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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!
Long Stone (IOW)
Date Added: 17th Mar 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jan 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Long Stone (IOW) submitted by Avaloniaspirit on 17th Oct 2007. The Long Stone is a place that I have visited on many occasions and I have taken shed loads of photos but this one is probably one of my favs...lol though it does look a bit phallic looking from this angle!
The closest village is Mottistone and unlless you are up to a hike then I wouldn't park by Mottistone Manor. The best place to go is up Strawberry lane(theres a interesting house on the corner which is actually the National Trusts office) Go past the driveway for the house and a little wa...
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Log Text: A locally well known site which is used by various Pagan groups. The two stones (one standing, the other toppled) mark the Eastern end of the Longbarrow (presumeably the entrance). The barrow itself has been almost ruined by previous excavations and is difficult to pick out. Ditches around the barrow mark the sites from which material was moved to build the barrow. A local myth tells of St Catherine and the Devil who threw the two stones from St Catherine's Down and the furthest stone to land was the ruler of the Island - St Catherine won with the larger standing stone.
See video - https://youtu.be/94FoJCCGqzg
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.
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.
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
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.
Gallibury Hump
Date Added: 19th Mar 2019
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 12th Mar 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 2
Gallibury Hump submitted by RingPaw on 10th Feb 2006.
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Log Text: I was glad to see that the barrow had been fenced off. The first one on the Island that I've seen fenced off! An imposing barrow of impressive size.
As RingPaw states, the other two barrow sites nearby have been ploughed out and barely visible. These barrows are on private land and I discovered that the owner fiercely protects these ancient sites! Good for him!
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.
East Westover Down - Tennyson Trail
Date Added: 25th Mar 2019
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes
East Westover Down - Tennyson Trail submitted by cliffrich on 25th Mar 2019. Westover Down 3
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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 :(
Culver Down I
Date Added: 18th Mar 2019
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 11th Nov 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Culver Down I submitted by PaulM on 29th Aug 2003. By the gun battery - see main site entry.
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Log Text: A short walk from the lower car park at the end of Culver Down. This barrow is quite noticeable if you look where you wouldn't expect to see it! It was overgrown and hidden away by some trees and brambles when I visited. It is situated adjacent to a concrete wartime gun emplacement. The video include other lumps and bumps and a listed barrow next to the monument.
See video - https://youtu.be/zfY5iaxRgMQ?t=2
See also: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1012716
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
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
Chillerton Fort
Date Added: 20th May 2020
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Chillerton Fort submitted by cliffrich on 6th Jan 2020. The only surviving bank of the fort earthwork
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Log Text: None
Cheverton Farm
Date Added: 18th Mar 2019
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 2nd Mar 2019. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Cheverton Farm submitted by RingPaw on 10th Feb 2006. Long distance view of area, barrows are in middle distance on the ridge by the tongue of woodland.
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Log Text: There are two round barrows at this site. One of them is quite noticeable albeit around a meter high at highest point. Roughly 20mtr diameter with quite a distinctive circumference. The second barrow is approx seven meters to the East. Just recognisable if you know what to look for. Again this one is roughly 20mtr diameter but only approx half a meter high. They have probably been ploughed out in the past. Little evidence of excavation. The ambience is ordinary and not much to experience.
These two barrows are part of a larger cemetery on the Downs. There are another five barrows here. The most Westward barrows take 25minutes to reach on foot. The other two clumps of barrows are at map ref: SZ4411 8420, and SZ4453 8415.
IMPORTANT: all the barrows are on private farm land. I had permission to visit.
See videos - Site I, Brighstone end: https://youtu.be/oJ_D-opFkhs
Site II, middle barrows: https://youtu.be/m_MAgye1Zo4?t=2
Site III, nearest barrows to Cheverton Farm: https://youtu.be/VVpkwAwbvx8
See also:
https://historicengland.org.uk/sitesearch?searchType=Site&search=shorwell%20round%20barrow&page=&filterOption=&facetValues=&pageId=38601&searchResultsPerPage=20
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
Castle Hill, Mottistone
Date Added: 17th Mar 2019
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jan 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Castle Hill, Mottistone submitted by ringpaw on 27th Aug 2007. View from below - perhaps gives an idea of the squared-off nature of the fort. The fencing on the horizon is related to a small modern reservoir at the south-east corner of the feature.
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Log Text: If you know what you're looking for it can be recognised, however it could be confused with farm earth movements. A distinctive square-ish earth structure comprising of built up earth mounds around perimeter, but nothing else to identify it. Look out for the fenced manhole cover at the South East corner.
See video - https://youtu.be/xESs83VUFaU?t=1
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