Seven Barrows (Tidworth Camp)

Round Barrow(s)
SU21824872

Nearest town:

Amesbury (10km SW)

OS reference:

SU21824872

OS sheet:

184

Latitude:

51° 14' 12.07 N

Longitude:

1° 41' 14.7 W

Added to TMA by

Chance

Images (4)
Miscellaneous (1)

Images

Image of Seven Barrows (Tidworth Camp) (Round Barrow(s)) by Chance

Image credit: Chance - Aug 2011

Chance Mar 18, 2012

Image of Seven Barrows (Tidworth Camp) (Round Barrow(s)) by Chance

Although most of the barrows survive, some have suffered damage from tree roots and others have been dug into by the wildlife.

Image credit: Chance - Aug 2011

Chance Mar 18, 2012

Image of Seven Barrows (Tidworth Camp) (Round Barrow(s)) by Chance

The barrows are now protected by a rabbit proof fence and “no trenching” signs.

Image credit: Chance - Aug 2011

Chance Mar 18, 2012

Image of Seven Barrows (Tidworth Camp) (Round Barrow(s)) by Chance

Overall view looking down the line of barrows

Image credit: Chance - Aug 2011

Chance Mar 18, 2012

Articles

Seven Barrows (Tidworth Camp)

Round Barrow(s)

Chance Mar 18, 2012

Details of Barrow cemetery on Pastscape

A group of seven bowl barrows arranged as a linear group of five barrows orientated north-south with two outliers to the east. The barrows form the Seven Barrows bowl barrow cemetery.

Group centred SU 2186 4870 Seven Barrows (Tumuli)
[O.E.] [A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H and J]. (1)
A group of nine barrows is marked on the O.S. 6”; known as Seven Barrows. A further bowl barrow [K] of small dimensions was found by the author [K – SU 2189 4864]. (2)
Investigations subsequent to Grinsell’s have showed at least three have almost been completely destroyed by military action, mainly tank practice tracks. five others have been badly damaged by military trenches. (3-5)

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SOURCE TEXT
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( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date) OS 6” 1925
( 2) General reference – Proceedings of the Hampshire Field Club 14 1938-40 pp28, 29, 347
( 3) Field Investigators Comments – F1 WW 07-JAN-56
( 4) Field Investigators Comments – F2 FGA 25-JAN-67
( 5) Field Investigators Comments – F3 JGB 23-SEP-82
( 6) General reference – English Heritage Schedule Entry 03/01/1997

Sites within 20km of Seven Barrows (Tidworth Camp)

Dunch Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 1.12km W

8

1
Old Coach Road Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 1.64km W

2

1
Sidbury Hill

Hillfort • 1.79km NNW

1

4
Hot Cross Bun

Round Barrow(s) • 2.49km NW

3

1
Milston Down Long Barrows

Long Barrow • 2.53km S

18

3
Cow Down (Tidworth)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.98km NNE

1

2
Milston Down Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 3.07km SSW

2
Pickpit Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.09km ENE

1

1
Southly Bridge Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 3.12km NE

3

2
Silk Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.22km SW

2
Snail Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.48km NNW

2

1

4
Comesdeane Well Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 3.52km WNW

3

2
Windmill Hill (Ludgershall)

3.59km NE

2

1
Ludgershall 2

Round Barrow(s) • 3.59km NE

5

2
King Ina Earthworks (Eastern section)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.66km NE

2

1
Ludgershall 1

Round Barrow(s) • 3.68km NE

5

2
Milston Down Firs

Long Barrow • 3.95km SW

5
Weather Hill Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 3.97km NW

1
Weather Hill

Henge • 4.06km NW

5

3

1
Devil’s Ditch

Dyke • 4.32km S

5

3
Sheer Barrow

Long Barrow • 4.97km WSW

1
Bulford Camp Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 5.17km SW

1
Summer Down

Round Barrow(s) • 5.88km NNW

14

3
Gallows Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.24km WSW

4

1

1
Barrow Field Clumps

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.91km SE

2

2
Wilbury House

Round Barrow(s) • 6.93km S

2
Lidbury Camp

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.93km WNW

1
Laundry Bungalows

Round Barrow(s) • 7.06km SSE

1
Bulford

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.08km SW

1

2
Grant’s Firs Group

Round Barrow(s) • 7.45km WNW

1
MOD Durrington

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.64km WSW

8

2
Ratfyn Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 7.78km SSW

1
Quarley Hill

Hillfort • 7.82km ESE

2

3
Bulford Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 7.88km SW

15

3
Everleigh Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.16km NW

11

1

3
Oldhat Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.26km NNW

12

1

1
Chisenbury Camp

Hillfort • 8.38km WNW

1
Down Farm Group

Round Barrow(s) • 8.47km NW

2

3
Durrington Walls

Henge • 8.51km SW

38

10

4
Newton Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 8.51km SSW

1
Woodhenge

Timber Circle • 8.55km SW

36

3

10

2
Fairmile Down

Long Barrow • 8.82km NNE

19

2
Cuckoo Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.01km SW

20

1

2
Godsbury

Enclosure • 9.01km NNW

3

2
Ratfyn Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.03km SW

3

2
Grafton Disc Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.14km NE

5

2
Countess Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 9.21km SW

1
Enford

Round Barrow(s) • 9.28km W

3

1

2
Boscombe Bowmen

9.38km SW

1

2

1
Strangways Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.59km WSW

1

1
Knighton Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 9.62km WSW

9

3
Weyhill

Round Barrow(s) • 9.66km E

2
Cursus Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 9.85km SW

8

2
Amesbury Archer

9.97km SW

1

3

1
Giant’s Grave (Milton Hill)

Long Barrow • 10.01km NW

15

3
Vespasian’s Camp and Blick Mead

Hillfort • 10.12km SW

17

10

2
Old King Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.19km SW

24

3
Larkhill Camp Long barrow

Long Barrow • 10.33km WSW

2

2
The Avenue

Ancient Trackway • 10.36km SW

18

2

1
Martin’s Clump Mine

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 10.47km SE

1
Bluestonehenge

Stone Circle • 10.56km SW

5

2

2

1
Easton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 10.57km NNW

2

1
Kenward Stone

Carving • 10.59km NE

6

2

6
Tow Barrow

Long Barrow • 10.6km NE

16

2
New King Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.62km SW

24

4
Martin’s Clump

Long Barrow • 10.79km SE

2
Gate Ditch

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.96km SW

3

1
Amesbury Bowl Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.98km SW

5

1

4
Coneybury Henge (site)

Henge • 11km SW

1

2
Durrington Down Group

Round Barrow(s) • 11.04km WSW

4

2
King Barrow (Coneybury Hill)

Round Barrow(s) • 11.04km SW

2

1
Casterley Camp

Hillfort • 11.34km W

2

2
Suddern

Long Barrow • 11.42km SE

1
Amesbury 11 Bell Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.43km SW

6

1
Tidcombe Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 11.45km NE

11

2

1
Stonehenge Cursus Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.52km WSW

40

6
Station Stones

Standing Stones • 11.58km SW

2

1
Amesbury Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.59km SW

1
Stonehenge

Stone Circle • 11.6km SW

240

2

180

138

29
Altar Stone

Oath Stone • 11.6km SW

2

1

1

3

1
Stonehenge Car Park Post Holes

11.65km WSW

5

3

7
Robin Hood’s Ball

Causewayed Enclosure • 11.8km WSW

4

1
Droveway Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 11.82km WSW

1
Oval Twin Disc Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.87km SW

1
New Henge (To be named)

Henge • 12km WSW

1
Stonehenge Palisade

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.01km WSW

10

2
Bevisbury

Plateau Fort • 12.01km ENE

2

1
Fargo Compound Group

Round Barrow(s) • 12.12km WSW

1
Fargo Plantation Henge

Henge • 12.12km WSW

1

2
The Lesser Cursus Henge

Henge • 12.24km WSW

1
Monarch of the Plain

Round Barrow(s) • 12.25km WSW

9

2
The Stonehenge Cursus

Cursus • 12.34km WSW

50

2

6

1
Stonehenge Urn (A303) Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 12.34km SW

1

1
Normanton Gorse Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 12.39km SW

1
Lesser Cursus

Cursus • 12.43km WSW

1
Pewsey

Standing Stones • 12.46km NW

6

3
Sun Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.51km SW

1
Normanton Down and Bush Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.6km SW

16

2

4

2
Bush Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.6km SW

16

1

6

5
Fosbury Camp

Hillfort • 12.78km NE

35

5

1
Pewsey Church

Standing Stones • 12.86km NW

7

1
Normanton Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 12.89km SW

1
Ogbury Camp

Hillfort • 12.89km SW

2

1
Normanton Down Neolithic Mortuary Enclosure

12.91km SW

1
Net Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.98km W

1
Easton Down

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 13.02km SSE

2
Lake House

Round Barrow(s) • 13.22km SW

5

3
Slay Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.25km W

1
Wilsford Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.39km SW

1
Botley Copse

Long Barrow • 13.49km NE

1
Lake Group Earthwork

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.64km SW

3

2
Winterbourne Gunner Group

Round Barrow(s) • 13.66km S

1

1
Bury Hill

Hillfort • 13.67km E

18

2
The North Kite Enclosure

Enclosure • 13.71km SW

1
Winterbourne Stoke Group

Round Barrow(s) • 13.71km WSW

22

3

1
Horse Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.76km S

1
Prophet Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.77km SW

5

3
Lake Down Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.8km SW

1
Winterbourne Stoke Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 13.81km WSW

2
Lake Group

Round Barrow(s) • 13.82km SW

12

2
Balksbury

Hillfort • 13.83km E

2

2
Smay Down

Long Barrow • 13.91km NE

2

1
Lake Group Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 13.91km SW

1
Winterbourne Stoke Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 13.95km WSW

2

1
Battery Hill

Long Barrow • 13.96km S

1
Little Down (Great Durnford)

Round Barrow(s) • 14.14km SW

1
Broadbury Banks

Hillfort • 14.25km W

2
Swanborough Tump

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.4km WNW

3

1

6
Ashleys Copse

Hillfort • 14.45km SE

1

1
Danebury North-East long barrow

Long Barrow • 14.5km ESE

1
Crofton

Causewayed Enclosure • 14.57km NNE

2
Ell Barrow

Long Barrow • 14.71km W

1
Winterbourne Stoke East Group

Round Barrow(s) • 14.96km WSW

1

1
Square Copse Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.02km NNW

1
Figsbury Ring

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 15.21km S

31

1

14
Danebury

Hillfort • 15.25km ESE

28

11

4
Danebury Long Barrows

Long Barrow • 15.25km ESE

5

2
Giant’s Grave (Martinsell)

Promontory Fort • 15.38km NW

16

1

3
Picked Hill

Sacred Hill • 15.47km WNW

8

5
Mud Lane Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.49km NNW

1
Cobhill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.58km SSE

2
Winterbourne Stoke West Group

Round Barrow(s) • 15.59km WSW

1

1
Woodborough Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 15.6km WNW

3

3
Martinsell

Hillfort • 15.71km NW

14

7
East Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 15.82km W

1

1
Marden Henge (and Hatfield Barrow)

Henge • 15.91km WNW

7

3

23

3
Danebury Round Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 15.99km ESE

1
Waters Down Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 16.09km ESE

1
Huish Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.24km NW

8

1
Cowdown Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 16.42km SW

1
Fussell’s Lodge

Long Barrow • 16.42km S

4

2
Pheasant Hotel

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.66km SSE

1
The Hanging Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.72km WNW

3

3
Ridgeway (Southernmost Remains)

Ancient Trackway • 17.01km WNW

8

1

1
Draycott Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.1km NW

25

2

1
Savernake

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.18km NNW

8

3
Silver Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.28km WSW

9

1
Alton Priors

Christianised Site • 17.3km WNW

12

2

7

1
Whiteshoot Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 17.39km SE

1

1
Brade Wyll

Sacred Well • 17.41km WNW

2

1
Berwick St James

Standing Stones • 17.43km WSW

7

1

1
Newton Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.46km SW

2
The Turret

Round Barrow(s) • 17.58km SE

1

1
Golden Ball Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.67km NW

10

3
Savernake Lodge

Round Barrow(s) • 17.71km N

5

1
Knap Hill

Causewayed Enclosure • 17.75km WNW

33

1

13

1
Adam’s Grave Fallen Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.87km WNW

3

2
Old Sarum

Hillfort • 17.94km SSW

31

14

1
Knap Hill Pass

Ancient Trackway • 17.97km WNW

2
Barrow Copse

Long Barrow • 18.01km NW

25

4

1
Adam’s Grave

Long Barrow • 18.07km WNW

51

18
Knap Hill and Walker’s Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.11km WNW

4

4
Chisbury

Hillfort • 18.25km NNE

7

3
Savernake Temple

Ancient Temple • 18.45km N

1
Knap Cottage Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.49km WNW

2

1
White Barrow

Long Barrow • 18.56km WSW

9

3
Inkpen Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.6km NE

1

1
White Horse Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.76km WNW

9

2
Old Ditch Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 19.55km WSW

19

3
Granham Hill

Long Barrow • 19.62km NNW

2
Little Avebury

Stone Circle • 19.69km NW

18

2
Tilshead Lodge Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 19.69km WSW

9

4
Forest Hill Farm

Hillfort • 19.94km NNW

3

2
Combe Gibbet

Long Barrow • 19.95km NE

7

5

1