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<< Our Photo Pages >> Nan Tow's Tump - Round Barrow(s) in England in Gloucestershire

Submitted by SolarMegalith on Sunday, 28 August 2011  Page Views: 13589

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Nan Tow's Tump
Country: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Chipping Sodbury  Nearest Village: Leighterton
Map Ref: ST80288932  Landranger Map Number: 162
Latitude: 51.602370N  Longitude: 2.286124W
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
4 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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4clydesdale7 visited on 30th Jun 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Must return in winter - first visit in height of summer - site heavily overgrown

SolarMegalith visited on 23rd Jun 2010 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4



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Nan Tow's Tump
Nan Tow's Tump submitted by bec-zog : Nan Tow's Tump : Bronze age barrow. (Vote or comment on this photo)
One of the largest round barrows in Gloucestershire, Nan Tow was a local witch who was said to be buried standing upright in the barrow.

It is very dramatic and easy to see from the A46, but there is no convenient place to leave the car. Best bet is to drive down the narrow lane opposite, park where you can and walk back.

Note: Singing Landscapes and barrows as the inspiration for folk music, including two free MP3 tracks to download
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Nan Tow's Tump
Nan Tow's Tump submitted by SolarMegalith : June is not the best time to visit this site - Nan Tow's Tump was heavily overgrown during my visit and I could hardly make any better photo than this one (view from the East, photo taken on June 2010). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Nan Tow's Tump
Nan Tow's Tump submitted by Thorgrim : One of the largest round barrows in Gloucestershire. Nan Tow was a local witch who was buried standing upright in the barrow. It is very dramatic and easy to see from the A46, but there is no convenient place to leave the car. Best bet is to drive down the narrow lane opposite, park where you can and walk back. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Nan Tow's Tump
Nan Tow's Tump submitted by rogerkread : Tangled undergrowth, no chance of climbing the tump. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Nan Tow's Tump
Nan Tow's Tump submitted by rogerkread : Pretty impenetrable in May as well. Pleasant walk to reach it along the track from Didmarton where there are two unusual churches as well as St Lawrence's Well (see adjacent sites list). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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ST8089 : Road junction at Nan Tow's Tump from A46 by John Firth
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ST8089 : A46 heading north by Robin Webster
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ST8089 : Woodland lane near the A46 by Steve  Fareham
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ST8089 : Farmland just west of the A46 by David Purchase
by David Purchase
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Singing Landscapes and barrows as the inspiration for Folk music by Andy B on Sunday, 28 August 2011
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Bob Varmint (aka Croft) explores 'Singing Landscapes' and barrows as the inspiration for Folk music

The tradition of collecting folk music can be traced back for well over a century in the west of England with such collectors as Sabine Baring Gould (1834-1924), also an archaeologist, working in Devon and the most prolific collector, Cecil Sharp (1859 –1924), working across the west country in the early years of the 20th century.

The work of Yvette Staelens and CJ Bearman, part of a Bournemouth University-hosted project on the 'Singing Landscapes', has generated detailed understanding of folk traditions for the southern and south-western counties of Somerset, Gloucestershire and Hampshire.

The mapping of places visited by Cecil Sharp and the lists of local singers provides a valuable record of the folk heritage of these three counties.

A century on from the work of Cecil Sharp, contemporary folk music is alive and well. But we should remember that folk music is often closely connected to the historic environment, and sometimes – explicitly – to archaeology.

Having mapped the 'singing landscape', Yvette Staelens has also now contributed to it. Details of her music can be found on her website, but here we offer an exclusive, an original song written and performed by Yvette Staelens titled 'Nan Tow's Tump', based upon the legend attached to one of the largest Bronze Age burial mounds in Gloucestershire.

http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/varmints/ba119nantowstump.mp3 (MP3 4.4MB)

Legend has it that a local witch, Nan Tow, was buried upright in it. The song is Yvette's somewhat spooky elaboration of that story. Another archeologically inspired folk style ballad is from Yvette's 'On Weymouth Strand' CD. It's called 'Nial's Quest' and was inspired by a poem by Adam Thorpe - 'The Nine Ladies on Stanton Moor'. It concerns a stone looted from a circle and used as a gatepost!

http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/varmints/ba119nialsquest.mp3 (MP3 4MB)

The Varmints recommend these tracks, and hope the column encourages readers to return for more, and perhaps even listen to the radio show, 10pm on Fridays - http://www.varmintshow.net

More at the Varmints monthly musical archaeology column here
http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/varmints/
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Re: Nan Tow`s Tump by Anonymous on Saturday, 30 March 2002
Good condition with no sign of damage. Some of the trees covering the mound have been recently cut (30/3/2002), there was quite a lot of wood chippings placed at either end. We stopped and eat lunch there. Will go there again if passing.
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