Hawkesbury Knoll

Nearest town:
Nailsworth (14km NE)
OS reference:
ST768872
OS sheet:
172
Latitude:
51° 34' 57.56 N
Longitude:
2° 20' 5.54 W
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Images

Image of Hawkesbury Knoll (Long Barrow) by thesweetcheat

Looking west across the Severn/Hafren. The distant Brecon Beacons and Black Mountains are visible from the barrow.

Image credit: A. Brookes (5.10.2013)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Dec 8, 2013
Image of Hawkesbury Knoll (Long Barrow) by thesweetcheat

Looking into the low autumn sun from the north end of the barrow.

Image credit: A. Brookes (5.10.2013)
thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Dec 8, 2013
Image of Hawkesbury Knoll (Long Barrow) by GLADMAN

Something or someone being beamed ‘Upwards at a bit more than 45 degrees’... to paraphrase Mr Cope. Looking approx south.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Jan 30, 2012
Image of Hawkesbury Knoll (Long Barrow) by GLADMAN

Damage at northern end the result of treasure hunters, no doubt. Needless to say they couldn’t steal the real treasure.... the light.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Jan 30, 2012
Image of Hawkesbury Knoll (Long Barrow) by GLADMAN

Not the best long barrow you’ll ever come across. But the siting is pretty special, is it not?

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Jan 30, 2012
Image of Hawkesbury Knoll (Long Barrow) by GLADMAN

The chances of avenging christian tree-angels coming from Hawkesbury church were a million to one. They said. But still they come!

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Jan 30, 2012
Image of Hawkesbury Knoll (Long Barrow) by GLADMAN

Mothership cloud formation over Hawkesbury Knoll long barrow.

Image credit: Robert Gladstone
GLADMAN
GLADMAN Jan 30, 2012
Image of Hawkesbury Knoll (Long Barrow) by Rhiannon

The long barrow sits where you’d rather think to site it yourself, at the right hand tip of the hill (where the trees start). This gloomy February view taken from the marvellous common below.

Image credit: Rhiannon
Rhiannon
Rhiannon Feb 11, 2010

Articles

Hawkesbury Knoll

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CARL Jan 18, 2011

Visited 15.1.11
This was my last site of the day and my favourite.
I parked outside the pretty St Mary the Virgin church in Hawkesbury (plenty of space although church was locked so I was unable to have a look around), donned wellies and headed along the signposted bridleway opposite. Lucky I put my wellies on as the path soon became a small pond with water 8 inches deep!
As the path rises look to your right and you will see a very distinctive conical looking hilltop – this is in fact the barrow. Cut up the short but steep hill (over one fence – easy as fence has collapsed in places) and you are there. The hill appears to have been terraced at some point?
On the approach it is impossible to tell where the hill ends and the Long Barrow starts. It all blends into one – either by design or due to erosion I don’t know?
However, once at the top the Barrow is much more obvious. It is quite large, approximately 10 metres x 5 metres x 2 metres high. The western end looks like it has been dug into, was this the original entrance? Although not very high, the hilltop gives surprisingly good views, particularly to the south.
It is only a 10 minute walk from the church to the Long Barrow and is worth the effort when in the area.
P.S. Outside the church is a small grassed area which has a strange ‘well’ in the middle of it – water was running when I visited. Looked clean although I didn’t take the chance on having a taste!

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