<< Our Photo Pages >> Luccombe Down - Barrow Cemetery in England in Isle of Wight
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Luccombe DownCountry: England County: Isle of Wight Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Ventnor
Map Ref: SZ572788 Landranger Map Number: 196
Latitude: 50.606123N Longitude: 1.193036W
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 12th May 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 2 An absolutely lovely walk up to the cemetery! Loads of barrows up there. Many barrows are unlisted and unmapped but have been excavated. I visited expecting to find eleven barrows but found many more. I would guess that there are around 30 barrows+ up there. As usual on the Island all the barrows that I have found had been excavated and not returned to their original condition :(. There are probably many more under the bramble/undergrowth. Please see video on Utube at Luke Targett, plus many more. I have submitted only a few of the many many photo's that I took. Some show no obvious signs of a barrow but rest assured that they are really there - they've just not come out in the photo!
Ogham visited on 23rd Dec 2011 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 3
rollmops visited - their rating: Cond: 5
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.33 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 2.5
The main grouping is to the south, near to the small road and car park - these are smaller barrows, but two larger exist to the north on the bridleway that runs the length of the ridge. Fantastic 360 degree views including the South Downs and English Channel; the Downs form a spectacular horseshoe here.
Easy access for the less-abled, or use leg power up the mega-steep road to the nearby radar station if you want to feel you've earned it (I speak from experience of being in both categories).
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