Devil’s Punchbowl (Ancient Mine / Quarry) — The Modern Antiquarian

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Image of Devil’s Punchbowl (Ancient Mine / Quarry) by thesweetcheat

The Punchbowl itself.

Image credit: A. Brookes (30.8.2014)

thesweetcheat Oct 29, 2014

Image of Devil’s Punchbowl (Ancient Mine / Quarry) by thesweetcheat

Pits on the slopes above the Punchbowl, possibly marking ancient flint mining activity.

Image credit: A. Brookes (30.8.2014)

thesweetcheat Oct 29, 2014

Image of Devil’s Punchbowl (Ancient Mine / Quarry) by thesweetcheat

The Devil’s Punchbowl from the Ridgeway.

Image credit: A. Brookes (30.8.2014)

thesweetcheat Oct 29, 2014

Image of Devil’s Punchbowl (Ancient Mine / Quarry) by rocket

The view of Hackpen Hill, The Devil’s Punchbowl from just under the Ridgeway track.

A dramatic landscape at all times of the year and still quite unknown to many locals.

Image credit: Anna Dillon

rocket Jul 20, 2011

Image of Devil’s Punchbowl (Ancient Mine / Quarry) by ginger tt

View of the Punchbowl from Segsbury Camp

Image credit: Ian Freeman

ginger tt Oct 11, 2009

Image of Devil’s Punchbowl (Ancient Mine / Quarry) by ginger tt

The Devil’s Punchbowl taken from Segsbury Fort on the Ridgeway

Image credit: Ginger tt

ginger tt Feb 8, 2009

Articles

Devil’s Punchbowl

Ancient Mine / Quarry

wysefool Apr 24, 2008

Aerial View – Flash Earth

showing the old flint mines at the top edge of the Devils Punchbowl.

Sites within 20km of Devil’s Punchbowl

Hackpen Hill (Oxfordshire)

Round Barrow(s) • 0.54km W

7

2

2
Pigtrough Bottom (top of)

Round Barrow(s) • 1.3km W

5

2
Sparsholt Down (edge of)

Round Barrow(s) • 1.87km WSW

2

1
Moss Hill

Long Barrow • 2.15km WSW

1
Segsbury Camp

Hillfort • 2.97km E

22

6

2
Sparsholt Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.31km WSW

1
Lambourn Sevenbarrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.62km SW

36

1

10

1
Blowing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.71km W

20

1

1

15
Lambourn Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 3.75km WSW

11

11

1
Kingston Lisle Tumulus

Round Barrow(s) • 4.24km WNW

2

1

2
Rams Hill

Enclosure • 4.26km W

6

1

5
Hangman’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.3km SW

1

4
Pewitt Farm Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.38km E

6

3
Idlebush Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.39km WSW

2

4
Uffington Castle Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.56km W

4

4
Uffington White Horse

Hill Figure • 5.59km W

90

2

29

41

10
Uffington Castle Long Mound

Long Barrow • 5.75km W

1

4
Dragon Hill

Artificial Mound • 5.77km W

29

12

1
Uffington Castle

Hillfort • 5.81km W

48

1

11

2
Goddards Barn Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.26km ENE

4

2
Woolley Downs Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.29km ESE

2

2
Yew Down Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.44km E

1
East Garston Ditch

Dyke • 6.75km SSE

10

2

2
Round Hill Mound

Artificial Mound • 6.78km ENE

1

2
Lord Wantage Monument Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.81km E

1

3
Coin Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.02km W

1
Hardwell Camp

Hillfort • 7.06km W

21

2

1
Tower Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.2km WSW

1
Wayland’s Smithy

Long Barrow • 7.48km W

127

2

16

49

12
Midsummer Wood Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.51km E

1
Ashdown Park Sarsens

Natural Rock Feature • 7.7km WSW

9

4
Fognam Clump Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.9km WSW

1
Fognam Clump Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.9km WSW
Adstone

Round Barrow(s) • 8.19km W

1
Alfred’s Castle

Hillfort • 8.39km WSW

9

5

1
Ashbury Earthwork

Round Barrow(s) • 8.84km WSW

1
Three Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.96km WSW

8

3
Ashbury

Holed Stone • 9.38km W

1

2

1
Goldbury Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.52km ENE

1

2
Snivelling Corner

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.52km W

2

2
Scutchamer Knob

Artificial Mound • 9.97km E

5

2

14
Little Coxwell Camp

Hillfort • 10.19km WNW

13

2
Grim’s Ditch

Dyke • 10.27km ENE

6

2
Membury Camp

Hillfort • 11.13km SSW

27

3

2
Cherbury Camp

Hillfort • 11.33km N

6

1

2

2
Horse and Jockey Barrows (Thorning Down)

Round Barrow(s) • 12.44km ENE

1
Beedon Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.83km E

3

1
Ballards Copse Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 12.98km SSW

3

1
The Aldbourne Way

Ancient Trackway • 12.98km SW

1
Aldbourne 7

Round Barrow(s) • 13.07km WSW

3

1
Aldbourne Blowing Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 13.13km SW

3

2

1
Sugar Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 13.2km WSW

9

1
Aldbourne Four Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.21km SW

11

1

5

2
Rowbury Farm Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.22km ESE

1

1
Badbury Hill Camp

Hillfort • 13.41km WNW

5

1

4
Aldbourne 'Cup Barrow'

Round Barrow(s) • 13.48km SW

1

1
Hagbourne Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 14.01km ENE

2

4
Warren Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 14.04km WSW

1

1
The Giant’s Grave (Aldbourne)

Round Barrow(s) • 14.07km SW

20

1
Aldbourne (west of Giant’s Grave)

Round Barrow(s) • 14.19km SW

7

1
Liddington Warren Farm

Long Barrow • 14.22km WSW

13

1

3
Shipley Bottom

Round Barrow(s) • 14.94km WSW

3

1
Borough Hill

Hillfort • 15.04km ESE

2

1
Fox Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.18km E

6

3
Drayton

Round Barrow(s) • 15.64km NE

1
Liddington Castle

Hillfort • 15.67km WSW

30

4

3
Blewbury Downs Tumuli

Round Barrow(s) • 15.81km E

4

3

1
Highworth Circles

Enclosure • 16.41km W

1
Curn Barrow

Long Barrow • 16.43km E

1
Drayton Cursus

Cursus • 16.52km NE

1

1

1
Churn Knob

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.55km E

5

2

5

2
Bussock Camp

Hillfort • 16.84km ESE

4

2
Coate Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 17.45km WSW

13

7

19

1
Perborough Castle

Hillfort • 17.86km E

11

3

1
Coate Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 18.02km WSW

2
Stanton Fitzwarren

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.13km W

1

1

1

2
Lowbury Hill Camp

Sacred Hill • 18.57km E

2

4
Blewburton Hill

Hillfort • 18.96km ENE

9

5

1
Broome Long Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.97km WSW

1
Broome Temple

Stone Circle • 18.97km WSW

2
Whitefield Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 19.18km WSW

1
Devil’s Footprint

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.27km WSW

1
Burderop Wood Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 19.65km WSW

1