Is yours bigger than mine?

jimit Sep 26, 2006 15:24:58

Renewing my acquaintance with Adam's Grave I was again astounded at how sodding huge it is... http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/51664 ...and my musings on the volume of material it comprises.
I was wondering if anyone knows of a barrow/cairn/mound which is bigger so far as volume is concerned?
I know that the figures are going to be ever so approximate but it might make for interesting comparisons.
Silbury doesn't count!
Jim.

Pete G Sep 26, 2006 15:29:53

Replying to jimit

How about East Kennet?
PeteG

FourWinds Sep 26, 2006 16:53:03

Replying to jimit

How about Knowth & Newgrange 85m diameter and over 6m tall, that's around 35000 cubic metres*.

*If it was of equal height all over, natch. It's pretty sodding big anyway. Certainly bigger than Adam's grave.

StoneLifter Sep 26, 2006 17:20:23

Replying to jimit

This one - http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/7531 - comes to 36,000cu m. roughly. It's a long cairn so is made of rocks, and pretty bigs ones too. I wish someone was brave enough to get out to it and to take better pictures and maybe, even, pace it out properly.

tiompan Sep 26, 2006 22:06:58

Replying to jimit

It's not very tall but at 342 m long , Auchenlaich long cairn must be up there in the big volume league .

juamei Sep 28, 2006 13:08:19

Replying to jimit

There are a couple in the cotswolds which are quite hefty. Belas Knapp and Notgrove spring to mind, but I'm not sure how they compare.