<< Text Pages >> Silk Hill - Barrow Cemetery in England in Wiltshire
Submitted by ainsloch on Sunday, 05 May 2013 Page Views: 2566
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Silk HillCountry: England County: Wiltshire Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Village: Durrington
Map Ref: SU1915246835
Latitude: 51.220400N Longitude: 1.72714W
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 |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | no data |
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bilban visited on 29th May 2021 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 3 I walk over the ranges between Tidworth and Bulford regularly, at least weekly. Although Silk Hill is in a live firing range it's mostly accessible at weekends when the danger flags aren't flying. I've walked it many time and it is one of my favourite areas on the Plain. Silk Hill has ~19 burial mound, bell, dish etc, over about a quarter of a mile. Views are impressive down to Durrington and Woodhenge in the SE to Sidbury Hill in the NW. THe whole area between Sidbury and Bulford is littered with dozens of burial mounds, monumental earthworks, enclosures and other megalithic structures. Well worth a day to go and look. Even with the flags not flying most of the area is walkable, if you don't mind dodging tanks now and then. When I have more time I'll add some photos (I have hundreds).
The English Heritage notes for this site are as follows: "A barrow group comprising eight barrows; six bowl barrows, one saucer and pond barrow. Three have been excavated by Colt Hoare, primary burials accompanied by grave goods were located. One possible intrusive burial was also present. The barrows are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs."
I believe access to the site may be difficult or even impossible as it appears to be on MOD land, which includes a firing range.
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