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<< Text Pages >> Bratton - Round Barrow(s) in England in Wiltshire

Submitted by coldrum on Monday, 10 August 2009  Page Views: 3189

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bratton
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.0 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Wiltshire Type: Round Barrow(s)

Map Ref: ST90434892
Latitude: 51.239377N  Longitude: 2.138469W
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
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data 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
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no data 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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Bratton Long Barrow
Bratton Long Barrow submitted by AngieLake : An oblique-angled view along the south side, from the higher eastern end of Bratton Long Barrow towards the slightly lower west end. ["..230 ft. in length, orientated E/W and 12 ft. high at the E. Its side-ditches are now silted up..."] Copyright excerpt from 'Guide to Prehistoric England' by Nicholas Thomas. (5 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Bratton Camp
Bratton Camp submitted by JimChampion : Looking west along the southern ditch of Bratton Camp, with the hillfort interior to the right and an old quarried area to the left. The litter in the ditch is what looks like ripped up cardboard boxes - no idea how it got up here. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bratton Camp
Bratton Camp submitted by JimChampion : Two-photo composite image of the earthworks at the southeast corner of Bratton Camp. The interior of the camp (on the right) slopes downhill. The Bratton long barrow can be seen on the skyline to the right. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bratton Camp
Bratton Camp submitted by JimChampion : A view along the ditch between the two rampart banks on the eastern side of Bratton Camp. The hillfort interior is to the left, although here it looks as if the inner rampart is lower than the outer one. The earthworks are grazed by sheep, and a few thorn trees are growing on the banks. Bratton village can be seen in the distance. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bratton Camp
Bratton Camp submitted by JimChampion : Modern standing stone immediately to the south of Bratton Camp. It was erected to commemorate the Battle of Ethandun, fought in the vicinity in May 878AD, when King Alfred the Great defeated the Viking army, giving birth to English nationhood (according to a plaque on the base). The stone was unveiled by the 7th Marquess of Bath on 5th November 2000. The stone itself was donated by F. Swanton and ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bratton Camp
Bratton Camp submitted by JimChampion

Bratton Camp
Bratton Camp submitted by DavidCWoods : At one point, the wall has been breached by a road, giving an insight into its construction.

Bratton Camp
Bratton Camp submitted by DavidCWoods : Also known as Bratton Camp. This is surrounded by a double earthwork wall with a deep ditch.

Bratton Long Barrow
Bratton Long Barrow submitted by DavidCWoods : Some spectacular views from up here - there is a car park next to the hillfort, and the area is used for kite flying and hang gliding.

Bratton Camp
Bratton Camp submitted by paulinelen : Taken from the car park showing the extent of the site

Bratton Camp
Bratton Camp submitted by paulinelen : amazing site - especially when the sun is shining

Bratton Camp
Bratton Camp submitted by paulinelen : looking out towards westbury from the ramparts

Bratton Camp
Bratton Camp submitted by AngieLake : The panorama to the west from Bratton Camp's embankments. The top one shows the furthest ridge of the embankment visible in the centre of lower pic, and the plains to the west. Following the right-hand ridge's track you'll come down above the Westbury White Horse. Jim has already posted a similar pic to the lower one here. (2 comments)

Bratton Camp
Bratton Camp submitted by AngieLake : The Westbury White Horse and Bratton Camp's western embankments. This shows a little more of the panoramic view to the north than Jim's pic did, except it doesn't show the horrid factory!

Bratton Long Barrow
Bratton Long Barrow submitted by AngieLake : On the top of Bratton Long Barrow, looking East. Hollows show it had been dug into intensively during excavations in the 19th century.

Bratton Long Barrow
Bratton Long Barrow submitted by AngieLake : An end-on view of the East end of Bratton Long Barrow. (Was waiting for the ewe to pose with her head up, but she was more interested in the grass!) ["Only two adults appear to have been buried beneath this great mound. They lay on a platform at the E. end and had been partly burnt. Date 3,500-2,500."] Copyright excerpt from 'Guide to Prehistoric England' by Nicholas Thomas.

Bratton Long Barrow
Bratton Long Barrow submitted by AngieLake : Bratton Long Barrow's northern side. (An oblique E-W angle). You can see how the ground slopes away to the north here, causing the barrow to tower imposingly above the visitor. A panoramic view across the plains is spoiled by a hideous factory with a huge chimney just below here!

Bratton Long Barrow
Bratton Long Barrow submitted by AngieLake : The southern side of the Bratton Long Barrow ["Near the centre of the hillfort there is a barrow 230 ft. in length, orientated E/W and 12 ft. high at the E."], looking towards the north horizon. You can see how it has been dug into over the years ["..hollows in the mound indicate 19th-century excavations..."]. Copyright excerpts from 'Guide to Prehistoric England' by Nicholas Thomas.

Bratton Long Barrow
Bratton Long Barrow submitted by AngieLake : Looking at the barrow from the west end is deceiving, you'd never credit how long it is. Here you can see how it lies on the northern-facing slope near the top of the hill, inside Bratton Camp fortifications. 8 June 07.

Bratton Camp
Bratton Camp submitted by JimChampion : The Westbury White Horse is immediately to the west of Bratton Camp - its ear touches the top of the outer rampart. The horse was cast in concrete in 1936 and its whiteness is due to paint. Prior to 1936 it was a chalk cut horse, dating back to 1778. Before that there was a chalk horse on the site, but facing in the opposite direction. The earliest records of this first horse date from 1742. (5 comments)

Bratton Camp
Bratton Camp submitted by JimChampion : The inside of the earthwork defences on the west side of Bratton Camp. The inner rampart is on the left, with the quarry area to the right of it. The steeply sloping interior of the hillfort is on the right. Bratton village is in the distance.

Bratton Camp
Bratton Camp submitted by JimChampion : A view of the southeast corner of Bratton Camp. The two banks are roughly the same height here on the gently sloping hill. In the foreground a path enters the hillfort (to the left) through one of the original entrances. This is a two-photo composite image, which explains some of the some of the distortion towards the edges.

Bratton Long Barrow
Bratton Long Barrow submitted by JimChampion : The barrow mound, viewed from the Portway road that cuts through the southeastern corner of Bratton Camp hillfort. There is public access to the interior of the camp, but it is grazed by sheep and dogs must be kept on a short lead.

Bratton Long Barrow
Bratton Long Barrow submitted by JimChampion : The Bratton Camp long barrow, viewed from the southeast. The barrow mound is long and very lumpy.

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