College Plantation

Nearest town:
Cirencester (7km E)
OS reference:
SO9596305988
OS sheet:
163
Latitude:
51° 45' 7.52 N
Longitude:
2° 3' 30.56 W
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Images

Image of College Plantation (Long Barrow) by thesweetcheat

The “mound” to the west of the long barrow and WNW of the round barrow. It looks like a fair contender for a round barrow but there is doubt about this.

Image credit: A. Brookes (9.6.2019)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 20, 2019
Image of College Plantation (Long Barrow) by thesweetcheat

Reverse of the previous image, looking towards the eastern mound along the back of the long barrow.

Image credit: A. Brookes (9.6.2019)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 20, 2019
Image of College Plantation (Long Barrow) by thesweetcheat

Looking west along the back of the long barrow towards the remaining mound at the western end. Theoretically this central part of the monument should be as high as that.

Image credit: A. Brookes (9.6.2019)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 20, 2019
Image of College Plantation (Long Barrow) by thesweetcheat

Looking from the eastern end of the barrow towards the western end. The flatter area between the two mounds is where the original line of the barrow ran.

Image credit: A. Brookes (9.6.2019)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 20, 2019
Image of College Plantation (Long Barrow) by thesweetcheat

Detail of the mound at the eastern end of the barrow. There’s quite a bit of broken stone in the mix. The supposition is that it was made from earth and stone piled up from the centre section of the barrow, leaving mounds at each end.

Image credit: A. Brookes (9.6.2019)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Oct 20, 2019

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