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Submitted by wiztwas on Tuesday, 03 October 2006  Page Views: 14046

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Bill Hill (Berkshire)
Country: England County: Berkshire Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Bracknell
Map Ref: SU868683
Latitude: 51.407093N  Longitude: 0.753448W
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
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
3

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Bill Hill (Berkshire)
Bill Hill (Berkshire) submitted by SolarMegalith : Bill Hill mound - view from the NE (photo taken on January 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Barrow(s) in Berkshire

Bill Hill is a very large hill located just off Downshire Way. Few people passing it would realise that this huge hill is an ancient monument. At the top of the hill, on its eastern side, is a circular mound of earth, hollowed out in the centre. This the remains of a Bronze Age bowl barrow. The hollow may well have been the result of an early unrecorded excavation. The Bill Hill barrow is surrounded by a ditch, now largely filled in, which would have provided construction material for the mound.

Whilst easy to drive past, it is alongside Downshire Way a main through route in Bracknell (A3095) it is not so easy to visit as there is no obvious parking area nearby. The best place to park is in Crowthorne Road to the north east of the mound. (Near the Green Man Pub). The area is pretty unattractive at ground level, dominated by a cycleway / foot path alongside the main road and a good helping of litter. Climbing up the hill can be via one of several paths, some more engineered with steps than others. Once at the top of the hill it would be hard to believe you are in the heart of a major town were it not for the traffic noise.

Bill Hill is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

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Bill Hill (Berkshire)
Bill Hill (Berkshire) submitted by SolarMegalith : Top part of a Bronze Age tumulus on Bill Hill - dug out interior is visible (photo taken on January 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bill Hill (Berkshire)
Bill Hill (Berkshire) submitted by SolarMegalith : Bronze Age tumulus on top of Bill Hill - view from the NE (photo taken on January 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bill Hill (Berkshire)
Bill Hill (Berkshire) submitted by SolarMegalith : Bill Hill mound - view from the east (photo taken on January 2011). (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SU8668 : Open space, Bracknell by don cload
by don cload
©2009(licence)
SU8668 : A322, Bracknell by Robin Webster
by Robin Webster
©2017(licence)
SU8668 : Old Bracknell Lane East by Andrew Smith
by Andrew Smith
©2006(licence)
SU8667 : Point Royal, Bracknell by Stephen Richards
by Stephen Richards
©2012(licence)
SU8768 : Bagshot Road exit from the A322 by David Howard
by David Howard
©2011(licence)

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