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Highdown barrows
Date Added: 20th May 2020
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 20th May 2020. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Highdown barrows submitted by JimChampion on 5th Aug 2007. Looking north at the pair of barrows, which are aligned north-aouth. Both mounds are around 10 metres in diameter and less than a metre high, the southern one being slightly smaller than the other.
Hurst Castle on Hurst Spit can be seen in the Solent to the north.
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Log Text: Historic England List: 1010511
Two barrows side by side, one a little smaller than the other one. Neither are large but they are reasonably well preserved. One could walk by them without noticing them! A 15-20min walk up the hillside from the Tennyson Memorial Car Park in Old Alum Bay Road.
I visited this site because there are lots of features up there, including WW2 earthworks, an ancient enclosure, a field system, and an open barrow/mortuary barrow a mile or so East (towards Freshwater Bay) of the Tennyson Monument. I will add these other monuments when I can.
Absolutely grandiose views and scenery, being able to see nearly half the Island! 10min drive to Alum Bay pleasure park, or Freshwater Bay, or Totland and the bay.
Headon Warren
Date Added: 2nd Mar 2020
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Mar 2020. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Headon Warren submitted by vicky on 10th Dec 2003. This eroded but prominent barrow is located on a ridge above Alum Bay on the Isle of Wight.
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Log Text: A reasonably well preserved large-ish barrow albeit excavated with a large hollow at the apex. Apparently King Henry III may have excavated this barrow in search for treasure to fund defence costs/war costs. Absolutely lovely views of both the Needles also of Hurst Castle. Two other barrows are visible nearby with an unusual ditch (only one of which that I've found on the Isle of Wight - separate location on this site). Well worth the trek and a perfect place for a Druid to have a retreat! A lovely and friendly ambience.
Heatherdown
Date Added: 4th Mar 2020
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Mar 2020. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Heatherdown submitted by cliffrich on 4th Mar 2020. Heatherdown#7. Showing the square ditch and square barrows
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Log Text: Note the square 'round' barrows, also the square surrounding ditch. The square ditch and barrow/s are unique within the Isle of Wight
Woodhenge (Wiltshire)
Date Added: 1st Jan 2020
Site Type: Henge
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 31st Jan 2020. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
Woodhenge (Wiltshire) submitted by sem on 7th Sep 2015. Woodhenge -The Model
One picture taken of a 3D model conceived during a wet weekend. Projects like this can reveal previously unseen features.
I would point out that the henge itself is now thought to have been built after the timbers decayed.
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Log Text: Totally disappeared but wood post holes marked by concrete posts. Good ambience. A walk finds a long barrow and the Cuckoo Stone. A cairn in the middle of the circles signifies a grave of a child.
Stonehenge.
Date Added: 1st Jan 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: England (Wiltshire)
Visited: Yes on 31st Jan 2020. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Stone-16 at Stonehenge. submitted by Feanor on 4th Oct 2017. Shot specifically for Angie Lake.
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Log Text: If you visit don't forget to see Woodhenge which is all part of the huge site which includes longbarrows/Cursus, an avenue, and lots of round barrows
Chillerton Fort
Date Added: 6th Jan 2020
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 30th Dec 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Chillerton Fort submitted by cliffrich on 6th Jan 2020. A lone barrow a distance away from the fort and other barrows
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Log Text: Chillerton Fort and round barrows. Historic England ref: 1010012. Map ref: SZ4799 8388. Historic England state an 'unfinished' fort/promontory. Also known as 'Five Barrows', not to be confused with another Isle of Wight site called 'Five Barrows' at Brooke. Three barrows found and possibly another two (at least) in uneven ground. A pleasant ambience
Bowcombe Down
Date Added: 31st Dec 2019
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 29th Dec 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 2
Bowcombe Down submitted by RingPaw on 10th Feb 2006. Views of Solent from this Barrow site.
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Log Text: Nothing really to see here. A slight rise in the ground is all to notice.
Week Down Barrows
Date Added: 5th Dec 2019
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 5th Dec 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 2
Week Down Barrows submitted by RingPaw on 2nd Nov 2006. Northernmost barrow of three.
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Log Text: Roughly a 30min walk uphill from the road but worth it when you get there! Three nicely surviving examples (approx 2-3mtrs high and 20-30mtr dia) which, however, have been excavated and, as usual, has ruined the tops of all three. They are close together but you can't see them until you are near due to the brow of the hill. Excellent ambience - the nicest I have come across on the Island so far, and I felt that I was only too welcome to visit, and I could have stayed all day meditating among them.
The areas surrounding the barrows have lumps and suspicious rises in the ground so there may be many more flattened barrows (the site, after-all, is recorded as a Cemetery rather than three individual barrows!). The Ventnor Golf Club is nearby, again with suspicious rises in the ground. All-in-all well worth a visit especially if you want to contact the ancestors.
Firestone Copse
Date Added: 24th Sep 2019
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 21st Sep 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Firestone Copse submitted by cliffrich on 11th May 2019. 2. Firestone Copse
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Log Text: Looks like the second barrow has been ploughed out. The first barrow is just identifiable but looks, also, to have been mostly ploughed out. Sadly, the farmer is using the barrow for crops. I am aware of a usual 2mtr exclusion zone around all ancient barrows.
Isle of Wight Garlic Farm
Date Added: 4th Aug 2019
Site Type: Museum
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 1st Aug 2019. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 3 Access 4
Isle of Wight Garlic Farm submitted by Andy B on 9th Apr 2017. The display in the cafe / education centre
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Log Text: A small museum/display of ancient flint work and a round bowl which has been reconstructed. The enclosure has a sign in front of it but the earthwork is so eroded that it can't be seen from the ground, perhaps a better view from the air.
Eaglehead Copse III.
Date Added: 21st Jun 2019
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 21st Jun 2019. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 3 Access 3
Eaglehead Copse III. submitted by cliffrich on 21st Jun 2019. You can vaguely see the undulations of the barrow/s
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Log Text: Private land so permission is required to visit. Eaglehead Copse I, II, and III are all in one field not far from the Ashey Sea Mark. All of the barrows are hardly visible, the highest one around 0.5mtr high. If you don't know the tell-tale signs you won't find them! I noticed several other suspiscious mounds which may be more barrows than the six already listed elsewhere. I have taken pictures at the GPS co-ordinates of the barrows which show little evidence, if any that they are there. As is sadly normal on the Island these barrows are not protected by physical boundaries :(
Eaglehead Copse II.
Date Added: 21st Jun 2019
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 21st Jun 2019. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 3 Access 3
Eaglehead Copse II. submitted by cliffrich on 21st Jun 2019. Slight undulations in the ground
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Log Text: Private land so permission is required to visit. Eaglehead Copse I, II, and III are all in one field not far from the Ashey Sea Mark. All of the barrows are hardly visible, the highest one around 0.5mtr high. If you don't know the tell-tale signs you won't find them! I noticed several other suspicious mounds which may be more barrows than the six already listed elsewhere. I have taken pictures at the GPS co-ordinates of the barrows which show little evidence, if any that they are there. As is sadly normal on the Island these barrows are not protected by physical boundaries :(
Eaglehead Copse I.
Date Added: 21st Jun 2019
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 21st Jun 2019. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 3 Access 3
Eaglehead Copse I. submitted by RingPaw on 20th Jul 2006. The barrows as marked on the map should be on top of this small hill; perhaps visible when the crops have come in. They would have formed part of a visual ridgeway network, as with so many prehistoric features on the Isle of Wight.
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Log Text: Private land so permission is required to visit. Eaglehead Copse I, II, and III are all in one field not far from the Ashey Sea Mark. All of the barrows are hardly visible, the highest one around 0.5mtr high. If you don't know the tell-tale signs you won't find them! I noticed several other suspicious mounds which may be more barrows than the six already listed elsewhere. I have taken pictures at the GPS co-ordinates of the barrows which show little evidence, if any that they are there. As is sadly normal on the Island these barrows are not protected by physical boundaries :(
Luccombe Down
Date Added: 13th May 2019
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 12th May 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Luccombe Down submitted by RingPaw on 2nd Nov 2006. Large barrow just to the east of the bridleway.
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Log Text: 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!
Shalcombe Down
Date Added: 10th May 2019
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 9th May 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 2
Shalcombe Down submitted by cliffrich on 10th May 2019. Shalcombe Down Barrow
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Log Text: A reasonable condition barrow in the middle of a forest. The ditch is present but shallow. Has been excavated.
Shalcombe Manor
Date Added: 10th May 2019
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 9th May 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 2
Shalcombe Manor submitted by cliffrich on 10th May 2019. Shalcombe Manor Barrow
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Log Text: This barrow has been heavily excavated, however is still recognizable.
Brook Down Five Barrows
Date Added: 7th May 2019
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 6th May 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Brook Down Five Barrows submitted by RingPaw on 4th Mar 2006. Largest, western, barrow at Five Barrows.
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Log Text: A large cemetery (and probably the most populated one on the Island) of up to 30 round/bell/disc/flat barrows. A clump of approx eight visible barrows at this site, however many more have disappeared/been ruined or flattened. An imposing site when you get closer with a very welcoming ambience and a feeling of community. Sadly, as often the case on the Island, these barrows have been excavated and not returned to their original condition :(. There are lots of lumps and bumps in the surrounding area which may be the lost/flattened/flat barrows. The lost barrows may extend to the Compton barrows, to the West.
Please see: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1007804
Compton Down (IOW)
Date Added: 7th May 2019
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 6th May 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Compton Down (IOW) submitted by RingPaw on 25th Jul 2006. Ditch of largest barrow, second-largest in background.
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Log Text: This barrow is between Five Barrows and the Eastern end of Freshwater Golf Course
Round Copse
Date Added: 9th Apr 2019
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 9th Apr 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Round Copse submitted by ringpaw on 22nd Feb 2008. Long shot of barrow, from the site of the Bowcombe barrow. I've looked at this view scores of times & only just realised you could see the mound (in the middle distance, in front of the trees).
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Log Text: Another ruined barrow on the Island, previously excavated but not returned to its original condition :(. Covered with brambles and undergrowth so reasonably protected from modern day abuse. A 15min walk from the nearest road. A nice, peaceful ambience surrounding it.
Chessell Down - Coombe Plantation
Date Added: 21st Jun 2019
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 26th Mar 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 2
Chessell Down - Coombe Plantation submitted by cliffrich on 26th Mar 2019. SZ 40276 84964
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Log Text: None