<< Our Photo Pages >> Notgrove - Long Barrow in England in Gloucestershire
Submitted by Mr_Nakajima on Wednesday, 12 November 2003 Page Views: 19202
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Notgrove Alternative Name: Notgrove ICountry: England County: Gloucestershire Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Bourton-on-the-Water Nearest Village: Notgrove
Map Ref: SP096212 Landranger Map Number: 163
Latitude: 51.889275N Longitude: 1.861916W
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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NDM visited on 1st Feb 2023 - their rating: Access: 4
Richard13 visited on 1st Jun 2014 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 2 Access: 5
4clydesdale7 visited on 31st Aug 2011 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 2 Access: 5 The GCC Tomb Raider has not been here yet - just general decay
SteveC visited on 26th May 2010 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 5
woodini254 visited on 14th Nov 1993 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5 This long barrow can be found close to a layby, not much to be seen other than a large mound of grass.
jeniferj visited - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 2 Access: 5
TheCaptain mdensham have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2 Ambience: 2.4 Access: 4.83
Notgrove barrow is open for display but has been completely filled in, and the baggy, amorphous mound that is there now bears no resemblance to the original monument - I know because I stood on top of it with a plan and couldn't identify anything! It looks like a grassed-over gravel heap than a barrow.
The only information provided on-site is on a notice-board and is only a few sentences long. There is no plan or reconstruction, it and spends as many words saying when and why it was filled in as it does describing the barrow. All very disappointing.
The site does, however, have spectacular views in all directions and is easy to access. I wouldn't go out of my way to visit it, but if passing it is worth while calling in to get a feel for its position in the landscape.
There is a lay-by on the main road next to the barrow and then a short walk of a few dozen meters down the road to the entrance.
excavation report of it in the 1936 Archaeologica.
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