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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes) Alternative Name: Walker Hill
Country: England County: Wiltshire Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Marlborough  Nearest Village: Alton Barnes
Map Ref: SU1123363386  Landranger Map Number: 173
Latitude: 51.369425N  Longitude: 1.840024W
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
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lunaman visited on 18th Jan 2014 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Just moved to Wiltshire. Running around Avebury stumbled on this barrow mound with its stunning views over the Vale of Pewsey. Fantastic area, and it was the inspiration for signing up with this site.

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Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes)
Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes) submitted by Horatio : Adam's Grave with Knap Hill Causewayed Enclosure in the distance (Vote or comment on this photo)
Chambered Long Barrow very prominently positioned on its hilltop to the north of Alton Barnes in Wiltshire. Composed of a long mound with visible stones in a hollow to the south-east which may be the remains of a burial chamber, Adam's Grave is believed to have been constructed using post and panel techniques.

This long barrow is recorded as Pastscape Monument No. 221145 and scheduled as Historic England List ID 1013032.
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Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes)
Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes) submitted by croppy : Adam's Grave from the air (Vote or comment on this photo)

Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes)
Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes) submitted by graemefield : Site in Wiltshire: Adam's Grave on a winters afternoon (Vote or comment on this photo)

Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes)
Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes) submitted by NDM : Adams Grave, set in wonderful scenery (Vote or comment on this photo)

Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes)
Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes) submitted by HarryTwenty : Looking northwest with the sun behind the barrow. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes)
Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes) submitted by Bladup : Adam's Grave on it's hill, right of middle [In photo]. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes)
Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes) submitted by Bladup : Adam's grave majestically black in a lovely summer scene.

Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes)
Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes) submitted by TimPrevett : Adam's Grave long barrow, top left, viewed from the south east across a field of poppies and rapeseed, enroute from Pewsey to Alton Priors. (1 comment)

Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes)
Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes) submitted by Humbucker : Adams Grave silhouetted against the February sky.

Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes)
Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes) submitted by Humbucker : Adams Grave on a cold windy, bright afternoon (2 comments)

Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes)
Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes) submitted by Horatio : Adam's Grave set high on the summit of Walker's Hill

Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes)
Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes) submitted by camperman : Aerial view of Adams Grave.

Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes)
Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes) submitted by camperman : Aerial view of Adams Grave Long Barrow looking East across a scorched Pewsey Downs at the height of Summer.

Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes)
Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes) submitted by MikeAttwell : Adams Grave long barrow from the North West. Photo taken April 2016.

Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes)
Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes) submitted by HarryTwenty : Sun going down behind the barrow.

Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes)
Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes) submitted by HarryTwenty : Southern side looking north.

Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes)
Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes) submitted by HarryTwenty : Stood on the top looking north.

Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes)
Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes) submitted by HarryTwenty : Stood on the top looking south at the enclosure further down.

Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes)
Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes) submitted by HarryTwenty : Looking south over the barrow.

Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes)
Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes) submitted by HarryTwenty : Approaching from the south showing Adam's Grave on the right and earthworks at the bottom of the hill on the left.

Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes)
Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes) submitted by Humbucker : Adams Grave from the pathway leading to Milk Hill.

Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes)
Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes) submitted by Bladup : The forecourt of Adam's Grave.

Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes)
Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes) submitted by Bladup : Adam's Grave.

Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes)
Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes) submitted by Bladup

Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes)
Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes) submitted by Bladup : Adam's Grave and buttercups.

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Re: Adam`s Grave by DavidHoyle on Sunday, 29 September 2024
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This site is used by the nearby All Saints Church stone as a foresight for the moon rise. Very well positioned.
www.standingstones.org/viewer.html?name=all-saints-church-stone_su0908262340&country=uk&year=3750&grid=None&res=Med&zoom=80&x=63.96850592088686&y=2.4939263346257086
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Re: Adam`s Grave by Zooks777 on Tuesday, 17 August 2021
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On Environment Agency lidar (grey icon next to CamRA) this site is a bit of a dog's breakfast with recent large excavations - they have sharp sides, and no clear elongated feature. No other comment
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Re: Adam's Grave (Alton Barnes) by Anonymous on Friday, 19 July 2019
This site lies on a strong alignment that runs from Avebury Henge - Le Mont St. Michel in Normandy & includes W-Kennet long barrow, Stonehenge, Old Sarum etc.
The alignment is examined & followed by satellite in this link;
https://ancientwhisperspenwith.blogspot.com/2019/02/the-st-michael-triangle-duke-line.html
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Re: Adam`s Grave by Anonymous on Tuesday, 18 July 2017
l used to live in Devizes in the 70s/80s and used to visit Adam's Grave to walk/run from there along Milk Hill to Wansdyke and on to Tan Hill, often coming back in late evening. It's hard to describe how atmospheric it is up there,
l also Mountain Biked along the same route and as l was rock climbing at the time carried a weighted rucksack for training.
At one time, halfway up the hill from Alton Barnes there was a pull in where 3 or 4 cars could park. From there it would be a steady climb directly up to Adam's Grave with ever increasing spectacular views opening up.
However for no good reason most of this pull-in was filled in leaving only access to a pad locked gateway. Now the only safe parking is at the Knap Hill car park and the approach to Adams is along a plateau, less direct and less impressive.
Adams Grave is also "Wodensbeorg", Odin's Place and is likely to have been a place of Pagan Worship, the immediate area is the site of the Battle of Wodenesbeorg in 593 when Ceol (King Cole?) defeated Ceawlin.
All in all a marvellous landscape which makes a great day out, Try walking the spectacular section of the high WansDyke byond Milk Hill. This formed an Anglo Saxon boundary where there was a gallows to hang malefactors who were then buried in the Ditch - and are still there. Spectacular view due North to Silbury.
FANTASTIC! Clive Davies
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Re: Adam`s Grave by coldrum on Wednesday, 21 October 2009
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From Pastscape:

"Neolithic long barrow, identified with the "Wodnesborge" of a charter of 825 AD. Listed by Grinsell as Alton 14. The mound was excavated by Thurnam in 1860. He found traces of primary interments plus a leaf arrowhead. The barrow mound survives as an earthwork 65 metres long and 28 metres wide at its south eastern end, narrowing to 16 metres at its north western end. It stands up to 6.5 metres high, and is flanked by side ditches up to 1.5 metres deep. A later mound has been constructed over the southern end of each of the side ditches. Both are suggested to be pillow mounds. A square enclosure, with sides 18 metres long, partly overlies the south east end of the barrow."

http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=221145
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Re: Adam`s Grave by Anonymous on Friday, 30 September 2005
hi there my name is ADAM GRAVE , i come from new zealand in visiting adams grave can u send me more informatiopn on this place and maybe u could send me some brouchers and map etc to adam grave ,p.o. box 828 ,queenstown new zealand.
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Re: Adam`s Grave by Hengemaster on Thursday, 19 June 2003
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Excellent long barrow in beautiful location high on the ridge above the Vale of Pewsey. No doubt related to the Knap Hill causwayed enclosure on the next hill along the ridge to the east (see my anonymous comment at Knap Hill entry) , and also the Wessex Ridgeway which runs between the 2 monuments.
Well preseved barrow, highly reccomended as wondeful picnic site or part of walk along the ridge, taking in all the neolithic sites.
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