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<< Our Photo Pages >> Brightwell Barrow - Round Barrow(s) in England in Oxfordshire

Submitted by Andy B on Wednesday, 13 July 2011  Page Views: 16072

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Brightwell Barrow
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.5 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Oxfordshire Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Wallingford  Nearest Village: Brightwell-cum-Sotwell
Map Ref: SU576919  Landranger Map Number: 164
Latitude: 51.622981N  Longitude: 1.169354W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
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 4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Brightwell Round Barrow at Wittenham Clumps is one of the more visible parts of the Dorchester-on-Thames prehistoric landscape, there is much still under the surface to be rediscovered.

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Brightwell Barrow submitted by TheCaptain : Brightwell Barrow - Wittenham Clumps, Oxfordshire. View northwest from Brightwell Barrow along the Sinodun Hills ridge to Castle Hill. It was nice to see daffodils flowering on this wonderfully positioned barow (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Prehistoric Dorchester-on-Thames – Excavation Open Days, Sun 17 July by Andy B on Friday, 15 July 2011
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More details of the open day here:

http://www.arch.ox.ac.uk/DOT1.html

and a blog of previous years' digs here

http://www.discoveringdorchester.blogspot.com/
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Prehistoric Dorchester-on-Thames – Excavation Open Days, Sun 17 July by Andy B on Saturday, 18 June 2011
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Prehistoric Dorchester-on-Thames – Excavation Open Days

Sun 17 July 10.00–16.00

Oxford Archaeology are organising a three week excavation near Dorchester-on-Thames to investigate a cursus and barrow, part of a large and impressive prehistoric ritual landscape. The excavation will use volunteers from the local community.

Visit the excavation, see artefacts from local digs and have experts identify your finds.

Site tours will be organised to show not only the the finds from the excavation but to give people an understanding of the wider landscape within which the finds sit, and an understanding of the process of archaeological research and excavation.

Location: Burcot Car Boot Field, St Berinsfield Roundabout, A4074. A4074, Oxford To Henley Road.

Org: Oxford Archaeology
Name: Denise Price
Tel: 01865 263800
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.thehumanjourney.net

Part of the Festival of British Archaeology 2011
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Re: Brightwell Barrow by coldrum on Monday, 30 August 2010
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Pastscape site entry:

http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=238160
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Re: Brightwell Barrow by Anonymous on Tuesday, 30 December 2008
Is there a winter solstice sunrise alignment from the top of Castle Hill?
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Re: Brightwell Barrow by Anonymous on Friday, 24 October 2008
Brightwell Barrow is a wonderful place - like an outdoor church. I love to spend time nearby. Sadly, the farmer who owns the land won't let walkers close to the top of the Barrow.
Nevertheless, it is well worth a walk past and a stop to rest and breathe the sacred air.
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Re: Brightwell Barrow by Anonymous on Monday, 04 February 2008
It is indeed a lovely place, and easily accessed on foot from Castle Mound, Wittenham Clumps. But if you come on a cold day as I last did, be well wrapped up as the wind really blows up there and can quickly chill you to the bone!
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Re: Brightwell Barrow by TheCaptain on Wednesday, 31 March 2004
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A pleasant afternoon can be spent walking around the Wittenham Clumps near Dorchester in Oxfordshire, which are now largely a well looked after nature reserve. As well as the usual Castle Hill and Round Hill, Brightwell Barrow can also be taken in, either by walking around the fields from castle hill, or by taking the footpath up from near Highlands Farm.

While I was there, March 2004, the field around the barrow had recently been ploughed, leaving a nice large margin around the barrow, which is obviously cared for, unlike many. The Barrow itself is not particularly well defined, other than by the trees growing on it, and has been well destroyed in the past, and has an old trig point built at the southern edge. It was nice to see daffodils flowering on the barrow, and other floral tributes left up there.

Within the ploughed field were many bits of interesting stone and pottery, as well as lots of tile. This whole area is very rich in ancient remains. The views are splendid.
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