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Rushy Platt Bowl Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery

<b>Rushy Platt Bowl Barrow</b>Posted by tjjImage © tjj
Nearest Town:Swindon (1km ENE)
OS Ref (GB):   SU1363783723 / Sheet: 173
Latitude:51° 33' 6.13" N
Longitude:   1° 48' 11.87" W

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Site is on the edge of what is now a housing development on the southern side of Swindon, also close to the river Ray. Although not a lot to see, a green circular area enclosed by wooden posts, and a scheduled ancient monument plaque with the description "Rushy Platt Bowl barrow is sealed under a layer of modern landfill. Archaeological investigations reveal it consists of a mound 11m in diameter and about .75m high. There is a large flat slab sealing a deep pit containing worked flint".

It is unusual in as much it is not on Wiltshire down land but on a low lying ancient fen area, now a designated nature reserve 'Rushy Platt Nature Reserve'. Anyone wishing to visit can access the site via a pleasant walk along the Berks and Wilts Canal known locally as Kingshill Canal. The barrow is on the right across a small river and bridge. Walk into the housing development and it is just in front of you. (See English Heritage link for map).
tjj Posted by tjj
7th April 2014ce
Edited 7th April 2014ce

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tjj Posted by tjj
7th April 2014ce
Edited 7th April 2014ce