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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Afton DownCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.2 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Isle of Wight Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Freshwater
Map Ref: SZ352857 Landranger Map Number: 196
Latitude: 50.669908N Longitude: 1.50326W
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 |
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cliffrich visited on 3rd Feb 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3 There are two sites listed elsewhere which refer to Freshwater Golf Club site, and the Afton Down site. In effect they both make up one barrow cemetery. The round/bowl barrows are mostly very well preserved and some of the best that I have seen on the Island so far. There is also a disc barrow, bell barrow, and a long-barrow. The Afton Down site is a further little walk to the East. Many of the barrows had been excavated so have the tell-tale sunken parts. The barrows themselves are part of the golf course fairways so if visiting them be aware of air-born golf balls (and of being shouted at by golfers!). Well worth a visit! If the golf course was not there I think the their would be far more ambience at the sites.
See video of the eastern end (Afton Cemetery) - https://youtu.be/XHcAYN4AqGk
See video of Freshwater Golf Club barrows - https://youtu.be/d5Or2x9aAqM.
See also: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1007794.
See also: https://historicengland.org.uk/sitesearch?searchType=Site&search=afton%20down%20cemetery&page=&filterOption=&facetValues=&pageId=38601
Ogham visited on 22nd Dec 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3
goxethee visited Been here often over the last 30 years
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 3.5 Access: 3
The Afton Down site is a further little walk to the East. Many of the barrows had been excavated so have the tell-tale sunken parts. The barrows themselves are part of the golf course fairways so if visiting them be aware of air-born golf balls (and of being shouted at by golfers!). Well worth a visit! If the golf course was not there I think the their would be far more ambience at the sites.
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