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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Barrow House Farm Long Barrow Alternative Name: Barrow House Farm N, Chew DownCountry: England County: Somerset Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Wells Nearest Village: Chewton Mendip
Map Ref: ST60095334 Landranger Map Number: 183
Latitude: 51.277797N Longitude: 2.573558W
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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However, lumps and bumps round here must be taken with a pinch of salt, as the land has been fairly well mined over the last couple of millennia, and as such, the lumps and bumps may not be all they seem.
From Somerset HER site No 23255.
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Long barrow 180ft long, 60ft wide and 8ft high (Chewton Mendip I). Orientated E-W. Possible indications of chambering at E end. {1}
Seen and sketched by Skinner. {2}
Long barrow 110ft long and 10ft high with upper part of two possible orthostats visible at W end. {5}
Rather doubtful long barrow. A slight platform beyond scooping on the N side strongly suggests that this was originally a round barrow. {6}
Scheduled as AM 140d. Mound up to 3.75m high, 16m wide and 20m long E-W. There is an old quarry pit on the N side with some stone lying about. Scheduled as the E half of a long barrow together with AM 140e (PRN 23255), the central portion having been removed. {7}
Contained within cemetery (PRN 23256). {11}
Scheduling revised 11.08.1993 with new national number. {12}
The long barrow lies on top of the ridge in a field of permanent pasture. Generally in excellent condition with good grass cover, though steep NW edge has suffered slippage in last few years, with this now grassing over. {13}
References: 1 Mention - Grinsell, LV. Somerset barrows, part 2: North and East. Somerset Archaeology and Natural History. 115 (1971), Supplement [page 84]
2 Published illustration - Skinner, J [Rev John] Journals and Diaries. (1788-1832) Available at British Library Reference: 33653 [folio 229 (11/8/1819)]
3 Historical reference - Skinner, J [Rev John] Journals and Diaries. (1788-1832) Available at British Library Reference: 33726 [folio 137-9 (2/6/1832)]
4 Historical reference - Skinner, J [Rev John] Journals and Diaries. (1788-1832) Available at British Library Reference: 33726 [folio 141 (2/6/1832)]
5 Mention - Grinsell, L.V 1966 "Prehistoric sites of Mendip", 11
6 Detailed records - Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division 1969 ST65SW25 (SCC Planning Department)
7 Detailed records - HBMC Field Monument Wardens report (SCC Planning Department)
8 Mention - Powell 1969 "Megalithic Enquiries", 292
9 Mention - Wells Archaeological and Natural History Society Annual Report Wicks, A.T 1914 "Barrows on Mendip" 26, 45
10 Mention - Bulleid, A. Chambered Long Barrows of North Somerset. Somerset Archaeology and Natural History. 87 (1941), 56-71 [page 71]
11 Verbal communication - Dennison, E Somerset County Council 26.04.85
12 Correspondence - English Heritage to Somerset County Council 18.08.93
13 Site visit report - Graham, A. Field Monument Warden's report (26/1/1999) in HER files PRN 23256
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