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

Log Text: This barrow has been heavily excavated, however is still recognizable.

Shanklin Down Barrows

Date Added: 17th Mar 2019
Site Type: Round Barrow(s) Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 22nd Nov 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 2

Log Text: A long walk from the Ventnor Road but once there the views are well worth it! If you know what you're looking for you will find the nearly flattened barrows but tell-tale mounds are there to be seen. Mounds can be seen all over this area which makes me think that it is a cemetery rather than just a couple barrows - I've asked the IWCC if this is the case and they've told me that the other lumps could be from mining or as other unconfirmed barrows or pillow mounds. The trig mark is only obvious once you're in the field but no sooner.
See video - https://youtu.be/VmVQ-JwC2fg?t=1

Shorwell 1

Date Added: 17th Mar 2019
Site Type: Round Barrow(s) Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 23rd Feb 2019. My rating: Condition 1 Ambience 3 Access 2

Log Text: I think I walked past this several times during the 2hrs looking for it! Having found the map reference site I continued to look for it. This one is the worst condition barrow that I have found so far. It is unrecognisable as a round barrow, possibly due to ploughing and a general lack of preservation :(. I found RingPaw's description accurate. No ambience, and no tell-tale mound to speak of. There are a few lumps in the ground but nothing else however, a few meters away I found a likely looking earthwork further towards Chillerton but not at the map co-ordinates. All-in-all disappointing :o

See video - https://youtu.be/L7jTxUYCZkA

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sud Moor

Date Added: 17th Mar 2019
Site Type: Round Barrow(s) Country: England (Isle of Wight)
Visited: Yes on 1st Jan 2019. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 2 Access 4

Log Text: You need to explore for an access to this site then keep a close eye across the stream/drainage channel. The barrow is situated on the other side of the stream/drainage ditch near a bend in the stream. If the grass is high you won't be able to see it. Look for the ditch around the circumference of the barrow which will give it's location away. Ringpaw's description is good.
See video - https://youtu.be/d9qGqt5Wdn8

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

Log Text: None

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

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.

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

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.