Gallows Hill

Nearest town:
Tavistock (11km SSW)
OS reference:
SX5120485223
OS sheets:
191, 201
Latitude:
50° 38' 49.38 N
Longitude:
4° 6' 17.6 W
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Image of Gallows Hill (Round Barrow(s)) by costaexpress

Not much of a picture I know, however, ‘CARL’ had gone to the trouble of adding the site in 2012 and I thought it deserved a picture to go with it. No obvious way to get into field, highly unusual, so it will have to serve until; someone hops over.

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Gallows Hill

C
CARL Apr 26, 2012

Visited 14.4.12

Directions:
Immediately north of the village of Lydford (just off the A386) – where the road forks. There is a convenient parking space at the junction.

As part of my on-going attempt to visit every E.H. site I stopped off at Lydford to look at the castle on my way down to Cornwall. (There is a cracking church to visit right next to the castle with a funny tomb inscription of a clock maker!)

Anyway, looking at the map I spotted a ‘Tumulus’ just to the north of the village.
How could I resist?
Gallows Hill? – No prizes for what must have taken place here in the past!

The field in which the Barrow stands is surrounded by a hedge and barbed wire fence and I couldn’t find a way in. However, the Barrow can be easily seen over the fence so it’s not a problem.

E.H. state:
‘A large bowl barrow, 35m in diameter and 1.56m high, with no trace of a ditch. It is turf covered and very well preserved’.

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