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Submitted by RaulRobbo on Wednesday, 04 December 2019  Page Views: 27772

Multi-periodSite Name: Crookbarrow Hill Alternative Name: One Tree Hill, Whittington Tump
Country: England County: Worcestershire Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Worcester  Nearest Village: Whittington
Map Ref: SO874523  Landranger Map Number: 150
Latitude: 52.168818N  Longitude: 2.185643W
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.
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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
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Crookbarrow Hill
Crookbarrow Hill submitted by RaulRobbo : Another picture of Crookbarrow hill in Worcestershire. As you can see with the farm near the tump. It is very big. See the following for more info http://www.sciasitis.org.uk/art22.htm (Vote or comment on this photo)
Archaeologists disagree as to whether this tump in Worcestershire is natural or artificial - perhaps a massive burial mound. What is certain, however, is that it has been a focus of attention for thousands of years. The site has never been excavated, but prehistoric flints and Roman coins have been found. As you can see from this photo with the farm near the tump, it is very big.

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Note: BBC Radio 4 Open Country visit Crookbarrow Hill - it's Scheduled but is it a barrow, or what?
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Crookbarrow Hill
Crookbarrow Hill submitted by RaulRobbo : Crookbarrow Hill or Whittington Tump in Worcester. Will provide more pics soon. OS grid ref is 387450,252300 ,a roughly oval summit, measuring circa 75m WNW-ESE by circa 40m transversely. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SO8752 : Trig point on Whittington Tump or Crookbarrow Hill by Philip Halling
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SO8752 : Whittington Tump by Andrew Darge
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SO8752 : Crookbarrow Hill, Whittington, Worcester by Jeremy Bolwell
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©2012(licence)
SO8752 : Crookbarrow Hill from beside the B4084 east of the M5 by Jeremy Bolwell
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©2012(licence)
SO8752 : Crookbarrow Hill or Whittington Tump by Anthony Parkes
by Anthony Parkes
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Re: Crookbarrow Hill by DavidShepherd on Tuesday, 10 December 2019
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Did some work on this a while ago - a brief walkover and some desk-based queries. As I recall the emerging verdict was a much-enhanced natural feature whose prominence had been realised over a long period.
Any prehistoric detail on the top has been lost to WW2 structures. But no definitive excavations...
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BBC Radio 4 Open Country visit Crookbarrow Hill by Andy B on Wednesday, 04 December 2019
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Open Country BBC Radio 4 Sat 9 Nov 2019
One Tree Hill: a famous landmark that connects us emotionally and confounds us archaeologically.

Otherwise known as Crookbarrow Hill or Whittington Tump it's instantly recognisable to anyone driving near junction 7 of the M5, the exit for Worcester. For generations this distinctive hill, with a solitary tree on top, has become a symbol of homecoming, an emotional way-marker. But ask around and nobody seems to know much about it. It's a Scheduled Monument, on private land inaccessible to the public, and it's never been excavated. However there are enough clues to warrant some educated speculation. So, for Open Country, Karen Gregor climbs the Tump with three local experts to pick their brains.

She also speaks to Henry Berkeley who owns the Spetchley Estate on which the hill stands, and to locals who have personal stories to tell about it.

Adam Mindykowski - Historic Environment Advisor for Worcestershire Archive and Archaeology Service.
Wendy Carter and Harry Green - Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
Henry Berkeley - Spetchley Park Gardens and Estate

Listen now:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0009yxl
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Re: Crookbarrow Hill by Anonymous on Sunday, 30 June 2019
Is it possible to walk up the tump?
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Re: Crookbarrow Hill by Anonymous on Monday, 07 November 2016
One theory is that this feature was actually a Roman beacon site.
Some radar surveys carried out found the top of the tump had a stone base.
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Re: Crookbarrow Hill by coldrum on Sunday, 28 March 2010
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