This is effectively a two part site of different eras. At the end of the promontory is a large Cyclopean wall and occupation dated to to the Bronze Age. This part of the site also has more modern military lookout posts.
The other part is an Iron Age Necropolis cave complex, these can be seen best from the end of the promontory, looking back west towards the land. There are 23 Hypogeums, it looks like you used to be able to get to them but various signs warn against it and apparently a rock fall has blocked the way.
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Iron Age Hypogea or Necropolis caves.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 13/06/2024
The adjacent round barrow, mostly cleared of foliage.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 28/04/2024
The long barrow, recently cleared due to ash dieback, plainly in view for the first time in many years.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 28/04/2024
There is scant information about this site, there are banks and ditches which enclose around an acre. It is triangular in shape and is described as a defensive enclosure. Dates are estimated to be from the Iron age to the Medieval period.
A scatterred group of barrows, including a group of three north of the military road from Warminster to Imber. The single one is actually on Summer down but this site name is already in use for a different place in Wiltshire so to avoid confusion I have added it here.
The group of 3 are listed as National Monument 10091 and the single as 10089. These were taken from a bus on one of the few days this area is open to the public.
A group of three barrows north of South Down Sleight.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 18/08/2018
A single barrow north of South Down Sleight.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 18/08/2018
A round barrow a few hundred feet east from the the longbarrow.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 27/08/2017
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.
Oxendean Down longbarrow from a moving bus on the Imberbus open day.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 27/08/2017
Another northern barrow national monument no. 10096.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 27/08/2017
Northern barrow national monument no. 10097.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 27/08/2017
Flower’s Barrow from the seaward side.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 04/06/2017
Two more barrows on the same hill that can only be seen from the sea.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 04/06/2017
This is just south of the road from Warminster to the lost village of Imber. It is either a twin barrow or two contiguous barrows and is part of a group of five following the ridge line. It’s national monument number is 10100, and is on the restricted firing range on Salisbury plain.
The north west corner from the road to Imber.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 20/08/2016
This large bell barrow sits in the clump of trees immediately to the north of the Four Barrows, almost adjoining them.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 22/02/2012
A close up of the three banks on the south east of the hill fort.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 22/02/2012
Finally got back to revisit these barrow, nearly 4 years later and what a pleasant surprise, the barrows are in much better nick. Full marks to what I assume is the farmer on whose fields these are for clearing all the rubbish and scrub from them. From just across the narrow road which leads to them can be seen the Lord’s Barrow on the ridge to the east.
The Lord’s Barrow from the barrow next to the road, looking east.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 14/10/2011
Another cleaned up barrow, in the middle of the field, taken with a longer lens than last time.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 14/10/2011
This would appear to be the very scruffy barrow next to the road, pictured some years ago, with all the crap and scrub removed – nice to see some one ( the farmer I presume) taking care of an ancient monument!
Image credit: Mike Rowland 14/10/2011
Bincombe 31 from the Ridgeway barrow to the west.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 10/10/2011
One of the round, house like structures on the site.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 21/09/2011
The Taula, with some the ocupation structures close by.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 21/09/2011
One of the house structures north east of the Talaoits.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 21/09/2011
The railings surround the system of cisterns for the water supply.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 21/09/2011
The most substantial part of the settlement wall still standing.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 21/09/2011
This is very much a damaged and restored site, as the information board says much of it was used to build the road nearby. Looking at the base of the Taula it would appear to have been repaired with cement.
The Talaoit is damaged and fairly insubstantial, but not as knocked about as the houses would appear to be. All in this is well worth a visit for its peacefulness alone, when we went there we saw no-one else.
Looking south at the much damaged Talaoit.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 21/09/2011
Puncknowle from Abbotsbury Castle to the east.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 14/08/2011
The biggest of the Tulk Hill barrows from Abbotsbury Castle.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 25/07/11
The three Wears Hill barrows from Abbotsbury Castle.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 25/07/11
Work has started to excavate three Bronze Age burial mounds on Golden Cap in Dorset.
The 4,000 year old mounds are at risk from coastal erosion...........
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