Tag Archives: round barrows

Tumble Beacon, Banstead, Surrey

Posted on May 18, 2019 by megalithix

Tumulus: OS Grid Reference – TQ 2432 5902 Archaeology & History This ancient “bowl barrow” as the modern archaeo’s are wont to describe it, is a Bronze Age tumulus that has seen better days. But at least it’s still there … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, England (south), Surrey | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Banstead, beacons, Bronze Age, cairns, death, english heritage, folklore, neolithic, place-names, prehistoric sites, round barrows, sacred sites, Surrey, tombs, toot hills, Tooting, tumluus, tumuli | Leave a comment

Bedford Hill, Tooting, Surrey

Posted on May 18, 2019 by megalithix

Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TQ 288 726 Archaeology & History This long lost prehistoric tomb is one of many that has fallen under the destructive hammer of the christian Industrialists in this part of the country. Located somewhere … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, England (south), Surrey | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Balham, Brixton, Bronze Age, cairns, Clapham, death, english heritage, Lambeth, London, neolithic, place-names, prehistoric sites, round barrows, sacred sites, Streatham, Surrey, tombs, toot hills, Tooting, tumluus, tumuli | Leave a comment

Acharn Burn, Kenmore, Perthshire

Posted on September 10, 2016 by megalithix

Tumulus: OS Grid Reference – NN 7607 4294 Also Known as: Canmore ID 25011 Getting Here From Kenmore, take the minor road on the south-side of Loch Tay for 1½ miles (2.4km) until you reach the hamlet of Acharn. From here … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Perthshire, Scotland | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burial mounds, cairns, death, historic Scotland, Kenmore, Loch Tay, neolithic, Perthshire, prehistoric sites, round barrows, sacred sites, Scotland, Tayside, tombs, tumuli, tumulus | Leave a comment

Dumpton Park, Ramsgate, Kent

Posted on April 3, 2016 by megalithix

Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TR 389 661 Archaeology & History A little-known site which archaeologist Brian Philp (2002) called “a Bronze Age barrow”. When the old Greyhound Stadium at Ramsgate was being demolished for a new housing estate, planning … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, England (south), Kent | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burials, death, earth mysteries, England, english heritage, Kent, neolithic, prehistoric sites, Ramsgate, round barrows, sacred sites | Leave a comment

Ruston Beacon, Ruston Parva, East Yorkshire

Posted on December 23, 2015 by megalithix

Tumulus (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – TA 0584 6128 Archaeology & History A fallen tumulus that once marked the southwestern side of the village boundary line, and was once adjacent to the prehistoric Green Dikes earthworks that once passed here. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Brigantia (Northern England), Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Yorkshire, East | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, beacon hills, beacons, Brigantia, Bronze Age, burial, burial mounds, death, Driffield, East Riding, East Yorkshire, english heritage, folklore, Kilham, Lowthorpe, Nafferton, neolithic, prehistoric sites, round barrows, Ruston Parva, sacred sites, tumuli, tumulus | Leave a comment

Caravan Park, Blair Drummond, Stirlingshire

Posted on December 5, 2015 by megalithix

Tumulus: OS Grid Reference – NS 7253 9906 Also Known as: Canmore ID 46065 Old Farm Getting Here Along the A84 Stirling-Doune road, watch out for the minor Cuthill Brae road to the caravan park. Go up and into Blair Drummond … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Scotland, Stirlingshire | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Blair Drummond, Bronze Age, burial mounds, cairns, death, Doune, earth mysteries, excavations, heritage, Kincardine, neolithic, prehistoric sites, round barrows, sacred sites, Scotland, Stirling, Stirlingshire, tombs, tumuli, tumulus | 5 Comments

Down Farm, Basingstoke, Hampshire

Posted on August 6, 2015 by megalithix

Barrow (destroyed): OS Grid Reference – SU 6018 5013 Archaeology & History On the western edges of Basingstoke, at Kempshott, could once be found this ancient site—destroyed many decades ago. It was one of number of similar prehistoric burial mounds … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, England (south), Hampshire | Tagged antiquarian, antiquities, Archaeology, Basingstoke, Bronze Age, cairns, death, earth mysteries, english heritage, Hampshire, Kempshott, long barrows, neolithic, prehistoric sites, round barrows, sacred sites, tombs, tumuli, tumulus, Wessex | Leave a comment

Badbury Barrow Carving, Shapwick, Dorset

Posted on October 17, 2011 by megalithix

Cup-Marked Stone: OS Grid Reference – ST 958 029 Also Known as Badbury Rings Carving Shapwick 6a carving Archaeology & History Amidst what was once a veritable gathering of prehistoric tombs on the ground immediately west of the Badbury Rings … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cup-and-Ring Stones, Dorset, England (south) | Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Bronze Age, burials, cairns, carved stones, cup-and-rings, cup-markings, death, Dorset, earth mysteries, english heritage, neolithic, Petroglyphs, prehistoric rock art, prehistoric sites, round barrows, sacred sites, Shapwick, symbolism, symbols, tombs, tumuli, tumulus | Leave a comment

Kerrycrusach, Bute, Argyll

Posted on October 5, 2011 by megalithix

Tumulus: OS Grid Reference – NS 08878 61033 Also Known as: Canmore ID 40375 Scoulag Moor Getting Here Liz Sykes, Saul and I wandered up to see this lovely spot a few years ago, to be found perched upon the top … Continue reading →

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Posted in Argyll & Bute, Bute (Isle of), Cairns, Tombs, Tumuli, Scotland | Tagged antiquities, Archaeology, Argyll, Bronze Age, burial, Bute, cairns, death, earth mysteries, heritage, prehistoric sites, Rothesay, round barrows, sacred sites, Scotland, tomb, tourist attractions, tumuli, tumulus | Leave a comment

Mutlow Hill, Great Wilbraham, Cambridge

Posted on December 1, 2010 by megalithix

Tumulus: OS Grid Reference – TL 5466 5437 Archaeology & History This once-impressive Bronze Age tomb is now much denuded and stands besides the legendary Fleam Dyke. The name of Mutlow was first used to describe this site in the … Continue reading →