a sheep shed or suchlike, almost certainly built using stones from the barrow.

However, at the north end is a small insight into the probable glory of its original form, where a couple of small mounds remain under the roots of trees. These remains are over 2m in height, and are clearly seen to have the outer face constructed of drystone walling. In fact, it is possible to make out the remains of what was possibly an opening of some sort and what was possibly a chamber entrance, but it is always possible that these are more modern alterations.

It is recorded that an excavation in 1788 produced evidence of a gallery with several chambers, and remains of skeletons were found.

Legend has it that fairies and goblins can be seen here.

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Fairy Toot
Fairy Toot submitted by TheCaptain : The overall view of the Fairy Toot seen from the North. Its largely destroyed, but the trees show the size and position of the original barrow. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Fairy Toot
Fairy Toot submitted by Bladup : The overgrown Fairy Toot. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Fairy Toot
Fairy Toot submitted by TheCaptain : Fairy Toot Long Barrow, Nempnett Thrubwell, North Somerset, ST521618. The sad remains of the Fairy Toot long barrow, looking northwest from midway along the eastern side. Remains of a sheepshed can be seen, built right in the middle of this once great barrow. Most of the rest of the mound has been cleared. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
ST5261 : Fairy Toot Field by Chris Andrews
by Chris Andrews
©2011(licence)
ST5261 : A gate on a hill overlooking Butcombe by Neil Owen
by Neil Owen
©2021(licence)
ST5261 : Avoiding the horses and the electric fence by Neil Owen
by Neil Owen
©2021(licence)
ST5161 : Woody pond near Butcombe by Neil Owen
by Neil Owen
©2021(licence)
ST5262 : Off Howgrove Hill Lane by Wayland Smith
by Wayland Smith
©2023(licence)

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Re: Nempnett Thrubwell by Zooks777 on Tuesday, 17 August 2021
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Not a 'toot' on Environment Agency lidar (grey icon next to CamRA)! Just a small irregular mound - probably the derelict shed
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Re: Nempnett Thrubwell by golux on Friday, 27 April 2012
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I just had to post to say that Fairy Toot Long Barrow, Nempnett Thrubwell must be one of the most intriguingly named sites on The Portal!
I would rank it alongside my two favourite English placenames, the neighbouring Yorkshire villages of Ainderby Quernhow and Busby Stoop.
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    Re: Nempnett Thrubwell by TheCaptain on Friday, 27 April 2012
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    yes, we have some lovely names down here in Summerzet and the Wess v'Inglun.
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Re: Nempnett Thrubwell by TheCaptain on Thursday, 26 April 2012
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see here on streetview


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Re: Nempnett Thrubwell by coldrum on Monday, 10 August 2009
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Pastscape site entry:

https://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=198102
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Re: Nempnett Thrubwell by TheCaptain on Sunday, 11 April 2004
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Condition:1
Ambience:4
Access:3

Fairy Toot Long Barrow, Nempnett Thrubwell, North Somerset. ST521618

This once massive burial mound is now all but totally destroyed. The original size was about 60m long, 25m wide, on a north-south axis. What remains is now largely flattened rubble with trees and scrub growing on it. Within the centre of the barrow are remains of a sheep shed or suchlike, almost certainly built using stones from the barrow. However, at the north end is a small insight into the probable glory of its original form, where a couple of small mounds remain under the roots of trees. These remains are over 2m in height, and are clearly seen to have the outer face constructed of drystone walling. In fact, it is possible to make out the remains of what was possibly an opening of some sort and what was possibly a chamber entrance, but it is always possible that these are more modern alterations.

It is recorded that an excavation in 1788 produced evidence of a gallery with several chambers, and remains of skeletons were found.

Legend has it that fairies and goblins can be seen here.

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