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Sparsholt Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery

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CARL Nov 15, 2011

‘Drive-by’ visit 13.11.11

Driving north along the minor road past Lambourne 7 Barrows and Lambourne Long Barrow you can see one of the two Barrows marked on the O/S clearly in a field to your right.

From the road it appears to be about 1 metre high and 20 metres across.
The second Barrow to the east is not visible from the road and unfortunately I didn’t have time to stop for a proper look at the Barrows.

Access looked straight forward enough across the fields but there doesn’t appear to be any official public right of way.

English Heritage record the site as Sparsholt Down Barrow Cemetery and use list entry ID – 1018720

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Lambourn Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 0.63km SSW

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Lambourn Sevenbarrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.14km SE

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Moss Hill

Long Barrow • 1.17km ENE

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Sparsholt Down (edge of)

Round Barrow(s) • 1.45km ENE

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Pigtrough Bottom (top of)

Round Barrow(s) • 2.21km NE

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2
Idlebush Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.46km W

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Rams Hill

Enclosure • 2.6km NW

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Hangman’s Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 2.74km S

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Hackpen Hill (Oxfordshire)

Round Barrow(s) • 2.94km ENE

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Blowing Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.1km NNW

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Devil’s Punchbowl

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 3.31km ENE

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Uffington Castle Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.46km WNW

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Uffington Castle

Hillfort • 3.53km WNW

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Uffington White Horse

Hill Figure • 3.54km WNW

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Uffington Castle Long Mound

Long Barrow • 3.6km WNW

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Dragon Hill

Artificial Mound • 3.84km WNW

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Tower Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.03km W

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Coin Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.37km W

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Ashdown Park Sarsens

Natural Rock Feature • 4.38km WSW

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Kingston Lisle Tumulus

Round Barrow(s) • 4.41km N

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Wayland’s Smithy

Long Barrow • 4.63km W

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Hardwell Camp

Hillfort • 4.71km WNW

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Fognam Clump Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.72km SW

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Fognam Clump Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.72km SW
Alfred’s Castle

Hillfort • 5.08km WSW

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Ashbury Earthwork

Round Barrow(s) • 5.53km WSW

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Adstone

Round Barrow(s) • 5.62km W

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Three Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.68km WSW

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Segsbury Camp

Hillfort • 6km ENE

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Ashbury

Holed Stone • 6.48km W

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East Garston Ditch

Dyke • 6.79km ESE

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Snivelling Corner

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.92km W

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Woolley Downs Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.07km E

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Pewitt Farm Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.37km ENE

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Membury Camp

Hillfort • 8.82km SSW

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Yew Down Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.47km ENE

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Goddards Barn Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.53km ENE

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Little Coxwell Camp

Hillfort • 9.59km NW

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Aldbourne 7

Round Barrow(s) • 9.83km SW

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Lord Wantage Monument Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.88km ENE

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Sugar Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 9.94km WSW

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The Aldbourne Way

Ancient Trackway • 10.04km SW

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Aldbourne Four Barrows

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Round Hill Mound

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Aldbourne Blowing Stone

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Ballards Copse Long Barrow

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Midsummer Wood Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 10.61km ENE

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Warren Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 10.78km WSW

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Liddington Warren Farm

Long Barrow • 10.91km WSW

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The Giant’s Grave (Aldbourne)

Round Barrow(s) • 10.94km SW

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Aldbourne (west of Giant’s Grave)

Round Barrow(s) • 11.05km SW

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Shipley Bottom

Round Barrow(s) • 11.64km WSW

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Liddington Castle

Hillfort • 12.36km WSW

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Badbury Hill Camp

Hillfort • 12.49km NW

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Goldbury Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.83km ENE

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Scutchamer Knob

Artificial Mound • 13.1km ENE

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Cherbury Camp

Hillfort • 13.32km NNE

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Grim’s Ditch

Dyke • 13.44km ENE

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Coate Stone Circle

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Highworth Circles

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Coate Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 14.79km WSW

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Broome Long Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.77km WSW

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Broome Temple

Stone Circle • 15.77km WSW

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Whitefield Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 15.88km WSW

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Hagbourne Hill

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Ogbourne St Andrew Church

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Round Barrow(s) • 17.91km SW

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Fox Barrow

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Hillfort • 18.23km ESE

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Hillfort • 18.26km W

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Chisbury

Hillfort • 18.51km SSW

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Drayton

Round Barrow(s) • 18.79km NE

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Rushy Platt Bowl Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.8km WSW

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Blewbury Downs Tumuli

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Barbury Castle

Hillfort • 18.93km WSW

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Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.47km SW

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Churn Knob

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.65km ENE

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