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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.
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
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
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
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.
Ashey Down Cemetery
Date Added: 13th Jul 2020
Site Type: Barrow Cemetery
Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 16th Oct 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 2
Ashey Down Cemetery submitted by RingPaw on 18th Jul 2006. The site from the west, showing 'avenue' effect of the grouping.
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Log Text: After a long walk I found that it was all worth it. The barrows are good examples and easily recognised. To walk through them gives a good feeling, almost though as if you are trespassing! Well worth the effort. Once you are there it is a short walk to the Seamark where you will find other, less obvious, barrows and further suspicious lumps in adjacent fields the other side of the roads.
See: https://historicengland.org.uk/sitesearch?searchType=Site&search=ashey%20down%20cemetery&page=&filterOption=&facetValues=&pageId=38601&searchResultsPerPage=20.
UPDATE 10.07.20): have just found several other barrows at the same site. All-in-all there 19 barrows listed with Historic England!
Map ref's: SZ 57191 87626; SZ 57692 87734; SZ 57384 87641; SZ 57210 87700; SZ 57335 87517; SZ 57903 87779; SZ 57227 87513, amongst others! All ref's from Historic England's listings.
See videos - https://youtu.be/VDNMetj0lwI
https://youtu.be/TlH3Oibtvp4?t=7
You will also find a Medieval field system, as you will a very noticeable two-sided enclosure banks and ditches (another page). There are also two sites of Medieval settlements but these are scarcely visible.
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!