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Brighstone Forest Enclosure / Moot
Date Added: 25th Mar 2019
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 19th Mar 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 2
Brighstone Forest Enclosure / Moot submitted by ringpaw on 24th Feb 2008. External ditch & bank.
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Log Text: None
Pay Down
Date Added: 26th Mar 2019
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 26th Mar 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Pay Down submitted by RingPaw on 4th Mar 2006. Overall view of site - barrows to right, Five Barrows site on highest point of skyline.
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Log Text: A nice ambience from all the barrows including the Mottistone Down/Harboro barrows. Sites at: SZ39828 85096/SZ39913 85089/SZ39980 84943/SZ39686 85091
Mottistone Down
Date Added: 26th Mar 2019
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 2
Mottistone Down submitted by RingPaw on 8th Mar 2006. Largest barrow from gate at top of Down.
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Log Text: Sadly these four barrows have had quite a bit of damage due to past excavations, and from, what looks like, motorbike tracks through the middle of them :(. These are nice high examples and quite large in diameter. Well worth a visit!
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.
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
St Catherine's Hill (Isle of Wight)
Date Added: 10th May 2019
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 13th Feb 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
St Catherine's Hill (Isle of Wight) submitted by ringpaw on 9th Sep 2009. Bronze age barrow near Oratory, from west side.
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Log Text: A ruined but still recognizable barrow near to the ancient oratory. A Lime Kiln is said be situated into the side of the barrow, which may have been used to build the oratory
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.
Sea Mark
Date Added: 13th Jul 2020
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 11th Dec 2018. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 3 Access 3
Sea Mark submitted by RingPaw on 18th Jul 2006. Looking west to ridgeway road; probable barrow site is the brownish round area in the foreground.
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Log Text: 12.07.2020
Visited the Ashey Down site yet again because I have found even more listed barrows! At this cemetery there are up to 20 barrows listed plus several Pillow Mound! This is by far the largest cemetery that I have found on the Island - I have visited all the Historic England's listed barrow sites on the Island now (I think!).
The barrows near the Seamark are actually in the field to the South West of (behind) the Mark. At this time of year grasses have covered the fields so unable to identify any visible earthworks but there are five barrows listed in this field.
There are also two Medieval sites at the very bottom of the slope (next to the woods) to the East of the site but very difficult to see any evidence - we'll just have to go with Historic England and IWCC on these.
On top of all this there is a field system with the ridge and furrow techniques and a noticeable Enclosure marked by banks and ditches; the banks being approx. 0.75m high. Lots to see if you know what you're looking for!
Vittlefields Farm Bowl Barrow
Date Added: 11th May 2019
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 11th Jul 2018. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 4
Vittlefields Farm Bowl Barrow submitted by cliffrich on 18th Mar 2019. Vittlefields Farm Bowl Barrow
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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!
Brighstone Forest 2
Date Added: 12th May 2019
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 12th Feb 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Brighstone Forest 2 submitted by RingPaw on 11th Feb 2006. Southern barrow close to Tennyson Trail.
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Brighstone Forest 2
Date Added: 12th May 2019
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 12th Feb 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Brighstone Forest 2 submitted by RingPaw on 11th Feb 2006. Southern barrow close to Tennyson Trail.
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Log Text: None
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.
Newbarn Down Barrows
Date Added: 21st Jun 2019
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 24th Mar 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 2
Newbarn Down Barrows submitted by cliffrich on 25th Mar 2019. SZ 4485 8552
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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
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 :(