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| Site Name (A/D) |
Site Type | Country (A/D) |
County/ Region | Visited? (A/D) |
Date (A/D) |
Cond | Amb | Acc | Comments | Trip Number (A/D) |
Trip Order |
| Dorset Cursus | Cursus | England | Dorset | Visited | 10th Sep 2015 | 2 | 4 | Tumuli in relatively good condition | |||
| West Brow Field System | Misc. Earthwork | England | East Sussex | Visited | 1st Nov 2012 | 3 | Recorded this because happened to be in the area | ||||
| Holt Brow Tumulus | Round Barrow(s) | England | East Sussex | Visited | 1st Nov 2012 | 4 | 3 | Could not find this tumulus. Having said that, it wasn't on my 'look at' list, just happened to be in the vicinity, so it may exist. | |||
| Firle Beacon Tumuli | Barrow Cemetery | England | East Sussex | Visited | 13th Oct 2012 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |||
| Eastbourne Downs Tumuli | Barrow Cemetery | England | East Sussex | Visited | 1st Nov 2012 | 3 | 3 | 3 | There are at least four tumuli groups in this local area. I've arbitrarily chosen to make Eastbourne Downs tumuli the group (of two) which has the largest tumulus: I've called this Tumulus A (50.76685,0.24699) | ||
| Well Combe Tumuli | Barrow Cemetery | England | East Sussex | Visited | 1st Nov 2012 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 tumuli: one destroyed | ||
| Black Robin Bottom Tumulus | Round Barrow(s) | England | East Sussex | Visited | 1st Nov 2012 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Heathy Brow Tumulus | Round Barrow(s) | England | East Sussex | Visited | 1st Nov 2012 | -1 | 3 | ||||
| Cradle Hill Tumulus | Round Barrow(s) | England | East Sussex | Visited | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Cradle Hill Tumulus | Round Barrow(s) | England | East Sussex | Visited | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| New Barn Tumuli | Barrow Cemetery | England | East Sussex | Visited | 7th Nov 2012 | 3 | 3 | Could not see these tumuli, but they're not on public land | |||
| Bostal Hill Tumuli | Barrow Cemetery | England | East Sussex | Visited | 7th Nov 2012 | 4 | 4 | 3 | One large tumulus, other ragged tunuli / mounds on north slope, one new water pond | ||
| Fox Holes Tumuli | Barrow Cemetery | England | East Sussex | Visited | 16th Oct 2012 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| The Combe Tumuli | Barrow Cemetery | England | East Sussex | Visited | 16th Sep 2012 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |||
| Firle Beacon Long Barrow | Long Barrow | England | East Sussex | Visited | 13th Oct 2012 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |||
| Beachy Brow Tumulus | Round Barrow(s) | England | East Sussex | Visited | 21st Oct 2012 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Windover Hill | Barrow Cemetery | England | East Sussex | Visited | 16th Sep 2012 | 3 | 5 | 2 | These are two barrows sited at the top of Windover Hill. Excellent views over southern England (east Sussex and Kent) to the North Downs | ||
| Wilmington Hill Tumulus | Round Barrow(s) | England | East Sussex | Visited | 16th Sep 2012 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Barrow, possibly flat topped but seems to have a curve | ||
| Windover Hill Flint Mines | Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry | England | East Sussex | Visited | 16th Sep 2012 | 3 | 2 | These structures are thought to be flint mines. Curiously, the miners opted to dig large bowl shapes into the rock rather than opt for seam trenches: Given that the first layers of chalk are typically weathered, this choice of mining technique would have resulted in a yield of approximately 10% of t... Read More |
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| Windover Hill | Long Barrow | England | East Sussex | Visited | 16th Sep 2012 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Notes on "Long barrow": situated to the west of the tumuli above the Long man of Wilmington, this feature appears to be orientated to approximately 50 degrees east of north | ||
| Long Man of Wilmington | Hill Figure or Geoglyph | England | East Sussex | Visited | 16th Sep 2012 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Warren Tumuli and Cross Dyke | Barrow Cemetery | England | East Sussex | Visited | 24th Sep 2012 | 2 | 3 | 4 | The two main tumuli shown on OS are inaccessible. Although difficult to see from photo, the outline of the mounds appears to exist when seen from roadway. | ||
| Hill Barn Tumuli | Barrow Cemetery | England | East Sussex | Visited | 20th Sep 2012 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Large barrow becoming ruined: May have been dug out: Two small barrows in reasonable condition: Appears to be public land No sign of barrow recorded as being to the east of Hill Barn | ||
| Bourne Hill Tumulus | Round Barrow(s) | England | East Sussex | Visited | 21st Sep 2012 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Bourne Hill has clear sea views of about 180 degrees east-west. It is a local high point from which many of the surrounding tumuli can be seen. About 12 metres diameter and about 1.5 metres high at its highest, its top is higher than the local OS marker. | ||
| Babylon Down Tumuli | Barrow Cemetery | England | East Sussex | Visited | 20th Sep 2012 | 3 | 3 | 4 | There are two of tumuli in this area: One north, one south. Both are at about the same height above sea level. Each has a view of the other.
Babylon South is a small tumulus approx 1 metre high with clear sea views over Eastboune and towards Hastings. It is a highpoint having high views looking i... Read More |