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Re: Hillforts & Barrows
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Barbury Castle seems to have lots of burial sites nearby:

The information board on the Ridgeway side of Barbury tells us that the area is rich in burial mounds, among which an ancient disc barrow is the most important. Dated 1700BC it is thought to be the burial site of an aristocratic woman.

The information board goes on to say that during the laying of a trench by Esso, the skeleton of an elderly woman dated at around 300AD was found deep in the chalk bed. Probably a member of the local Romano British community who farmed the area.

Also Oldbury hillfort on Cherhill Down has a barrow right on top of it .. would be something do with the view - panoramic from Cherhill.


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Posted by tjj
16th September 2012ce
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