<< Our Photo Pages >> Arreton Downs - Round Barrow(s) in England in Isle of Wight
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Arreton DownsCountry: England County: Isle of Wight Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Newport (IoW) Nearest Village: Arreton
Map Ref: SZ535874 Landranger Map Number: 196
Latitude: 50.683804N Longitude: 1.244078W
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 Nov 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Once you have found the site the barrow is easy to see. Roughly 3mtrs high and approx 10mtrs diameter. Hidden behind a roadside hedge on the chalk pit side of the road, near the Hare and Hounds pub. There is another barrow several hundred yards away towards the end of the chalk pit and in a field, but this is difficult to see at first. Also known as Michael Morey's Hump. A gallows used to be placed in the center of the Hump from which a grandfather was hanged for killing his grandson C19.
See video - https://youtu.be/zVpFduukZqo?t=21.
See also: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1010008
Ogham visited on 23rd Dec 2011 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 2 Access: 5 You can see the mound from the main road.
goxethee visited Been here quite often, it being opposite a pub...
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.5 Ambience: 3 Access: 4.5
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