Bevis’s Thumb

Also known as:
Baverse's Thumb and Solomon's Thumb
Nearest town:
Petersfield (8km NW)
OS reference:
SU787154
OS sheet:
197
Latitude:
50° 55' 55.51 N
Longitude:
0° 52' 47.8 W
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Images

Image of Bevis’s Thumb (Long Barrow) by GLADMAN

The long barrow is wild, yet not too overgrown...

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Oct 3, 2011
Image of Bevis’s Thumb (Long Barrow) by GLADMAN

Looking approx east a’top the monument.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Oct 3, 2011
Image of Bevis’s Thumb (Long Barrow) by GLADMAN

The landscape context from the hillside to approx south-west.....

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Oct 3, 2011
Image of Bevis’s Thumb (Long Barrow) by GLADMAN

From the approx south.... a fine upstanding long barrow.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Oct 3, 2011
Image of Bevis’s Thumb (Long Barrow) by GLADMAN

The road actually cuts through the north-eastern flank of the monument, seen to left. Not that you’d notice from here.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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GLADMAN Oct 3, 2011
Image of Bevis’s Thumb (Long Barrow) by GLADMAN

Straight Outta Compton... no, really. Check the map. The people who erected this long barrow had some determination. Neolithics With Attitude!

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
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Image of Bevis’s Thumb (Long Barrow) by A R Cane

Beavis’s Thumb at sunset, including presumably, Beavis’s roller and Beavis’s old car tyre.

Image credit: A R Cane
A R Cane
A R Cane Oct 22, 2007

Articles

Bevis’s Thumb

dickie
dickie Sep 6, 2001

In the midst of Hampshire and West Sussex’s South Downs Iron Age fest, there are plenty of bronze age barrows but very few of the earlier elongated variety. Compton is South of Petersfield off the B2146 heading towards Emsworth/Chichester. From Compton follow the signs for the Mardens. When the road bends sharply to the right and climbs a hill the barrow is behind a hedge at the brow. It’s all very clinically kempt to the point where the family were convinced the farmer had built it recently. Situated at the foot of Telegraph hill and just to the west of many other walks in and around the downs which will take you past innumerable bronze age barrows and earthworks.

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