Rushy Platt Bowl Barrow — The Modern Antiquarian

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tjj Apr 7, 2014

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tjj Apr 7, 2014

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Rushy Platt Bowl Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery

tjj Apr 7, 2014

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).

Rushy Platt Bowl Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery

tjj Apr 7, 2014

English Heritage list entry and description

Sites within 20km of Rushy Platt Bowl Barrow

Burderop Wood Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 3.32km ESE

1
Broome Long Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.32km E

1
Broome Temple

Stone Circle • 3.32km E

2
Devil’s Footprint

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.7km ESE

1
Coate Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 4.39km E

2
Coate Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 4.83km E

13

7

19

1
Bincknoll Castle

Hillfort • 5.3km SW

11

2
Ringsbury

Hillfort • 6.89km W

16

1

5
Barbury Castle

Hillfort • 7.56km SSE

40

3

18

1
Castle Hill (Broad Blunsdon)

Hillfort • 7.75km NNE

6

4
Stanton Fitzwarren

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.01km NE

1

1

1

2
Liddington Castle

Hillfort • 8.14km E

30

4

3
Fiddlers Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.17km SSW

1

1
Whitefield Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 8.64km ESE

1
Hackpen Hill (Wiltshire)

8.96km S

3

1

7
Winterbourne Bassett

Stone Circle • 9.15km SSW

34

5

14

1
Liddington Warren Farm

Long Barrow • 9.61km E

13

1

3
Shipley Bottom

Round Barrow(s) • 9.87km E

3

1
Berwick Bassett Down

Round Barrow(s) • 9.98km S

3

1
Rough Hill Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.74km SSE

1
Rough Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 10.81km S

1
Old Chapel

Long Barrow • 10.84km S

2
Ogbourne Maizey Down Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.05km SSE

1

1
Temple Bottom

Long Barrow • 11.27km SSE

1

3
Monkton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 11.38km S

10

3
Warren Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 11.38km E

1

1
Sugar Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 11.75km E

9

1
Highworth Circles

Enclosure • 11.95km NE

1
Winterbourne Monkton oval mound

Round Barrow(s) • 12.08km S

1
Aldbourne 7

Round Barrow(s) • 12.1km E

3

1
Millbarrow

Long Barrow • 12.24km SSW

1

1
Fyfield Down settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.32km SSE

4
Winterbourne Monkton (Churchyard)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.42km SSW

3

3

2
Long Tom (Fyfield)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.43km SSE

6

1

4

1
Manton Down

Long Barrow • 12.46km SSE

10

2

6
Ogbourne St Andrew Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.52km SE

15

1

8
Ogbourne St Andrew Church

Standing Stones • 12.52km SE

6

3
The Shelving Stones

Long Barrow • 12.58km SSW

1
Ashbury

Holed Stone • 12.65km ENE

1

2

1
Penning

Round Barrow(s) • 12.71km S

12

2
Fyfield Down

Natural Rock Feature • 12.81km S

17

4

1
Overton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 12.83km S

18

2
Snivelling Corner

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.89km ENE

2

2
Aldbourne 'Cup Barrow'

Round Barrow(s) • 12.9km E

1

1
Aldbourne (west of Giant’s Grave)

Round Barrow(s) • 12.91km ESE

7

1
Aldbourne Four Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.93km E

11

1

5

2
Monster Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 12.93km S

6

1
The Giant’s Grave (Aldbourne)

Round Barrow(s) • 13.07km ESE

20

1
Fyfield 1 and 2 barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 13.09km SSE

2

1
The Mother’s Jam

Natural Rock Feature • 13.11km S

15

1

7
Experimental Earthwork

Artificial Mound • 13.13km S

6

2

2
Windmill Hill

Causewayed Enclosure • 13.26km SSW

79

4

15

3
Avebury Down

Round Barrow(s) • 13.38km S

26

1
Pickledean Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 13.78km S

10

2
Ashbury Earthwork

Round Barrow(s) • 13.99km E

1
Yatesbury Village Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14km SSW

1
The Cove

Standing Stones • 14.07km S

54

1

5

2
Noland’s Farm Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.07km SW

1
Devil’s Den

Chambered Tomb • 14.09km SSE

90

4

27

2
Adstone

Round Barrow(s) • 14.09km ENE

1
Alfred’s Castle

Hillfort • 14.1km E

9

5

1
Little London Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.11km SSW

1
Horslip

Long Barrow • 14.13km SSW

3

1

3
Avebury

Stone Circle • 14.16km SSW

339

3

222

89

12
Marlborough Common Golf Course Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 14.17km SE

3
Three Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.18km E

8

3
Down Barn standing stones

Standing Stones • 14.24km S

4

1
Little London Pair

Round Barrow(s) • 14.33km SSW

4

4
Barton Copse Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 14.46km SSE

1
Falkners Circle Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 14.48km S

1
Avenue stone with axe grinding marks

Carving • 14.49km S

10

2
Wayland’s Smithy

Long Barrow • 14.51km ENE

127

2

16

49

12
West Kennett Avenue

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 14.57km S

130

1

5

12

3
Falkners Circle mounds and barrows

Artificial Mound • 14.66km S

1

2
Falkner’s Circle

Stone Circle • 14.67km S

25

2

13

2
Yatesbury Field Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.68km SSW

1
West Kennet Avenue Settlement Site

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.76km S

25

4
Tower Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.78km ENE

1
Clatford Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 14.81km SSE

1
Manton Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.89km SSE

6

6
Ashdown Park Sarsens

Natural Rock Feature • 14.9km E

9

4
The Aldbourne Way

Ancient Trackway • 14.93km E

1
Broad Stones (Clatford)

Stone Circle • 14.95km SSE

1

2
West Kennet Hollow Way

Ancient Trackway • 14.95km S

1
Waden Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.04km S

5

1

2
Coin Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.07km ENE

1
Beckhampton Avenue

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 15.1km SSW

8

4

3

1
Piggle Dene

Natural Rock Feature • 15.13km SSE

18

2
The Longstone Cove

Standing Stones • 15.16km SSW

62

2

13

2
Beckhampton Road Enclosures

Enclosure • 15.17km SSW

2
Aldbourne Blowing Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 15.17km E

3

2

1
Yatesbury Field Cursus

Cursus • 15.2km SSW

1
South Street

Long Barrow • 15.23km SSW

6

4

1
Hardwell Camp

Hillfort • 15.3km ENE

21

2

1
Wagon and Horses Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.31km SSW

1
Penning Barn

Round Barrow(s) • 15.38km SSW

1

2
Long Stones

Long Barrow • 15.39km SSW

10

1

6
Silbury Hill

Artificial Mound • 15.56km S

155

180

45

15
Fognam Clump Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.6km E
Fognam Clump Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.6km E

1
Old Bath Road Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.67km SSW

9

2
Silbaby

Artificial Mound • 15.71km S

17

17

7
Marlborough Mound

Artificial Mound • 15.71km SE

14

7

11

2
Harepit Way

Ancient Trackway • 15.75km SSW

1
Knoll Down Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 15.83km SSW

1

1
West Kennett Palisaded Enclosures

Enclosure • 15.85km S

2

2

1
The Sanctuary

Timber Circle • 15.85km S

59

1

1

16

4
Overton Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.91km S

106

1

3

6
Mount Wood

Round Barrow(s) • 16.02km SW

6

4
Cherhill 4

Round Barrow(s) • 16.04km SSW

6
Swallowhead Springs

Sacred Well • 16.1km S

34

1

5

9

1
Fox Covert Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 16.17km SSW

2

2
West Kennet Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 16.23km S

175

1

14

36

7
White Barrow (Lockeridge)

Long Barrow • 16.29km SSE

1
Granham Hill

Long Barrow • 16.32km SE

2
West Down Gallops Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 16.33km SSW

6

2
Uffington Castle

Hillfort • 16.41km ENE

48

1

11

2
Lockeridge Dene

Natural Rock Feature • 16.42km SSE

20

5
Beckhampton Penning Enclosure

Enclosure • 16.49km SSW

1
Knoll Down Earthwork

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.5km SSW

1

1
Uffington Castle Long Mound

Long Barrow • 16.54km ENE

1

4
Idlebush Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.54km ENE

2

4
Badbury Hill Camp

Hillfort • 16.65km NE

5

1

4
West Down Roman Road Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 16.7km SSW

7

2
Forest Hill Farm

Hillfort • 16.71km SE

3

2
Dragon Hill

Artificial Mound • 16.71km ENE

29

12

1
Uffington Castle Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.74km ENE

4

4
West Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 16.74km SSW

1
Uffington White Horse

Hill Figure • 16.76km ENE

90

2

29

41

10
Cherhill Down and Oldbury

Hillfort • 16.92km SSW

52

4

13

2
Oldbury Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 16.94km SSW

3

2
Beckhampton Plantation Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 16.97km S

1

2
East Kennett Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 17.03km S

56

5

8

1
Calne Without

Long Barrow • 17.05km SW

7

1
Beckhampton Penning Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.08km SSW

1
Cherhill cross dyke

Dyke • 17.16km SW

4
Cherhill Hill (West)

Round Barrow(s) • 17.34km SW

10

1
Harestone Down Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 17.43km S

21

2

3
North Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.48km SSW

31

7

1
Little Coxwell Camp

Hillfort • 17.71km ENE

13

2
Harestone Down barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.84km S

5
Rams Hill

Enclosure • 17.99km ENE

6

1

5
Little Avebury

Stone Circle • 18.1km S

18

2
Ballards Copse Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 18.19km E

3

1
Barrow Copse

Long Barrow • 18.2km SSE

25

4

1
Hangman’s Stone (Preston)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.23km NW

1
Membury Camp

Hillfort • 18.4km E

27

3

2
Hangman’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.47km E

1

4
Lambourn Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 18.61km E

11

11

1
Allington Down

Round Barrow(s) • 18.64km SSW

12

3
Horton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 18.73km SSW

1

1
Sparsholt Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.8km ENE

1
Savernake Temple

Ancient Temple • 18.86km SE

1
Blowing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.98km ENE

20

1

1

15
Easton Down

Long Barrow • 19.07km SSW

22

1
Lambourn Sevenbarrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.12km E

36

1

10

1
Farhill Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 19.3km N

1
Baltic Farm

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.38km SSW

2

2
Savernake

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.42km SE

8

3
Tan Hill (east)

Dyke • 19.49km S

10
Kingston Lisle Tumulus

Round Barrow(s) • 19.64km ENE

2

1

2
Savernake Lodge

Round Barrow(s) • 19.68km SE

5

1
Golden Ball Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.72km S

10

3
Knap Cottage Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.72km S

2

1
Morgan’s Hill (eastern group)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.73km SSW

10

1
Morgan’s Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 19.76km SW

25

3
Roughridge Hill

Long Barrow • 19.79km SSW

4

3

1
Draycott Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.81km SSE

25

2

1
Tan Hill (west)

Round Barrow(s) • 19.9km SSW

15

3
Moss Hill

Long Barrow • 19.9km ENE

1