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Ascott Under Wychwood Barrow Long Barrow |
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Churchill Copse Long Barrow Long Barrow |
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Leafield Barrow Round Barrow(s) |
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Lowbarrow Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork |
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Lyneham Longbarrow Long Barrow |
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Slatepits Copse Long Barrow Long Barrow |
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| The name Wychwood (Hwiccewudu) derives from the Saxon name for the Hwicce tribe that inhabited the region at this time. Most of what is left of the ancient forest of Wychwood now lies within the privately owned Cornbury Park estate, for which you need permission to enter. |
Posted by Jane26th March 2003ce Edited 26th March 2003ce |
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Lyneham Longbarrow (Long Barrow) — Images (click to view fullsize) |
 
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Posted by tjj7th March 2011ce |
Lyneham Longbarrow (Long Barrow) — Fieldnotes |
| Four miles west of Chipping Norton at the side of the A361. We parked by the sign pointing to Chadlington and Chilson and walked back to the barrow across a field. The most striking thing about it was the large standing stone which is now separated from the barrow by a barbed wire fence (evidence of sheep but none in the field today). We walked along the corner of the field and climbed over a wooden bit of the fence to gain access to the barrow. A tangle of moss covered stones littered about, the barrow is now completely covered with either hawthorn or blackthorn bushes. |
Posted by tjj 7th March 2011ce |
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Visited 7.8.10 It was one of those days when one minute it was pouring down with rain and the next the sun was out and it was hot. Unfortunately when I arrived at this site it chose to rain! This wasn't the easiest to access but I did manage to park on the verge next to the road signs just north of the site (where the public footpath starts). The A361 was very busy and the cars were mainly driving ridiculously fast in the 'monsoon' like conditions. Carrying Dafydd we carefully walked down the verge along the main road until we got near the clearly visible large standing stone. Unfortunately we were the wrong side of a double barbed wire fence and sheltering under the trees. Given the circumstances (neither of us had coats) I settled for a view from the roadside. The barrow itself was very overgrown and little detail could be made out. When arriving back at the car I took a little walk up the public footpath and discovered the standing stone was also easily visible from this point at the other end of the field. Worth a visit but be careful with the speeding cars. |
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Lyneham Longbarrow (Long Barrow) — Images |
     
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