TR 1365543040
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TR 13643 43412.
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TR13643 43412 to the north...
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The northern-most round barrow at TR 13643 43412. I did not realise there are – in actual fact – three further round barrows in West Wood not shown upon the map...
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TR 1365543040 appearing much more than just over 7ft.
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TR 1353243044
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TR 1365543040. The western-most barrow can just be seen through the forestry ride. By the way, I strongly advise visitors DO NOT attempt a direct approach since the intervening ground consists of industrial-strength brambles!!
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TR 1365543040
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TR 1353243044
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TR 1353243044
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TR 1353243044 – the western of the southern pair... smaller at (apparently) c5.5ft in height.
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TR 1365543040
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TR 1365543040
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TR 1365543040 – the eastern of the southern pair of round barrows, this an impressive example rising to apparently over 7ft... It looked much more.
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One of three barrows scattered through the woods.
Image credit: A R Cane
Image credit: A R Cane
If you like your sites well hidden and slightly underwhelming then this is the site for you. It’s like nobody really cares.
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If you go down to West Wood today, you’re sure of a big surprise…
Mr Cane was clearly on a bit of a downer following his visit here some years back now... hey, it happens, doesn’t it just? However, since the vegetation (judging by his images) was fortunately less overwhelming during my early Spring sojourn, I found myself in a position to disagree. Yeah, I liked it here and would recommend coming, this despite the woods proving a lot more popular with (non-antiquarian-minded) folk than I had anticipated.
Indeed, the eastern of the southern pair (of those monuments marked upon the map, that is – there are, apparently, a further three within the environs of West Wood not troubling the cartographers for whatever reason) is a particularly fine specimen of a bowl barrow, complete with encircling ditch. Its neighbour to the west, although not of comparable stature, is pretty substantial, too... the northernmost example, completing the OS annotated trio, slightly less so.
Access is straighforward from the B2068 – a Roman Road, aka ‘Stone Street’ – although the downside to that demonstrable obsession with ‘straightness’ is the traffic fair motors past; hence, there is some traffic noise to deny a perfect ambience. Note also that it is unwise to attempt to take a direct line (through the break in the trees) from the eastern of the southern pair of monuments to the western... if you value your legs, that is. Industrial-strength brambles all the way.
Incidentally, note that the round barrow at nearby Tumulus Farm (TR 13481 42341) is apparently of Roman origin. Sigh....
Sites within 20km of West Wood
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Bodsham Long Barrow
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Broad Downs (near The Firs)
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Warren Wood
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Eggringe Wood
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Iffin Wood
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Julliberrie’s Grave
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Jackets Field
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King’s Wood
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Rubury Butts, Three Barrows Down
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Dane John Mound
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Bigbury Camp
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