Sheer Barrow

Long Barrow
Destroyed
SU16864822

Also known as:

Sheer Barrow Figheldean Field

Nearest town:

Amesbury (7km S)

OS reference:

SU16864822

OS sheet:

184

Latitude:

51° 13' 56.48 N

Longitude:

1° 45' 30.58 W

Added to TMA by

Chance

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Sheer Barrow

Long Barrow

Chance Feb 3, 2012

The site of possible Neolithic long barrow, shown on a Crawford aerial photograph and the Ordnance Survey Map of 1843.

Barrow is now reduced to a soilmark.

It is orientated NNW-SSE, with a break on the south side of the ditch.

Sites within 20km of Sheer Barrow

Gallows Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 1.27km WSW

4

1

1
Silk Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.87km E

2
Milston Down Firs

Long Barrow • 3.06km ESE

5
Old Coach Road Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 3.79km ENE

2

1
MOD Durrington

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.85km SSW

8

2
Dunch Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.86km ENE

8

1
Milston Down Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 4.13km E

2
Bulford Camp Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 4.4km SE

1
Comesdeane Well Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 4.57km NE

3

2
Hot Cross Bun

Round Barrow(s) • 4.59km NE

3

1
Seven Barrows (Tidworth Camp)

Round Barrow(s) • 4.97km ENE

4

1
Durrington Walls

Henge • 4.97km SSW

38

10

4
Knighton Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 4.99km SW

9

3
Weather Hill Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 4.99km NE

1
Woodhenge

Timber Circle • 5.13km SSW

36

3

10

2
Lidbury Camp

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.13km NNW

1
Bulford Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 5.14km S

15

3
Milston Down Long Barrows

Long Barrow • 5.14km E

18

3
Bulford

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.16km SSE

1

2
Enford

Round Barrow(s) • 5.19km WNW

3

1

2
Sidbury Hill

Hillfort • 5.24km ENE

1

4
Cuckoo Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.41km SSW

20

1

2
Strangways Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.56km SW

1

1
Weather Hill

Henge • 5.75km NE

5

3

1
Larkhill Camp Long barrow

Long Barrow • 5.86km SW

2

2
Chisenbury Camp

Hillfort • 5.89km NW

1
Cursus Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 6.01km SSW

8

2
Countess Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 6.07km SSW

1
Devil’s Ditch

Dyke • 6.15km ESE

5

3
Snail Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.33km NE

2

1

4
Ratfyn Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.36km S

3

2
Old King Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.37km SSW

24

3
Ratfyn Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 6.41km SSE

1
Durrington Down Group

Round Barrow(s) • 6.54km SW

4

2
The Avenue

Ancient Trackway • 6.62km SSW

18

2

1
Grant’s Firs Group

Round Barrow(s) • 6.71km N

1
Cow Down (Tidworth)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.85km ENE

1

2
Robin Hood’s Ball

Causewayed Enclosure • 6.9km WSW

4

1
Vespasian’s Camp and Blick Mead

Hillfort • 6.92km SSW

17

10

2
New King Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.93km SSW

24

4
Gate Ditch

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.98km SW

3

1
Boscombe Bowmen

7.17km S

1

2

1
Amesbury Bowl Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.26km SSW

5

1

4
Bluestonehenge

Stone Circle • 7.28km SSW

5

2

2

1
Stonehenge Cursus Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.33km SW

40

6
Newton Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 7.35km SSE

1
Fargo Compound Group

Round Barrow(s) • 7.45km WSW

1
Coneybury Henge (site)

Henge • 7.46km SSW

1

2
Amesbury 11 Bell Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.49km SW

6

1
Casterley Camp

Hillfort • 7.51km WNW

2

2
Southly Bridge Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 7.52km ENE

3

2
Stonehenge Car Park Post Holes

7.57km SW

5

3

7
Stonehenge

Stone Circle • 7.58km SW

240

2

180

138

29
Station Stones

Standing Stones • 7.59km SW

2

1
Altar Stone

Oath Stone • 7.59km SW

2

1

1

3

1
King Barrow (Coneybury Hill)

Round Barrow(s) • 7.6km SSW

2

1
The Lesser Cursus Henge

Henge • 7.73km SW

1
New Henge (To be named)

Henge • 7.75km SW

1
Droveway Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 7.78km SW

1
Fargo Plantation Henge

Henge • 7.82km SW

1

2
Amesbury Archer

7.83km S

1

3

1
Oval Twin Disc Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.89km SW

1
Lesser Cursus

Cursus • 7.9km SW

1
Stonehenge Palisade

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.91km SW

10

2
Summer Down

Round Barrow(s) • 7.93km NE

14

3
Monarch of the Plain

Round Barrow(s) • 7.94km SW

9

2
Pickpit Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.94km ENE

1

1
The Stonehenge Cursus

Cursus • 7.97km SW

50

2

6

1
Everleigh Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8km N

11

1

3
Wilbury House

Round Barrow(s) • 8.02km ESE

2
Net Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.05km W

1
King Ina Earthworks (Eastern section)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.22km ENE

2

1
Windmill Hill (Ludgershall)

8.22km ENE

2

1
Ludgershall 2

Round Barrow(s) • 8.22km ENE

5

2
Ludgershall 1

Round Barrow(s) • 8.27km ENE

5

2
Stonehenge Urn (A303) Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 8.3km SW

1

1
Normanton Gorse Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 8.36km SW

1
Sun Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.5km SW

1
Down Farm Group

Round Barrow(s) • 8.6km N

2

3
Slay Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.6km W

1
Normanton Down and Bush Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.68km SW

16

2

4

2
Bush Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.68km SW

16

1

6

5
Normanton Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 8.97km SW

1
Amesbury Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9km S

1
Normanton Down Neolithic Mortuary Enclosure

9.02km SW

1
Laundry Bungalows

Round Barrow(s) • 9.18km ESE

1
Oldhat Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.26km NNE

12

1

1
Winterbourne Stoke Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 9.41km SW

2

1
Winterbourne Stoke Group

Round Barrow(s) • 9.44km SW

22

3

1
Barrow Field Clumps

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.56km ESE

2

2
Winterbourne Stoke Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 9.57km SW

2
Lake Group Earthwork

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.74km SW

3

2
Wilsford Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.81km SSW

1
The North Kite Enclosure

Enclosure • 9.89km SW

1
Prophet Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.92km SW

5

3
Lake Group

Round Barrow(s) • 9.98km SW

12

2
Ell Barrow

Long Barrow • 10.03km W

1
Lake Group Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 10.05km SW

1
Lake House

Round Barrow(s) • 10.22km SSW

5

3
Giant’s Grave (Milton Hill)

Long Barrow • 10.25km N

15

3
Ogbury Camp

Hillfort • 10.26km SSW

2

1
Lake Down Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.29km SSW

1
Winterbourne Stoke East Group

Round Barrow(s) • 10.41km SW

1

1
Broadbury Banks

Hillfort • 10.53km WNW

2
Godsbury

Enclosure • 10.69km NNE

3

2
East Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 10.93km W

1

1
Winterbourne Stoke West Group

Round Barrow(s) • 11.04km SW

1

1
Quarley Hill

Hillfort • 11.11km E

2

3
Little Down (Great Durnford)

Round Barrow(s) • 11.39km SSW

1
Easton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 11.82km NNE

2

1
Pewsey

Standing Stones • 11.87km NNW

6

3
Fairmile Down

Long Barrow • 12.15km NE

19

2
Pewsey Church

Standing Stones • 12.18km NNW

7

1
Silver Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.31km WSW

9

1
Martin’s Clump Mine

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 12.56km ESE

1
Marden Henge (and Hatfield Barrow)

Henge • 12.68km WNW

7

3

23

3
Swanborough Tump

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.72km NW

3

1

6
Martin’s Clump

Long Barrow • 12.73km ESE

2
Winterbourne Gunner Group

Round Barrow(s) • 12.9km SSE

1

1
Cowdown Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 12.92km SSW

1
Grafton Disc Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.95km NE

5

2
Horse Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13km SSE

1
Woodborough Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 13.05km NW

3

3
Berwick St James

Standing Stones • 13.19km SW

7

1

1
Picked Hill

Sacred Hill • 13.58km NW

8

5
White Barrow

Long Barrow • 13.59km WSW

9

3
Suddern

Long Barrow • 13.86km ESE

1
Battery Hill

Long Barrow • 13.88km SE

1
Easton Down

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 14.04km SE

2
The Hanging Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.1km NW

3

3
Tow Barrow

Long Barrow • 14.19km NE

16

2
Newton Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.24km SSW

2
Weyhill

Round Barrow(s) • 14.47km E

2
Figsbury Ring

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.54km SSE

31

1

14
Old Ditch Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 14.58km WSW

19

3
Tilshead Lodge Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 14.73km WSW

9

4
Ridgeway (Southernmost Remains)

Ancient Trackway • 14.81km NW

8

1

1
Giant’s Grave (Martinsell)

Promontory Fort • 14.97km NNW

16

1

3
Kenward Stone

Carving • 15.06km ENE

6

2

6
Alton Priors

Christianised Site • 15.13km NW

12

2

7

1
Brade Wyll

Sacred Well • 15.25km NW

2

1
Tidcombe Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 15.4km NE

11

2

1
Yarnbury Castle

Hillfort • 15.44km WSW

22

1

1

5

1
Huish Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.59km NNW

8

1
Martinsell

Hillfort • 15.69km N

14

7
Old Sarum

Hillfort • 15.83km S

31

14

1
Adam’s Grave Fallen Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.83km NW

3

2
Fussell’s Lodge

Long Barrow • 15.88km SSE

4

2
Draycott Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.95km NNW

25

2

1
Knap Hill

Causewayed Enclosure • 16.09km NW

33

1

13

1
Knap Hill Pass

Ancient Trackway • 16.14km NW

2
Ashleys Copse

Hillfort • 16.15km ESE

1

1
Adam’s Grave

Long Barrow • 16.18km NW

51

18
Square Copse Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.23km NNE

1
Golden Ball Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.25km NNW

10

3
Cobhill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.32km SE

2
Knap Hill and Walker’s Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.33km NW

4

4
Mud Lane Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.48km NNE

1
Ebsbury Hill

Hillfort • 16.68km SW

1

1
Knap Cottage Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.74km NW

2

1
Bevisbury

Plateau Fort • 16.75km ENE

2

1
Kill Barrow

Long Barrow • 16.79km WSW

1
White Horse Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.8km NW

9

2
Botley Copse

Long Barrow • 17.1km NE

1
Crofton

Causewayed Enclosure • 17.18km NE

2
Fosbury Camp

Hillfort • 17.21km ENE

35

5

1
Grovely Castle

Hillfort • 17.26km SW

2

2
Pheasant Hotel

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.27km SE

1
Barrow Copse

Long Barrow • 17.42km NNW

25

4

1
Rybury

Causewayed Enclosure • 17.84km NW

32

2

1
Smay Down

Long Barrow • 17.86km NE

2

1
Danebury North-East long barrow

Long Barrow • 18.13km E

1
Little Avebury

Stone Circle • 18.18km NW

18

2
Bury Hill

Hillfort • 18.2km E

18

2
Savernake

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.26km NNE

8

3
Tan Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.3km NW

6

2

5

1
Tan Hill (east)

Dyke • 18.32km NW

10
East Castle

Enclosure • 18.32km SW

3

1
Balksbury

Hillfort • 18.48km E

2

2
Harestone Down barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.71km NW

5
Danebury

Hillfort • 18.72km ESE

28

11

4
Danebury Long Barrows

Long Barrow • 18.72km ESE

5

2
Harestone Down Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 19.01km NW

21

2

3
Tan Hill (west)

Round Barrow(s) • 19.06km NW

15

3
Savernake Lodge

Round Barrow(s) • 19.18km NNE

5

1
Allington Down

Round Barrow(s) • 19.23km NW

12

3
Lockeridge Dene

Natural Rock Feature • 19.24km NNW

20

5
East Kennett Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.29km NW

56

5

8

1
White Barrow (Lockeridge)

Long Barrow • 19.37km NNW

1
Kitchen Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.38km NW

8

3
Whiteshoot Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 19.58km ESE

1

1
Danebury Round Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 19.58km E

1
Waters Down Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 19.7km E

1
The Turret

Round Barrow(s) • 19.73km ESE

1

1
Granham Hill

Long Barrow • 19.77km N

2
Savernake Temple

Ancient Temple • 19.81km NNE

1
Bilbury Rings

Hillfort • 19.85km SW

1
Rowbarrow (Salisbury)

Round Barrow(s) • 19.95km S

1