Cherhill Hill (West)

Round Barrow(s)
SU03836939

Also known as:

Calne Without 2a, 2b and 2d

Nearest town:

Calne (4km W)

OS reference:

SU03836939

OS sheet:

173

Latitude:

51° 25' 22.68 N

Longitude:

1° 56' 41.68 W

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Images (10)
Miscellaneous (1)

Images

Image of Cherhill Hill (West) (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

The southern barrow.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.9.2013)

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Image of Cherhill Hill (West) (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

The southern of the three barrows I found (2d), looking towards Morgan’s Hill.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.9.2013)

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Image of Cherhill Hill (West) (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

Western barrow.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.9.2013)

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Image of Cherhill Hill (West) (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

The western barrow, looking over the escarpment towards Calne.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.9.2013)

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Image of Cherhill Hill (West) (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

The western of the three barrows I found (2a?). Looking towards Morgan’s Hill.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.9.2013)

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Image of Cherhill Hill (West) (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

The northern arc of the bank surrounding the largest barrow. Cherhill village lies in shadow far below.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.9.2013)

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Image of Cherhill Hill (West) (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

Looking over the largest barrow towards Morgan’s Hill, with its own barrows.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.9.2013)

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Image of Cherhill Hill (West) (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

The dished centre of the largest barrow. Looking WNW towards Calne.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.9.2013)

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Image of Cherhill Hill (West) (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

Detail of the bank of the largest barrow.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.9.2013)

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Image of Cherhill Hill (West) (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

The largest of the three barrows I found, possibly 2c (or maybe the pond barrow?). Looking east towards Oldbury hillfort.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.9.2013)

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Articles

Cherhill Hill (West)

Round Barrow(s)

thesweetcheat Nov 5, 2013

The Ordnance Survey 1/25000 (Explorer) shows four barrows on the western knoll of the Cherhill Down ridge, poised above steep slopes. Three are apparent on the ground.

Pastscape has the following:

Calne Without 2, 2a, 2b and 2d.
2 – SU 03836939 – a bowl barrow 27 x 1ft (’A’)
2a- SU 03846933 – a bowl barrow 24 x 1ft. (’B’)
2d- SU 03936924 – a bowl barrow 27 x 1ft (’C’)
2b- SU 03856937 – a saucer barrow 53ft x 1ft overall (’D’). (2)
Calne Without 2a and 2d are small ditchless bowl barrows 0.6m high.
2b is a saucer barrow. The mound is 0.4m high and the bank 0.3m high.
‘E’ At SU 03936936 is a circular depression 1.7m deep surrounded by a bank 11.0m high. It has the appearance of a pond barrow but is not mentioned by Grinsell in V.C.H.
Calne Without 2 cannot be traced but from its position on a steep chalk scarp it would seem unlikely to have been a barrow.
The Bronze Age round barrows described as Grinsell’s Calne Without 2a (`B’), 2b (`D’), and the pond barrow (`E’) are visible on aerial photographs. `B’ is visible as a mound and surrounding ditch with a diameter of 10m. `D’ is visible as a mound possibly surrounded by a ditch, surrounded by a ring bank which appears to have an external ditch and has an overall diameter of 10m.

Sites within 20km of Cherhill Hill (West)

Cherhill cross dyke

Dyke • 0.42km E

4
Calne Without

Long Barrow • 0.62km E

7

1
Oldbury Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 0.86km E

3

2
Cherhill Down and Oldbury

Hillfort • 1.08km E

52

4

13

2
Knoll Down Earthwork

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 1.28km ENE

1

1
Cherhill 4

Round Barrow(s) • 1.78km ENE

6
Mount Wood

Round Barrow(s) • 1.82km NNW

6

4
Morgan’s Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 2.47km SSW

25

3
West Down Gallops Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 2.68km E

6

2
Morgan’s Hill (eastern group)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.7km S

10

1
Baltic Farm

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.87km SSE

2

2
Old Bath Road Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 2.91km ENE

9

2
Yatesbury Field Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.07km ENE

1
North Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.24km E

31

7

1
Yatesbury Field Cursus

Cursus • 3.27km ENE

1
Noland’s Farm Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.27km NE

1
West Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 3.29km E

1
Shepherds Shore Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 3.31km SSE

1
West Down Roman Road Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 3.34km E

7

2
Knoll Down Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 3.4km E

1

1
Yatesbury Village Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.49km NE

1
Little London Pair

Round Barrow(s) • 3.55km ENE

4

4
Little London Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.57km ENE

1
Fox Covert Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 3.75km E

2

2
Harepit Way

Ancient Trackway • 3.87km E

1
Roughridge Hill

Long Barrow • 4.01km SE

4

3

1
Easton Down

Long Barrow • 4.11km ESE

22

1
King’s Play Hill

Long Barrow • 4.49km SW

20

3
Horton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 4.59km ESE

1

1
Penning Barn

Round Barrow(s) • 4.66km E

1

2
Easton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 4.78km SE

1
Horslip

Long Barrow • 4.88km ENE

3

1

3
Roundway Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 4.93km SSW

9

1
Long Stones

Long Barrow • 4.96km E

10

1

6
The Longstone Cove

Standing Stones • 5.05km E

62

2

13

2
South Street

Long Barrow • 5.16km E

6

4

1
Beckhampton Avenue

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 5.25km E

8

4

3

1
Windmill Hill

Causewayed Enclosure • 5.25km ENE

79

4

15

3
Wagon and Horses Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.31km E

1
Beckhampton Road Enclosures

Enclosure • 5.36km E

2
Kitchen Barrow

Long Barrow • 5.44km SE

8

3
Beckhampton Penning Enclosure

Enclosure • 5.68km E

1
Laggus Farm Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 5.75km W

1
Tan Hill (west)

Round Barrow(s) • 5.8km ESE

15

3
Beckhampton Penning Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.93km E

1
Oliver’s Castle

Hillfort • 6.06km SW

30

1

14
Silbury Hill

Artificial Mound • 6.1km E

156

180

45

15
Allington Down

Round Barrow(s) • 6.18km ESE

12

3
Roundway Hill Covert

Round Barrow(s) • 6.24km SW

3
Millbarrow

Long Barrow • 6.25km ENE

1

1
Avebury

Stone Circle • 6.28km ENE

339

3

222

89

12
The Cove

Standing Stones • 6.34km ENE

54

1

5

2
Swallowhead Springs

Sacred Well • 6.4km E

34

1

5

9

1
Beckhampton Plantation Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 6.42km E

1

2
Winterbourne Monkton (Churchyard)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 6.46km ENE

3

3

2
Mother Anthony’s Well

Sacred Well • 6.51km SW

4

1

1

3
West Kennett Avenue

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 6.55km ENE

130

1

5

12

3
Tan Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.58km ESE

6

2

5

1
Avenue stone with axe grinding marks

Carving • 6.6km ENE

10

2
Waden Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.66km E

5

1

2
Bowood Park Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 6.7km WSW

1
West Kennet Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 6.74km E

175

1

14

36

7
Silbaby

Artificial Mound • 6.83km E

17

17

7
West Kennet Avenue Settlement Site

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 6.85km E

25

4
The Shelving Stones

Long Barrow • 6.87km ENE

1
Tan Hill (east)

Dyke • 6.89km ESE

10
Falkners Circle Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 6.92km ENE

1
Falkner’s Circle

Stone Circle • 7.05km E

25

2

13

2
Bowood

7.05km W

1
Hoare Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.05km W

1
Falkners Circle mounds and barrows

Artificial Mound • 7.07km E

1

2
Rybury

Causewayed Enclosure • 7.07km ESE

32

2

1
West Kennett Palisaded Enclosures

Enclosure • 7.16km E

2

2

1
West Kennet Hollow Way

Ancient Trackway • 7.34km E

1
Avebury Down

Round Barrow(s) • 7.72km ENE

26

1
Penning

Round Barrow(s) • 7.76km ENE

12

2
The Sanctuary

Timber Circle • 7.77km E

59

1

1

16

4
Winterbourne Monkton oval mound

Round Barrow(s) • 7.95km ENE

1
Harestone Down barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8km E

5
Harestone Down Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 8.05km E

21

2

3
Overton Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.08km E

106

1

3

6
East Kennett Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 8.17km E

56

5

8

1
Winterbourne Bassett

Stone Circle • 8.33km NE

34

5

14

1
Monkton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 8.44km ENE

10

3
Loxwell

Sacred Well • 8.52km W

3
Little Avebury

Stone Circle • 8.76km E

18

2
White Horse Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.8km ESE

9

2
Down Barn standing stones

Standing Stones • 9.1km ENE

4

1
Experimental Earthwork

Artificial Mound • 9.12km ENE

6

2

2
Overton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 9.17km ENE

18

2
Pickledean Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 9.26km ENE

10

2
Berwick Bassett Down

Round Barrow(s) • 9.27km ENE

3

1
Knap Cottage Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.29km ESE

2

1
Adam’s Grave

Long Barrow • 9.5km ESE

51

18
Adam’s Grave Fallen Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.58km ESE

3

2
Knap Hill and Walker’s Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.61km ESE

4

4
The Mother’s Jam

Natural Rock Feature • 9.61km ENE

15

1

7
Knap Hill Pass

Ancient Trackway • 9.67km ESE

2
Old Chapel

Long Barrow • 9.7km ENE

2
Monster Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 9.7km ENE

6

1
Fyfield Down

Natural Rock Feature • 9.76km ENE

17

4

1
Brade Wyll

Sacred Well • 9.97km ESE

2

1
Fiddlers Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.05km NE

1

1
Alton Priors

Christianised Site • 10.07km ESE

12

2

7

1
Knap Hill

Causewayed Enclosure • 10.07km ESE

33

1

13

1
Piggle Dene

Natural Rock Feature • 10.29km E

18

2
Rough Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 10.35km ENE

1
Ridgeway (Southernmost Remains)

Ancient Trackway • 10.35km ESE

8

1

1
Hackpen Hill (Wiltshire)

10.36km ENE

3

1

7
Fyfield Down settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.38km ENE

4
Naish Hill

Hillfort • 10.44km WSW

2

3
Rough Hill Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 10.45km ENE

1
Fyfield 1 and 2 barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 10.49km ENE

2

1
Golden Ball Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.52km E

10

3
Lockeridge Dene

Natural Rock Feature • 10.64km E

20

5
White Barrow (Lockeridge)

Long Barrow • 10.67km E

1
Long Tom (Fyfield)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.71km ENE

6

1

4

1
The Hanging Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 10.75km ESE

3

3
Manton Down

Long Barrow • 11km ENE

10

2

6
Devil’s Den

Chambered Tomb • 11.24km ENE

91

1

4

27

2
Temple Bottom

Long Barrow • 11.43km ENE

1

3
Draycott Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 11.44km E

25

2

1
Clatford Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 11.55km E

1
Woodborough Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 11.84km ESE

3

3
Picked Hill

Sacred Hill • 11.97km ESE

8

5
Bincknoll Castle

Hillfort • 12.04km NE

11

2
Barrow Copse

Long Barrow • 12.23km E

25

4

1
Marden Henge (and Hatfield Barrow)

Henge • 12.31km SE

7

3

23

3
Broad Stones (Clatford)

Stone Circle • 12.43km E

1

2
Manton Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.63km E

6

6
Ogbourne Maizey Down Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.95km ENE

1

1
Barton Copse Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 13.06km ENE

1
Huish Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.07km E

8

1
Swanborough Tump

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.11km ESE

3

1

6
Barbury Castle

Hillfort • 13.18km ENE

40

3

18

1
Giant’s Grave (Martinsell)

Promontory Fort • 14.15km E

16

1

3
Granham Hill

Long Barrow • 14.16km E

2
Marlborough Common Golf Course Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 14.21km ENE

3
Marlborough Mound

Artificial Mound • 14.44km E

14

7

11

2
Broadbury Banks

Hillfort • 14.85km SE

2
Martinsell

Hillfort • 14.87km E

14

7
Ogbourne St Andrew Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.2km ENE

15

1

8
Ogbourne St Andrew Church

Standing Stones • 15.2km ENE

6

3
Pewsey Church

Standing Stones • 15.42km ESE

7

1
Pewsey

Standing Stones • 15.83km ESE

6

3
Holy Well

Sacred Well • 16.1km W

2
Whitefield Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 16.17km ENE

1
Lanhill

Long Barrow • 16.93km W

35

1

11

1
Forest Hill Farm

Hillfort • 17.03km E

3

2
Bushy Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.3km W

1

2

1
Rushy Platt Bowl Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.34km NE

2

1

1
Burderop Wood Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 17.34km NE

1
Devil’s Footprint

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.56km NE

1
Casterley Camp

Hillfort • 17.62km SE

2

2
Ringsbury

Hillfort • 17.66km N

16

1

5
Mud Lane Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.83km E

1
Savernake

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.89km E

8

3
Ell Barrow

Long Barrow • 18.35km SSE

1
Broome Long Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.37km NE

1
Broome Temple

Stone Circle • 18.37km NE

2
Square Copse Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.61km E

1
Giant’s Grave (Milton Hill)

Long Barrow • 18.62km ESE

15

3
Slay Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.86km SE

1
Coate Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 18.86km NE

2
Savernake Temple

Ancient Temple • 18.96km E

1
Great Chalfield Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.17km WSW

1
Chisenbury Camp

Hillfort • 19.2km ESE

1
Savernake Lodge

Round Barrow(s) • 19.37km E

5

1
Coate Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 19.42km NE

13

7

19

1
Down Farm Group

Round Barrow(s) • 19.58km ESE

2

3
Everleigh Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.61km ESE

11

1

3
Guy’s Rift

Cave / Rock Shelter • 19.74km W

1

2
Tinhead Hill

Long Barrow • 19.79km SSW

6

2
Liddington Castle

Hillfort • 19.86km ENE

30

4

3
Enford

Round Barrow(s) • 19.9km SE

3

1

2
Easton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 19.95km E

2

1
Grant’s Firs Group

Round Barrow(s) • 19.97km ESE

1