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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.
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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Log Text: None
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
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
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!
Shorwell 2
Date Added: 21st Jun 2019
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Feb 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Shorwell 2 submitted by RingPaw on 20th May 2006. Barrow in foreground, more obvious on site, but largely ruined.
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Log Text: Having lived in Shorwell as a vicar's son for 8yrs in the 70's I never knew of this gem! Quite a noticeable barrow, even from the approach, however once on top of the downs you need to keep to the nearest side of the fence in order to notice the barrow. Follow the far side of the fence and you will miss it (my mistake!). It is easily noticed as you approach it from the untrodden footpath so you have to go through bracken to get to it. Once there you'll find that it's a medium sized barrow, reasonably well preserved, albeit covered in bracken and with Badger/Fox holes so beware!. The ambience for me was noticeable but not overpowering, unlike the Black Barrow of Brighstone.
See video - https://youtu.be/L7jTxUYCZkA
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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Log Text: None
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 :(
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.
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.
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.