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Marker stone(s) near Old Harlow round barrow

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Orifrog May 12, 2016 16:54:21

It's in a pub garden as well! I've put up some pics showing a stone that was meant to mark the way to the barrow + an old information board. Apparently it was originally one of five. Intriguing, no?

Anyway, the archaeologist at Essex county council I emailed wasn't too impressed, but there is definitely this stone (glacial erratic, presumably) about 300m from the round barrow, and surely it must have had significance for the ancients, as large stones are pretty thin on the ground in Essex.

The archaeologist also said that they'd found a Roman enclosure adjacent to the round barrow, which I didn't know about. She also confirmed that the barrow has never been excavated.

Anyway, does anyone know anything or have any ideas about the other four stones, or have any suggestions about a source for more info.

R Rhiannon
Rhiannon May 12, 2016 19:45:12
Replying to Orifrog

I had a little scout around on the old (and new) maps. Couldn't see much, but here's some stones if you like - there was a stone marked at TL47661038 on the 1870 map. There are new houses near it but it's in a strip of trees, maybe they're old and maybe it's still there. That's where a little road goes over a little stream / ditch.

Also there are two stones marked at TL48211002, and that's a boundary of various sorts, it's where two footpaths split. That's in the countryside a bit more so maybe they'll be there.

They're all rather far from your barrow. So I'm certainly not promising they are anything at all! Let alone even there. But it's fun to go for a walk in the spring anyway is it not :)

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