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King's Clump (Long Barrow) — Miscellaneous |
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'There is a fenced mound here, planted with conifers in 1910 (GLSMR 030059), but interestingly the mound extends both north and south beyond the fence. It has approximate total dimensions of 45-50m x 20m wide x 1m max height and must be considered a possible long barrow.' From "Richmond Park, London. Archeological Survey 1992 by Tom Greeves" |
Posted by juamei13th March 2003ce |
Henry VIII Mound (Round Barrow(s)) — News |
London's best view under threatIt is a view that has delighted visitors to Richmond Park for nearly three centuries. From King Henry VIII's Mound, the trees part to reveal the dome of St Paul's Cathedral nearly 10 miles away. But this historic vista is one that some fear could disappear forever. Full story |
Posted by ocifant6th March 2003ce |
Longbarrow A (Long Barrow) — Fieldnotes |
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Longbarrow A - 2.3.2003 Sounds like a Radiohead album! Richmond Park is a pretty unique place for London (although Richmond-ites would demand that they are in Surrey not London). It is huge and pretty wild, and offers distinct possibilities for saddo’s like me who want to find some ancient history on our doorsteps. I would love to live on Dartmoor, in Aberdeenshire, on Orkney, et al, with history oozing out of every pore, but currently I don’t so I’ll have to do with anything vaguely mound like in Richmond Park. Of all the others around, this does fit the bill more. The general Richmond Park info board has a symbol for ‘ancient heritage’ and has the symbol where Longbarrow A is. And I reckon that if you look very, very closely at the OS Explorer map 161 you can see a small ‘tumulus’ symbol (but without the word tumulus). This looks pretty much like a longbarrow and is pretty easy to find. It’s really quite nice to see something so old, yet so close to millions of passing cars per year. Fortunately, although it is on two small paths, it is a decent stones throw from the main path where most people run and cycle - if it was on this main path just one Sunday on march would be enough to trample it into dust - is this where half of London goes on a Sunday? How far would a shiny mountain bike fit up a man’s arse? |
Posted by pure joy3rd March 2003ce |
Henry VIII Mound (Round Barrow(s)) — Fieldnotes |
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Henry VIII Mound - 2.3.2003 Hmmm, this is a funny one. I’m not exactly sure what is supposed to be the mound / barrow. Was I in the wrong place?? Probably! If it’s the whole bit of sticky out hill then I suspect it couldn’t be a barrow simply due to its size. If it’s just part of the mound / hill then maybe that was a barrow. I took a photo from outside the gardens of what looked to me to be the most suspiciously barrow like thing around, but looking again at Juamei's pics I'm more confused coz I don't think I was were Juamei was! The general Richmond Park info board says “King Henry VIII’s Mound. Also called the King’s Standing, this is probably a bronze age barrow. It’s vista across London to St.Paul’s Cathedral is now protected by statute”. |
Posted by pure joy 3rd March 2003ce Edited 4th March 2003ce |
Longbarrow A (Long Barrow) — Images (click to view fullsize) |
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Posted by juamei 24th January 2003ce |
Henry VIII Mound (Round Barrow(s)) — Images |
 
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Posted by juamei 27th November 2002ce |
Longbarrow A (Long Barrow) — Images |
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Posted by juamei 21st November 2002ce |
Longbarrow A (Long Barrow) — Fieldnotes |
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visted 02/07/02 After a fairly lengthy quest starting with a very drunken conversation in a club, I finally found a longbarrow in Richmond Park. Ok so it might not actually be one, but until I'm convinced, it'll do for me. To find it, start at Pembroke Lodge Garden and head south. Take the path slowly diverging from the road to the west and you'll walk straight across the barrow. It is about 40m long, 20m wide and 2-3m high. It has been reduced to having two peaks (one at either end) and a dip in the middle, which may well have been caused by gravel digging. At least one other mound in the park has disapeared due to this. In addition you should be able to easily identify the barrow due to the large oak on the western end. The site itself is peaceful with the occasional walker strolling past and worth a visit despite the delapidated state. |
Posted by juamei 2nd July 2002ce |
Longbarrow A (Long Barrow) — Miscellaneous |
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The most probable of 3 possible longbarrows in the park, in addition to Henry VIII Mound. It is listed in the GLS&MR as a possible longbarrow and the Richmond Park archeological survey (1992) is confident about its authenticity. However other experts have dismissed the possibility of there being any longbarrows in Richmond Park (or any other London park it seems). |
Posted by juamei 2nd July 2002ce |
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