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Norbury Hillfort Barrow
Date Added: 15th Jul 2011
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 2 Access 4
Norbury Hillfort Barrow submitted by Mr_Nakajima on 3rd Dec 2006. On a trip to the Cotswolds to look at barrows in November 2006 I decided to visit some of the lesser-known ones.
This barrow sits just off a minor road in a field just to the north of a line of trees. In this picture, taken from the road looking south, the mound can just be seen as it is in shadow from the trees, the rest of the field being in sunlight. I estimate it is no more than half a meter high.
The minor road this barrow lies by is narrow but there are plenty of farm gates or passin...
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Log Text: Outline just discernible - just as well the pasture had been mown recently
Lamborough Banks
Date Added: 15th Jul 2011
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Lamborough Banks submitted by hamish on 9th Feb 2004. SP108094.Gloucestershire.Nr Ablington.
Go from Bibury to Ablington and take the first right,follow this road for about 3 miles and you come to a large farm on the left. Park here,if you cannot find anybody follow the lane through the farm boildings 'till you come to a small wood.There is a wicket gate here go through and you are on the Barrow. Enjoy.
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Log Text: Now seriously overgrown - best seen from the woods
Woodbarrow (Glos)
Date Added: 15th Jul 2011
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 2 Access 4
Woodbarrow (Glos) submitted by Mr_Nakajima on 3rd Dec 2006. On a trip to the Cotswolds to look at barrows in November 2006 I decided to visit some of the lesser-known ones.
Woodbarrow is situated on a gentle slope with excellent views across the Cotswolds to the east. The barrow itself is very eroded, I estimate no more than half a meter high, and without a map would be very difficult to find.
The barrow is under grass in the corner of a ploughed field. In the photo you can just see a difference between the grass over the barrow and the crop comi...
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Log Text: Look carefully and you will see its outline - very badly damaged
Pinkwell (Chedworth)
Date Added: 15th Jul 2011
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 14th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Pinkwell (Chedworth) submitted by 4clydesdale7 on 15th Jul 2011. The view from that dip in the West towards the East
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Log Text: Easier to trace its outline in a late evening sun - nice setting
Alveston Round Barrow
Date Added: 9th Jul 2011
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Alveston Round Barrow submitted by hamish on 13th Jun 2010. This stands in the middle of the field of flax. It is about 2 mtrs high. I am surprised it has survived.
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Log Text: An easy site to visit - must return after harvest to take a closer look
Bloody Acre Camp
Date Added: 9th Jul 2011
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Bloody Acre Camp submitted by 4clydesdale7 on 9th Jul 2011. The Inner Camp
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Log Text: A superb bastion - substantial earthworks - plenty of atmosphere
Drakestone Camp
Date Added: 7th Jul 2011
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 6th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Drakestone Camp submitted by 4clydesdale7 on 6th Jul 2011. One of the middle banks and ditches
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Log Text: Spectacular views and curious earthworks combine to make the site very interesting
Camp Hill (Rockhampton)
Date Added: 4th Jul 2011
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 4th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 2
Camp Hill (Rockhampton) submitted by 4clydesdale7 on 4th Jul 2011. Halfway along the N side you may meet me under MY tree - I will insist that you look over your shoulder - bivallate etc clearly visible - two deep ditches too
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Log Text: This site is fabulous - say no more
Oldbury-on-Severn Submerged Forest
Date Added: 4th Jul 2011
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 4th Jul 2011. My rating: Access 1
Oldbury-on-Severn Submerged Forest submitted by 4clydesdale7 on 4th Jul 2011. As I stated like Atlantis risng
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Log Text: It rose like Atlantis from beneath the waves - no chance of getting near it - high security and (every 12 1/2hrs) tides too!
St Arilda's, Oldbury-on-Severn
Date Added: 4th Jul 2011
Site Type: Artificial Mound
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 4th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
St Arilda's, Oldbury-on-Severn submitted by hamish on 1st Apr 2007. St Arilda's Church on the South Gloucestershire levels. The rise it is built on is described as a Tumulus.
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Log Text: This is in a beautiful spot - no wonder the villagers fought to save it
The Toots (Oldbury)
Date Added: 4th Jul 2011
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 4th Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
The Toots (Oldbury) submitted by 4clydesdale7 on 4th Jul 2011. The best evidence of the Fort - the NNE rampart looking SE
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Log Text: Lots of evidence but Oldbury Village expansion over many many years has encroached on the Fort making it difficult to get a full picture.
Damery Camp
Date Added: 3rd Jul 2011
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Damery Camp submitted by 4clydesdale7 on 2nd Jul 2011. On approach from NE
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Log Text: Friendly resident most helpful - I rather liked this site - there was lots of atmosphere
Brackenbury Ditches
Date Added: 2nd Jul 2011
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Jul 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Brackenbury Ditches submitted by 4clydesdale7 on 2nd Jul 2011. Walking up the NW side
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Log Text: One hell of a climb but well worth it
Whitefield's Tump
Date Added: 1st Jul 2011
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 28th Jun 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Whitefield's Tump submitted by thecaptain on 9th May 2009. Whitefield's Tump is a largely shapeless remains of a Long Barrow on the northwestern part of Minchinhampton Common.
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Log Text: Passed by, by many a golfer day in day out (especially in summer) and probably not recognised by the for what it is (no - not an unraked overgrown golf bunker with lots of divot holes!) but a Long Barrow -
Nan Tow's Tump
Date Added: 1st Jul 2011
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jun 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Nan Tow's Tump submitted by Thorgrim on 11th Nov 2003. One of the largest round barrows in Gloucestershire. Nan Tow was a local witch who was buried standing upright in the barrow. It is very dramatic and easy to see from the A46, but there is no convenient place to leave the car. Best bet is to drive down the narrow lane opposite, park where you can and walk back.
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Log Text: Must return in winter - first visit in height of summer - site heavily overgrown
West Littleton Down
Date Added: 1st Jul 2011
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jun 2011. My rating: Ambience 4 Access 2
West Littleton Down submitted by 4clydesdale7 on 1st Jul 2011. Site from NNW
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Log Text: Just arrived at the wrong time - haymaking in progress meant it was inconvenient to walk to site - but that walk is not short nor is it along footpaths so permission needed
Parkwood Farm
Date Added: 1st Jul 2011
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jun 2011. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Parkwood Farm submitted by 4clydesdale7 on 1st Jul 2011. Photo shows site from ESE in lay-by by Stud entrance - Quite tidily kept - some nice older sites in vicinity - the odd good hostelry too
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Log Text: This came as a surprise when approaching Leighterton from the S late on a sunny summer's evening
Giant's Caves
Date Added: 1st Jul 2011
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jun 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Giant's Caves submitted by Thorgrim on 13th Nov 2003. A beautiful long barrow at ST 820830 near Luckington. In the grounds of Badminton Park, but clearly visible from the lane.
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Log Text: The approach from Badminton Village springs a beautiful surprise as you meet the T-junction (with footpath/track going to S) shown on the map even more so in summer on a late sunny evening - lots to investigate with many stones around and on the Cairn - probably a veritable 'treasure chest' on careful examination
Fox Covert NW
Date Added: 1st Jul 2011
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jun 2011. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 4
Fox Covert NW submitted by hamish on 9th Feb 2004. ST781779. Tormarton. Chambered Tomb.
I don't know if you mean this one, but the ref. is very close. There is a ploughed out tumulus just east of this. I couldn't see anything across the road, so I presume this is it. I was here on a warm late summer day with swallows and loads of insects after my sweat. It is a great site. It is also just through the farm gate.
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Log Text: As to be expected on Summer visit site heavily overgrown - pity about the electricity pylons to the S
Tormarton 1
Date Added: 1st Jul 2011
Site Type: Long Barrow
Country: England (Gloucestershire)
Visited: Yes on 30th Jun 2011. My rating: Ambience 3 Access 4
Tormarton 1 submitted by dooclay on 28th Aug 2022. unploughed (currently) area in which the barrow is located - from the road
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Log Text: Summer visit no marks in crop to confirm position - relied on OS Explorer which also showed accurately Fox Covert a site 'just across the road'