Kings Weston Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s)
ST556781

Nearest town:

Bristol (6km SE)

OS reference:

ST556781

OS sheet:

172

Latitude:

51° 29' 58.41 N

Longitude:

2° 38' 22.96 W

Added to TMA by

CARL

Images (3)
Fieldnotes (1)

Images

Image of Kings Weston Hill Barrows (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

The top of the large mound. It’s slightly dished in a way that suggests excavation.

Image credit: A. Brookes (28.1.2023)

thesweetcheat Jan 24, 2024

Image of Kings Weston Hill Barrows (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

This substantial mound is in the vegetation along the edge of the ridge. I’m not sure it is one of the barrows, but it’s not explained by anything else on the SMR and is clearly artificial.

Image credit: A. Brookes (28.1.2023)

thesweetcheat Jan 24, 2024

Image of Kings Weston Hill Barrows (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

This low patch of scrubby grass is likely to be the remains of one of the barrows.

Image credit: A. Brookes (28.1.2023)

thesweetcheat Jan 24, 2024

Articles

Kings Weston Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s)

C

CARL Mar 27, 2012

Visited 25.3.12

I had no idea there were Barrows on top of Kings Weston Hill when I visited the Hillfort.

The first I knew of them was when reading the information board near the top of the steps leading to the Hillfort.

The information board states the Barrows are now ‘barely discernable’.
Although they are either side of the path running across the hilltop I couldn’t make them out.
I can’t remember if the information board said there were 2 or 3 Barrows here.

A map on the information board shows their location.

Sites within 20km of Kings Weston Hill Barrows

Kings Weston Hill

Hillfort • 0km ESE

14

1

1
Blaise Castle

Hillfort • 0.28km NE

12

1

1
Druid Stoke

Burial Chamber • 1.96km SE

8

1

6
Badock’s Wood

Round Barrow(s) • 2.3km E

8

1

3

1
Seven Sisters

Round Barrow(s) • 3.17km SE

6

4
Redland Park

Standing Stone / Menhir • 3.93km ESE

4

1

1
King Offa’s Tomb

Round Barrow(s) • 4.52km NNE

1

2
Stokeleigh Camp

Hillfort • 4.8km SSE

35

1

4
Clifton Down Camp

Hillfort • 4.88km SSE

26

1
Burgh Walls

Hillfort • 5.34km SSE

1

2
Portbury

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.89km WSW

2

4
Ashton Court

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.9km SSE

7
Almondsbury Fort

Hillfort • 6.63km NE

1

3
Bury Hill Camp

Hillfort • 9.52km ENE

2

3
Sudbrook

Cliff Fort • 10.5km NW

31

1

4
Red Hill (Elberton)

Round Barrow(s) • 10.9km NNE

1

2
Elberton Fort

Hillfort • 11.52km NNE

4

3
Cadbury Camp (Nailsea)

Hillfort • 11.65km WSW

4

3
Heston Brake

Long Barrow • 11.7km NW

27

8

2
Durley Hill

Henge • 11.98km ESE

1
Alveston Down

Round Barrow(s) • 12.35km NE

2

1
Maes Knoll

Hillfort • 12.86km SE

28

1

5

1
Shortwood Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 12.94km E

2

1
Winford Big Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.11km S

1
Walton Common

Hillfort • 13.16km WSW

1
Titters Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 13.19km NNE

2

2
Thornwell

Chambered Tomb • 13.59km NNW

15

2

5
Winford Twin Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 13.87km SSW

1
Felton Hill Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 13.87km SSW

1

3
Crick Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.06km NW

2

1
Little Abbey Camp

Hillfort • 14.14km NE

2
Llanfihangel Rogiet

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.67km WNW

7

5

1
Bulwarks Camp (Chepstow)

Promontory Fort • 14.7km NNW

8

2
St Arilda – Oldbury-on-Severn

Christianised Site • 14.73km NNE

6

1

4
The Water Stone

Burial Chamber • 14.75km SSW

4

2

1
Willis Hill

Enclosure • 14.79km NW

3

3
Nempnett Thrubwell Horse Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.85km SSW

1
Bitton

Round Barrow(s) • 14.87km ESE

2

8
The Castle, Tytherington

Hillfort • 14.89km NE

2
Hautville’s Quoit

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.98km SE

7

1

5

1
Middle Ham, Tynings

Standing Stones • 15.09km SSE

2
Redhill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.1km SSW

2
Cleeve Toot

Hillfort • 15.32km SW

4

1
The Great Circle, North East Circle & Avenues

Stone Circle • 15.42km SE

146

1

2

38

7
Oldbury Camp

Hillfort • 15.52km NNE

1

2
The Cove

Standing Stones • 15.54km SE

47

1

12

1
The South West Circle

Stone Circle • 15.62km SE

29

5
Redhill

Long Barrow • 15.66km SSW

2
Bicknell Farm Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.85km S
Gwent Levels

Mesolithic site • 16.16km W

3

1

1
Wick

Burial Chamber • 16.22km E

9

1

6
Great Barnets Wood

Hillfort • 16.41km NNW

1

1

2
Five Lanes (Caerwent)

Round Barrow(s) • 16.58km WNW

1

2
Nempnett Thrubwell

Long Barrow • 16.68km S

2

1

8

1
Knowle Hill Settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 16.85km SSE

1
Carrow Hill

Hillfort • 17.07km WNW

6

1
Llanmelin Wood

Hillfort • 17.22km WNW

23

1

4

1
Nuclear Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.39km NNE

2

3
Wilcrick Hill

Hillfort • 17.4km W

10

2
Camp Hill (Thornbury)

Hillfort • 17.72km NE

1

1
Cadbury Hill (Congresbury)

Hillfort • 17.74km SW

3

2
Freezing Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.74km E

2

3
North Stoke

Promontory Fort • 17.86km E

13

3
Lansdown Flint Working Site

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 17.88km E

2

1
Piercefield Camp

Hillfort • 17.91km NNW

22

3
Little Down Camp Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.96km E

1

1
Llanvair-Discoed

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.13km WNW

4

1

3
Lansdown Golf Course Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 18.13km E

1
Beech Wood Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 18.15km E

1
Tog Hill Camp

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.35km E

2
Nempnett Thrubwell Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.37km S

1
Lansdown Camp

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.37km E

1

4
Windmill Tump Cairn

Cairn(s) • 18.4km E

1
Stantonbury

Hillfort • 18.46km ESE

7

1

4
Hinton Hill

Hillfort • 18.49km E

12

5
Goldcliff

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.51km W

2

3
Lancaut

Promontory Fort • 18.74km NNW

1
Lansdown Race Field Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 18.75km E

1

1
Bloody Acre Camp

Hillfort • 18.84km NE

2

2

1
Langridge

Round Barrow(s) • 18.93km E

9

4
Wibdon Broadstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.2km N

2

2

4
Lansdown Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 19.28km E

4

1

6
Gray Hill

Stone Circle • 19.45km WNW

62

7

6

2
Burledge Hill

Hillfort • 19.78km SSE

3

2
Herriotts Bridge

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.82km SSE

1
East Vaga

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.89km NNW

3

1