Oxendean Down (Long Barrow) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Oxendean Down (Long Barrow) by formicaant

Image credit: Mike Rowland 18/08/2018

formicaant Aug 18, 2018

Image of Oxendean Down (Long Barrow) by formicaant

A round barrow a few hundred feet east from the the longbarrow.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 27/08/2017

formicaant Aug 27, 2017

Image of Oxendean Down (Long Barrow) by formicaant

Oxendean Down longbarrow from a moving bus on the Imberbus open day.

Image credit: Mike Rowland 27/08/2017

formicaant Aug 27, 2017

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Oxendean Down

Long Barrow

formicaant Aug 27, 2017

Apologies for the poor photo but this barrow is not normally accessible for most of the year and stopping to take photos isn’t really an option. MAGIC says it’s 53m from East to West by 34m from North to South. It is surrounded by wooden posts to keep troops and vehicles off it.

Sites within 20km of Oxendean Down

Dirtley Wood Bowl Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 1.6km WNW

1

1

1
Battlesbury Camp

Hillfort • 1.76km SSW

8

4

2
Middle Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 2.33km SSE

1

1

1
Norton Bavant Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 2.58km E

2

1
South Down Sleight

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.63km NE

2

1
Arn Hill Down

Round Barrow(s) • 2.81km WSW

1

1
King Barrow

Long Barrow • 2.85km S

2
Cop Heap

Round Barrow(s) • 2.85km SW

1

2
Scratchbury

Hillfort • 3.11km SE

11

4
Heytesbury Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 3.71km ESE

1
Boles Barrow

Long Barrow • 3.81km E

1

1

2

1
Bratton Castle & Westbury White Horse

Hillfort • 4.44km NNW

16

2

15

1
Imber

Round Barrow(s) • 4.8km ENE

3

1
The Bloodstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.15km NNE

2

1
Robin Hood’s Bower

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.58km SSW

2
Long Ivor Farm

Henge • 5.58km SSW

3

3
Sutton Veny Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 5.73km SSE

3

3
Knook Barrows

Long Barrow • 5.88km E

2
Tinhead Hill

Long Barrow • 6.18km NE

6

2
Castle Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.24km E

1
Hangman’s Copse

Round Barrow(s) • 6.36km SW

2

2
Knook Castle

Hillfort • 6.5km E

1
Cow Down

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.72km SSW

3
Cley Hill

Hillfort • 6.72km WSW

17

17
Upton Great Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.11km ESE

1

3
Gunschurch

Round Barrow(s) • 7.22km SSW

2
Corton Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 7.33km SE

12

1

3
Golden Barrow (destroyed)

Round Barrow(s) • 8.17km SE

1

5

2
Kill Barrow

Long Barrow • 9.7km ENE

1
Sherrington Motte

Artificial Mound • 9.79km ESE

2

1
Boyton Down Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.86km SE

7

1

3
Boyton Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 9.95km SE

4

2
Mount Pleasant (Sherrington)

Round Barrow(s) • 10.04km ESE

5

1
Pertwood Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 10.26km SSW

8

2
Codford Circle

Enclosure • 10.32km ESE

1

2
Sherrington Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 10.35km ESE

4

1

3
Cold Kitchen Hill

Long Barrow • 10.54km SW

13

3
Boar’s Bottom

Round Barrow(s) • 10.58km SSW

1

1
The Devil’s Bed and Bolster

Long Barrow • 10.7km WNW

6

7

1
Cold Kitchen Hill (Western)

Round Barrow(s) • 10.96km SW

6
Roddenbury Hill

Hillfort • 11.07km WSW

4
Biddcombe and Whitepits Down Cross Dykes

Dyke • 11.16km SSW

4

1
Egbert’s Stones

Standing Stones • 11.52km SSW

1

3
Tilshead Lodge Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 11.76km ENE

9

4
Old Ditch Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 11.96km E

19

3
Dairy Farm barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.05km SW

9

1

2
East of Court Hill Plantation, Kingston Deverill

Round Barrow(s) • 12.25km SW

1
Fromefield

Long Barrow • 12.39km W

9

5
White Barrow

Long Barrow • 12.95km E

9

3
River Frome Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.79km WSW

2

1
Silver Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.19km ENE

9

1
Murtry Hill

Long Barrow • 14.4km W

11

7
Great Bradford Wood

Enclosure • 14.51km NW

2
Yarnbury Castle

Hillfort • 14.79km E

22

1

1

5

1
Long Knoll Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.05km SW

1
Bilbury Rings

Hillfort • 15.3km ESE

1
Barrow Hill (Buckland Dinham)

Long Barrow • 15.65km W

7

4
White Sheet Hill

Causewayed Enclosure • 15.71km SW

22

1

6
East Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 15.76km ENE

1

1
Church End Ring

Enclosure • 15.87km ESE

1
Tedbury Camp

Hillfort • 15.94km W

1
Budbury

Hillfort • 16.05km NW

3
Hanging Langford Camp

Enclosure • 16.09km ESE

1

1
East Knoyle

Natural Rock Feature • 16.11km S

1
Great Chalfield Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.37km NW

1
East Castle

Enclosure • 16.82km ESE

3

1
Wadbury Camp

Hillfort • 16.84km W

1

1
Ell Barrow

Long Barrow • 17.44km ENE

1
Beacon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.83km WNW

1
Faulkland

Standing Stones • 18.01km W

10

5
Wick Ball Camp

Hillfort • 18.03km ESE

1
Winterbourne Stoke West Group

Round Barrow(s) • 18.09km E

1

1
Big Tree Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 18.12km W

2

2
Hinton Charterhouse Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.33km WNW

1
Grovely Castle

Hillfort • 18.41km ESE

2

2
Berwick St James

Standing Stones • 18.5km E

7

1

1
Net Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.5km ENE

1
Winterbourne Stoke East Group

Round Barrow(s) • 18.51km E

1

1
The Giants Graves

Cist • 18.7km WNW

1
Park Hill Camp

Hillfort • 18.79km SW

2
Slay Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.81km ENE

1
Hayes Wood Enclosure

Enclosure • 18.83km WNW

1

1
Kingsdown Camp

Enclosure • 18.9km W

3
Jug’s Grave

Cairn(s) • 18.96km WNW

6

3

4

1
Conkwell

Rocky Outcrop • 19.09km WNW

7

1

2
Winterbourne Stoke Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.28km E

2

1
Mother Anthony’s Well

Sacred Well • 19.51km NNE

4

1

1

3
Stony Littleton

Long Barrow • 19.52km W

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8

26

4
Jack’s Castle

Round Barrow(s) • 19.59km SW

1

4
Twinhoe

Stone Circle • 19.6km WNW

4
Ebsbury Hill

Hillfort • 19.71km ESE

1

1
Roundway Hill Covert

Round Barrow(s) • 19.72km NNE

3
Castle Ditches (Tisbury)

Hillfort • 19.91km SE

5

2
Tom Tivey’s Hole

Cave / Rock Shelter • 19.92km WSW

1
Oliver’s Castle

Hillfort • 19.95km NNE

30

1

14
Robin Hood’s Ball

Causewayed Enclosure • 19.96km E

4

1