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Oxfordshire

Sites in this group:

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Abingdon Causewayed enclosure Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
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Adstone Round Barrow(s)
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Adwell Cop Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
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Alfred's Castle Hillfort
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Ascott Under Wychwood Barrow Long Barrow
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Ashbury Holed Stone
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Ashbury Earthwork Round Barrow(s)
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Ashdown Park Sarsens Natural Rock Feature
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Badbury Hill Camp Hillfort
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Barrow Hills, Radley Barrow / Cairn Cemetery (Destroyed)
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Besbury Lane Round Barrow(s)
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Bladon Camp Hillfort
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Bledlow Cross and Wain Hill Hill Figure
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Bledlow Settlement Site Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
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Blewburton Hill Hillfort
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Blewbury Downs Tumuli Round Barrow(s)
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Blowing Stone Standing Stone / Menhir
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Bozedown Hillfort
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Brightwell Barrow Round Barrow(s)
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Burnt Hill Dolmen Chambered Tomb
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Cassington Big Ring Enclosure
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Chastleton Barrow (Fort) Hillfort
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Cherbury Camp Hillfort
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Chinnor Settlement Site Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
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Churchill Copse Long Barrow Long Barrow
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Churchill Standing Stone Standing Stone / Menhir
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Churchill Three Stones Standing Stones
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Churchill Village Stones Standing Stones
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Churn Knob Barrow / Cairn Cemetery
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Cleveley Marker Stone Standing Stone / Menhir
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Coin Barrow Round Barrow(s)
Cornwell Stone Standing Stone / Menhir
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Crawley Long Barrow (Destroyed)
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Cuddesdon Stones Standing Stones (Destroyed)
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Curn Barrow Long Barrow (Destroyed)
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Deadman's Burial Henge
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The Devil's Churchyard Enclosure
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Devil's Punchbowl Ancient Mine / Quarry
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Devil's Quoits Circle henge
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Ditchley Park Long Barrow Long Barrow
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Dorchester Cursus Cursus
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Dorchester Neolithic Complex Henge (Destroyed)
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Dragon Hill Artificial Mound
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Drayton Round Barrow(s)
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Drayton Cursus Cursus
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Drayton St Leonard Cursus
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Dyke Hills Dyke
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Enstone Long Barrow Long Barrow (Destroyed)
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Eynsham Causewayed Enclosure Causewayed Enclosure
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Eynsham Park Camp Hillfort
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Fifield Long Barrow
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Goddards Barn Barrow Round Barrow(s)
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Goose Stones Standing Stone / Menhir
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Greater Leys Standing Stone / Menhir
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Grim's Ditch Dyke
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Grim's Ditch Dyke
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Hackpen Hill (Oxfordshire) Round Barrow(s)
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Hagbourne Hill Round Barrow(s)
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Hangman's Stone Standing Stone / Menhir
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Hardwell Camp Hillfort
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Hawk Stone Standing Stone / Menhir
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The Hoar Stone Chambered Tomb
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The Hoar Stone II Chambered Tomb
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The Hoar Stone (Steeple Barton) Chambered Tomb
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Idbury Camp Hillfort
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Idlebush Barrow Barrow / Cairn Cemetery
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Ilbury Camp Hillfort
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Kingston Lisle Tumulus Round Barrow(s)
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The King Stone Standing Stone / Menhir
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King Stone cairn Round Cairn
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Knollbury Camp Hillfort
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Ladihame Corner Long Barrow Long Barrow
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Leafield Barrow Round Barrow(s)
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Lidstone Standing Stones Standing Stones
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Little Coxwell Camp Hillfort
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Lord Wantage Monument Barrow Round Barrow(s)
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Lowbarrow Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
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Lowbury Hill Camp Sacred Hill
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Lyneham Camp Hillfort
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Lyneham Longbarrow Long Barrow
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Madmarston Hill Hillfort
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Midsummer Wood Barrow Round Barrow(s)
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Moss Hill Long Barrow (Destroyed)
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Mount Farm Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
10 posts
New Street Stone Standing Stone / Menhir
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Pewitt Farm Barrow Round Barrow(s)
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Pigtrough Bottom (top of) Round Barrow(s)
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Port Meadow Round Hill Round Barrow(s)
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Rams Hill Enclosure
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The Rollright Stones Stone Circle
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Round Hill Long Barrow Long Barrow (Destroyed)
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Round Hill Mound Artificial Mound
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Scutchamer Knob Artificial Mound
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Segsbury Camp Hillfort
11 posts
Slatepits Copse Long Barrow Long Barrow
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Snivelling Corner Standing Stone / Menhir (Destroyed)
Swyncombe Downs Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
2 posts
Tadmarton Heath Hillfort
25 posts
Thor Stone Standing Stone / Menhir
11 posts
Three Barrows Barrow / Cairn Cemetery
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Tower Hill Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
63 posts
Uffington Castle Hillfort
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Uffington Castle Long Mound Long Barrow
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Uffington Castle Round Barrow Round Barrow(s)
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Uffington White Horse Hill Figure
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Waterman's Lodge Barrow Round Barrow(s)
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Wayland's Smithy Long Barrow
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Well Ground Long Barrow Long Barrow
66 posts
The Whispering Knights Burial Chamber
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Whitehouse Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork (Destroyed)
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Wyfold Castle Plateau Fort
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Wytham Hill Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
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Yew Down Barrow Round Barrow(s)
Sites of disputed antiquity:
Cholsey Hill Round Barrow(s)
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Cup and Saucer Stone Standing Stone / Menhir
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Eynsham stone Standing Stone / Menhir
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Five Shilling Corner Stone Standing Stone / Menhir
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Goldbury Hill Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
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Sparsholt Down (edge of) Round Barrow(s)
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Stonor Park Stone Circle

News

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Complete Neolithic Pot found in Didcot

Archaeologists working on a housing development in Oxfordshire claim to have found one of the oldest complete pots in the country (5,500 years old).

Nice photo at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-12698321
mascot Posted by mascot
11th March 2011ce

Ashmolean wins the Arts Fund Prize 2010


Ulster Museum came a close second (I'd have been happy to see it win). Even happier that the count has now been checked and verified and the wonderful Ashmolean has actually won.

http://www.artfundprize.org.uk/2010/vote/poll-results-final... continues...
tjj Posted by tjj
23rd June 2010ce
Edited 21st July 2010ce

The Ashmolean Transformed


The new Ashmolean Museum in Oxford was opened to the public last weekend 7/8th November.

Today, I had some spare time and as it was wet and windy it was a perfect day to visit. The ground floor is given over to the Ancient World. Unfortunately the European Prehistory room is not ready yet (I was told to give it another month)... continues...
tjj Posted by tjj
13th November 2009ce
Edited 15th November 2009ce

Oxford Reveals Bronze Age Site

Site of Bronze Age burial site found during dig in Oxford
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/8336475.stm
ginger tt Posted by ginger tt
5th November 2009ce
Edited 5th November 2009ce

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Links

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British History Online


Ancient Earthwork Types In Oxfordshire

Interesting reference material
ginger tt Posted by ginger tt
25th April 2012ce
Edited 25th April 2012ce

Hillforts of the Vale


Simple site showing the hill forts in and around the Vale Of The White Horse.
ginger tt Posted by ginger tt
3rd October 2009ce
Edited 14th November 2009ce

Oxfordshire Museum in Woodstock


Fantastic place! See the oldest bread in Britain!
Jane Posted by Jane
31st August 2003ce

Latest posts for Oxfordshire

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The Hoar Stone (Steeple Barton) (Chambered Tomb) — Folklore

Near Steeple Barton is another ruined cromlech, also called the "Hoar Stone," which is now only a confused heap of small stones, having been broken up by an ignorant farmer. Some fifty years ago it was much more perfect, and two of the side stones were standing about four feet out of the ground.

"They used to say that whenever they tried to drag them two pebbles away with horses, they would roll back of their own accord. Them two pebbles growed out of little uns; at least that's my way of thinking."

- From George Nevill, of Yarnton, aged 74, March 1901.
Stray Notes on Oxfordshire Folklore by Percy Manning, in Folklore v13 (September 1902).
Rhiannon Posted by Rhiannon
23rd June 2023ce

Uffington White Horse (Hill Figure) — Miscellaneous

White Horse Hill, Berks, 1780.

The Scowering and Cleaning the White Horse is fixed for WHIT MONDAY, the 15th Day of May, on which Day, a SILVER CUP will be run for, near the White Horse Hill, by PONIES that never started for any Thing; and to be the actual Property of Persons belonging to the County of Berks; the best of three Two-Mile Heats. To start at Ten o' Clock.

The same Time, A THILL HARNESS will be run for by Cart Horses, &c. in their Harness and Bells, the Carters to ride in Smock Frocks without Saddles. Crossing and jostling, but no Whipping allowed.

A FLITCH of BACON to be run for by ASSES.

A good HAT to be run for by MEN in SACKS; every Man to bring his own Sack.

A WAISTCOAT, 10s. 6d. Value, to be given to the Person who shall take a Bullet out of a Tub of Flour with his Mouth in the shortest Time.

Several CHEESES to be run for down the White Horse Manger.

SMOCKS to be run for by Ladies; the second-best of each Prize to be entitled to a Silk Hat.

CUDGEL-PLAYING for a GOLD-LACED HAT and a Pair of BUCKSKIN BREECHES, and WRESTLING for a Pair of SILVER BUCKLES and a Pair of PUMPS.

A JINGLING MATCH by eleven blindfolded Men, and One unmasked with Bells, for a Pair of BUCKSKIN BREECHES.

A GRINNING MATCH through a Horse's Collar for Five Shillings.

An APPLE to be taken out of a Tub of Water for Five Shillings.

Riding down the Hill upon Horses Jaw Bones, for 2s 6d.

And sundry other Rural Amusements.

(The Horses to be on the Hill, and entered by Nine o'Clock. - No less than four Horses, &c. or Asses to start for any of the above Prizes.)
Oxford Journal, 13th May 1780.
Rhiannon Posted by Rhiannon
23rd June 2023ce

The Hoar Stone (Steeple Barton) (Chambered Tomb) — Fieldnotes

I've been to the woodland twice trying to locate the hoar stone but to no avail. It seems the stone has been completely covered with foliage now.

Of interest, just off the road in the woodland there is a definite oval of yew trees with a lush patch of vegetation in the middle. It's unclear why this was created.
Posted by eliza18
24th April 2021ce

Wittenham Clumps and Castle Hill (Hillfort) — News

‘Astonishing’ dig reveals domestic life in the iron age


A large settlement, a Roman villa and many household objects are among the discoveries at an ancient site in Oxfordshire

More info :

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/feb/14/astonishing-dig-reveals-domestic-life-in-the-iron-age
drewbhoy Posted by drewbhoy
14th February 2021ce

Devil's Quoits (Circle henge) — Images (click to view fullsize)

<b>Devil's Quoits</b>Posted by Zeb Posted by Zeb
27th October 2020ce

The King Stone (Standing Stone / Menhir) — Images

<b>The King Stone</b>Posted by Zeb Posted by Zeb
27th October 2020ce

Devil's Quoits (Circle henge) — Images

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27th October 2020ce
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