Gwass

View from ground level, gives you an idea of how big this thing is.

View South West from ground level

Looking South West

One of the bronze age barrows at either end. This one is North East

View from the top. This really is massive

View looking North East along Long Low bank/long barrow.

This place really punches above it’s weight, small stones but perfectly formed and the woodland setting with the view add an ambience that has to be seen or felt! to be beleived!

Mrs Dixon’s B&B view again. Like the way the sunlight highlights the folds (or ceremonial pathway) towards the top of the mound.

The view from our bedroom window while staying at Mrs Dixon’s B&B, May Bank Holiday 09.

The info board, love the neolithic mini skirt and waist length fur coat. Looks like something off wallace and gromit!

A view of the other barrows slightly degraded from this side

The most prominent barrow from of the group. There are actually 7 barrows in total despite the name but 2 are very rare pond & saucer barrows. 1 is neolithic where a woman was found buried by the great Mortimer Wheeler with flint knives and an amber bead neclace. The causewayed enclose of maiden bower and wauluds bank henge (apaprantly) are near by

The first barrow approaching from the ancient Icknield Way

View of the remaining knolls. I have never been so cold in my life!

Ivinghoe Beacon from the larger of the 5 knolls

Sun going down over the Dunstable Downs, the start of the chilterns. Maiden Bower causewayed enclosure is half a mile to the west, within sight of the 5 knolls, Wauluds bank henge is visib le on a good day to the north east. The round hump to the right of the pic is ivinhoe beacon bronze age fort

The first barrow, I have never been so cold as toady. THe car said it was -4 with the wind chill it was bloomin freezin!