<< Our Photo Pages >> Brook Down Five Barrows - Barrow Cemetery in England in Isle of Wight
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Brook Down Five BarrowsCountry: England County: Isle of Wight Type: Barrow Cemetery
Map Ref: SZ390852 Landranger Map Number: 196
Latitude: 50.665171N Longitude: 1.449543W
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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cliffrich visited on 6th May 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3 A large cemetery (and probably the most populated one on the Island) of up to 30 round/bell/disc/flat barrows. A clump of approx eight visible barrows at this site, however many more have disappeared/been ruined or flattened. An imposing site when you get closer with a very welcoming ambience and a feeling of community. Sadly, as often the case on the Island, these barrows have been excavated and not returned to their original condition :(. There are lots of lumps and bumps in the surrounding area which may be the lost/flattened/flat barrows. The lost barrows may extend to the Compton barrows, to the West.
Please see: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1007804
Ogham visited on 22nd Dec 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 4 Access: 3
Visible from the coast to the south, and looming over the Barrow complex at Pay Down.
As always with sites on the Tennyson Trail, fantastic views across the Solent to the north, and to the English Channel southwards. About half a kilometre from parking off the B3399 (lovely steep climb)!
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