Ratfyn Barrow

Round Barrow(s)
SU15834194

Nearest town:

Amesbury (1km SW)

OS reference:

SU15834194

OS sheet:

184

Latitude:

51° 10' 33.36 N

Longitude:

1° 46' 24.69 W

Added to TMA by

Chance

Images (3)
Fieldnotes (1)
Miscellaneous (1)

Images

Image of Ratfyn Barrow (Round Barrow) by Chance

The well presented and neatly trimed side of Ratfyn Barrow

Image credit: Chance - Aug 2011

Chance Aug 28, 2011

Image of Ratfyn Barrow (Round Barrow) by Chance

Ratfyn Barrow as viewed from London Road

Image credit: Chance - Aug 2011

Chance Aug 28, 2011

Image of Ratfyn Barrow (Round Barrow) by Chance

Ratfyn Barrow as viewed from the garden gate

Image credit: Chance - Aug 2011

Chance Aug 28, 2011

Articles

Ratfyn Barrow

Round Barrow(s)

Chance Aug 28, 2011

Visited 05/08/2011

Although clearly marked on the O.S. map as Ratfyn Barrow, I had initial difficulty locating this barrow. After searching around the area I realised it was tucked away in the garden of a 1930’s house. You can just glimpse the top of the barrow over a fence as you reach the crest of the hill between London road and the top of Lords Walk. The pictures here were taken from the garden gate and as I couldn’t see anyone at home, I didn’t bother to ask permission for a closer look. The side of the barrow facing the house seemed well manicured but the back facing the fence did look a little wild with plenty of Verbascum thapsus (Great or Common Mullein) sprouting out of the mound. An interesting garden feature.

Ratfyn Barrow

Round Barrow(s)

Chance Aug 28, 2011

A Bronze Age bowl barrow measuring 24 paces in diameter by 8ft high with no visible ditch. A dog digging on surface of it disturbed long bones, rib fragments and other bones of at least one adult inhumation, possibly two.

The Barrow in good condition though a depression down the south side suggests some attempt had been made at excavation in antiquity or possibly the 19th century.

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Round Barrow(s) • 0.86km W

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Boscombe Bowmen

1.03km SE

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Bulford Longbarrow

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3
Vespasian’s Camp and Blick Mead

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2
Amesbury Archer

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Woodhenge

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10

2
Bluestonehenge

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2

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1
Cuckoo Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 1.83km WNW

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2
Durrington Walls

Henge • 1.85km NW

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4
Bulford

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2
Ratfyn Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 2.19km E

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King Barrow (Coneybury Hill)

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The Avenue

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Coneybury Henge (site)

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Round Barrow(s) • 2.57km E

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Amesbury Down

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4
MOD Durrington

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2
Strangways Group

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Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.19km W

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Station Stones

Standing Stones • 3.62km W

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Altar Stone

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180

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Stonehenge Palisade

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Larkhill Camp Long barrow

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Normanton Down and Bush Barrow

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Round Barrow(s) • 4.59km W

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Monarch of the Plain

Round Barrow(s) • 4.8km W

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Lake Down Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.89km WSW

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2
Prophet Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.19km WSW

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3
Little Down (Great Durnford)

Round Barrow(s) • 5.2km SSW

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Round Barrow(s) • 5.21km WSW

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The Lesser Cursus Henge

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Fargo Compound Group

Round Barrow(s) • 5.81km W

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Winterbourne Stoke Group

Round Barrow(s) • 5.82km WSW

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Round Barrow(s) • 6.06km NNW

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Round Barrow(s) • 6.07km NE

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Devil’s Ditch

Dyke • 6.34km ENE

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3
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Causewayed Enclosure • 6.84km WNW

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Round Barrow(s) • 8.1km W

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1
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Round Barrow(s) • 8.43km SW

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2
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Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.66km SE

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Old Coach Road Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 8.88km NNE

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Round Barrow(s) • 9.03km NE

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Easton Down

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Net Down

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Long Barrow • 11.02km NNE

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Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.43km N

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Round Barrow(s) • 11.48km ESE

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Round Barrow(s) • 11.61km WNW

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Snail Down

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4
Cow Down (Tidworth)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.87km NE

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Pickpit Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.94km NE

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Round Barrow(s) • 12.15km NE

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2
Pheasant Hotel

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.22km ESE

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Casterley Camp

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East Down Long Barrow

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Silver Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.42km W

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Ludgershall 2

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King Ina Earthworks (Eastern section)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.67km NE

2

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Ludgershall 1

Round Barrow(s) • 12.67km NE

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2
Ell Barrow

Long Barrow • 12.68km WNW

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Grant’s Firs Group

Round Barrow(s) • 13.06km N

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White Barrow

Long Barrow • 13.4km W

9

3
Rowbarrow (Salisbury)

Round Barrow(s) • 13.61km S

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Summer Down

Round Barrow(s) • 13.89km NNE

14

3
East Castle

Enclosure • 14.01km WSW

3

1
Old Ditch Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 14.33km W

19

3
Everleigh Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.36km N

11

1

3
Tilshead Lodge Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 14.77km W

9

4
Down Farm Group

Round Barrow(s) • 14.95km N

2

3
Broadbury Banks

Hillfort • 15.09km NW

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Oldhat Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.53km NNE

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1

1
Bilbury Rings

Hillfort • 15.86km WSW

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Whiteshoot Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.02km ESE

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Church End Ring

Enclosure • 16.03km WSW

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The Turret

Round Barrow(s) • 16.13km ESE

1

1
Weyhill

Round Barrow(s) • 16.13km ENE

2
Hanging Langford Camp

Enclosure • 16.15km WSW

1

1
Giant’s Grave (Milton Hill)

Long Barrow • 16.6km N

15

3
Danebury North-East long barrow

Long Barrow • 16.79km E

1
Kill Barrow

Long Barrow • 16.85km W

1
Godsbury

Enclosure • 16.85km NNE

3

2
Danebury

Hillfort • 17.05km E

28

11

4
Danebury Long Barrows

Long Barrow • 17.05km E

5

2
Marden Henge (and Hatfield Barrow)

Henge • 17.61km NW

7

3

23

3
Codford Circle

Enclosure • 17.63km WSW

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2
Clearbury Ring

Hillfort • 17.64km S

1
Fairmile Down

Long Barrow • 17.67km NE

19

2
Danebury Round Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 18.02km E

1
Easton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 18.09km NNE

2

1
Grafton Disc Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.14km NE

5

2
Pewsey

Standing Stones • 18.16km N

6

3
Waters Down Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 18.18km E

1
Pewsey Church

Standing Stones • 18.45km N

7

1
Woodborough Holed Stone

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3

3
Wick Ball Camp

Hillfort • 18.63km WSW

1
Bury Hill

Hillfort • 18.67km ENE

18

2
Swanborough Tump

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.69km NNW

3

1

6
Giant’s Grave (Downton)

Long Barrow • 19.03km SSE

1

1
Sherrington Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.18km WSW

4

1

3
Balksbury

Hillfort • 19.26km ENE

2

2
The Giant’s Chair (Downton)

Round Barrow(s) • 19.33km SSE

1
Picked Hill

Sacred Hill • 19.43km NNW

8

5
The Hanging Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.46km NW

3

3
Kenward Stone

Carving • 19.52km NE

6

2

6
Tow Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.56km NE

16

2
Chiselbury

Hillfort • 19.67km SW

12

3
Whitsbury Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.77km S

2
Castle Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.87km W

1
Knook Castle

Hillfort • 19.87km W

1
Sherrington Motte

Artificial Mound • 19.95km WSW

2

1