Morgan’s Hill (eastern group)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery
SU036667

Nearest town:

Devizes (5km SSW)

OS reference:

SU036667

OS sheet:

173

Latitude:

51° 23' 55.6 N

Longitude:

1° 56' 53.69 W

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Images (10)
Miscellaneous (1)

Images

Image of Morgan’s Hill (eastern group) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by thesweetcheat

Bishops Cannings 34(?) is a prominent “bump” above the massive Wansdyke earthwork. Looking ESE towards Wiltshire’s highest hills, Tan Hill and Milk Hill.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.2.2014)

thesweetcheat Mar 23, 2014

Image of Morgan’s Hill (eastern group) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by thesweetcheat

Bishops Cannings 34(?) is positioned right on the lip of the escaprment, now on top of the later Wansdyke earthwork. Looking approx. east towards Avebury/Silbury.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.2.2014)

thesweetcheat Mar 23, 2014

Image of Morgan’s Hill (eastern group) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by thesweetcheat

Bishops Cannings 34(?) round barrow, showing the flank not damaged by the construction of Wansdyke.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.2.2014)

thesweetcheat Mar 23, 2014

Image of Morgan’s Hill (eastern group) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by thesweetcheat

Approaching what I think must be the Bishops Cannings 34 round barrow along Wansdyke. It could be easily (dis)missed as part of the later earthwork, but as Pastscape says “a mound 0.7m. high either overlaid by, or abutting, Wansdyke”.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.2.2014)

thesweetcheat Mar 23, 2014

Image of Morgan’s Hill (eastern group) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by thesweetcheat

Looking ESE across the round barrow (possibly 34a). Wansdyke is on the far left.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.2.2014)

thesweetcheat Mar 21, 2014

Image of Morgan’s Hill (eastern group) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by thesweetcheat

Barrow next to Wansdyke, possibly 34a. Furze Knoll flint mine is in the clump of trees just over the hilltop.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.2.2014)

thesweetcheat Mar 21, 2014

Image of Morgan’s Hill (eastern group) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by thesweetcheat

Round barrow (possibly 34a) next to the top of Wansdyke, which drops away from the extreme right of shot.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.2.2014)

thesweetcheat Mar 21, 2014

Image of Morgan’s Hill (eastern group) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by thesweetcheat

Bishops Cannings 27 round barrow in the foreground, looking NE to Cherhill. There is a seriously impressive barrow cemetery in between.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.2.2014)

thesweetcheat Mar 21, 2014

Image of Morgan’s Hill (eastern group) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by thesweetcheat

Bishops Cannings 27, looking NNW with the impressive earthwork of Wansdyke to the left.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.2.2014)

thesweetcheat Mar 21, 2014

Image of Morgan’s Hill (eastern group) (Barrow / Cairn Cemetery) by thesweetcheat

Bishops Cannings 27, the southeastern barrow in the group. Looking east towards Avebury – the top of Silbury can be seen from this barrow.

Image credit: A. Brookes (7.2.2014)

thesweetcheat Mar 21, 2014

Articles

Morgan’s Hill (eastern group)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery

thesweetcheat Mar 21, 2014

Group of round barrows on the eastern slopes of Morgan’s Hill, running roughly parallel with the much later Wansdyke earthwork.

Only three of the multiple barrows listed on Pastscape and the six shown on the OS 1/25000 map are visible at ground level.

The OS 1/25000 shows two further barrows to the north, centred on SU034672, but these appear to have been ploughed out.

Sites within 20km of Morgan’s Hill (eastern group)

Shepherds Shore Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 0.68km SE

1
Morgan’s Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 0.8km W

25

3
Baltic Farm

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 0.9km E

2

2
Roughridge Hill

Long Barrow • 2.05km E

4

3

1
Roundway Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 2.38km SW

9

1
Easton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 2.61km ESE

1
Cherhill Hill (West)

Round Barrow(s) • 2.7km N

10

1
Cherhill cross dyke

Dyke • 2.71km N

4
King’s Play Hill

Long Barrow • 2.71km WSW

20

3
Easton Down

Long Barrow • 2.76km E

22

1
Calne Without

Long Barrow • 2.76km NNE

7

1
Cherhill Down and Oldbury

Hillfort • 2.82km NNE

52

4

13

2
Oldbury Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 2.83km NNE

3

2
North Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 3.15km ENE

31

7

1
Knoll Down Earthwork

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.24km NNE

1

1
Horton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 3.52km E

1

1
Kitchen Barrow

Long Barrow • 3.6km ESE

8

3
Cherhill 4

Round Barrow(s) • 3.7km NE

6
West Down Gallops Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 3.7km NE

6

2
West Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 3.73km ENE

1
West Down Roman Road Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 3.8km ENE

7

2
Roundway Hill Covert

Round Barrow(s) • 4.04km SW

3
Oliver’s Castle

Hillfort • 4.07km WSW

30

1

14
Tan Hill (west)

Round Barrow(s) • 4.24km E

15

3
Old Bath Road Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.29km NE

9

2
Fox Covert Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 4.41km ENE

2

2
Knoll Down Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 4.42km NE

1

1
Mount Wood

Round Barrow(s) • 4.5km N

6

4
Mother Anthony’s Well

Sacred Well • 4.5km WSW

4

1

1

3
Harepit Way

Ancient Trackway • 4.75km ENE

1
Yatesbury Field Cursus

Cursus • 4.76km NE

1
Tan Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.96km E

6

2

5

1
Yatesbury Field Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.08km NE

1
Allington Down

Round Barrow(s) • 5.28km E

12

3
Rybury

Causewayed Enclosure • 5.46km E

32

2

1
Little London Pair

Round Barrow(s) • 5.47km NE

4

4
Penning Barn

Round Barrow(s) • 5.49km ENE

1

2
Little London Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.65km NE

1
Tan Hill (east)

Dyke • 5.69km E

10
Long Stones

Long Barrow • 5.71km ENE

10

1

6
Yatesbury Village Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.73km NNE

1
Noland’s Farm Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.74km NNE

1
Beckhampton Penning Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.75km ENE

1
Beckhampton Penning Enclosure

Enclosure • 5.79km ENE

1
The Longstone Cove

Standing Stones • 5.89km ENE

62

2

13

2
South Street

Long Barrow • 5.93km ENE

6

4

1
Wagon and Horses Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.02km ENE

1
Beckhampton Avenue

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 6.07km ENE

8

4

3

1
Beckhampton Road Enclosures

Enclosure • 6.11km ENE

2
Laggus Farm Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 6.15km W

1
Horslip

Long Barrow • 6.27km NE

3

1

3
Beckhampton Plantation Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 6.27km ENE

1

2
Silbury Hill

Artificial Mound • 6.56km ENE

156

180

45

15
Swallowhead Springs

Sacred Well • 6.61km ENE

34

1

5

9

1
Bowood Park Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 6.86km W

1
West Kennet Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 6.87km ENE

175

1

14

36

7
Windmill Hill

Causewayed Enclosure • 6.92km NE

79

4

15

3
Silbaby

Artificial Mound • 7.16km ENE

17

17

7
Waden Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.25km ENE

5

1

2
Avebury

Stone Circle • 7.27km ENE

339

3

222

89

12
West Kennett Avenue

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 7.33km ENE

130

1

5

12

3
The Cove

Standing Stones • 7.35km ENE

54

1

5

2
Avenue stone with axe grinding marks

Carving • 7.41km ENE

10

2
West Kennett Palisaded Enclosures

Enclosure • 7.41km ENE

2

2

1
West Kennet Avenue Settlement Site

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.52km ENE

25

4
Harestone Down barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.52km E

5
Bowood

7.6km W

1
Hoare Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.6km W

1
White Horse Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.63km E

9

2
Falkners Circle Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 7.68km ENE

1
Harestone Down Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 7.72km E

21

2

3
Falkner’s Circle

Stone Circle • 7.73km ENE

25

2

13

2
Falkners Circle mounds and barrows

Artificial Mound • 7.75km ENE

1

2
West Kennet Hollow Way

Ancient Trackway • 7.88km ENE

1
East Kennett Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 7.97km ENE

56

5

8

1
The Sanctuary

Timber Circle • 7.98km ENE

59

1

1

16

4
Millbarrow

Long Barrow • 8km NE

1

1
Winterbourne Monkton (Churchyard)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.07km NE

3

3

2
Adam’s Grave Fallen Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.21km E

3

2
Little Avebury

Stone Circle • 8.23km E

18

2
Overton Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.26km ENE

106

1

3

6
Adam’s Grave

Long Barrow • 8.29km E

51

18
Knap Cottage Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.29km E

2

1
The Shelving Stones

Long Barrow • 8.31km NE

1
Brade Wyll

Sacred Well • 8.46km E

2

1
Knap Hill Pass

Ancient Trackway • 8.51km E

2
Knap Hill and Walker’s Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.52km E

4

4
Alton Priors

Christianised Site • 8.52km E

12

2

7

1
Avebury Down

Round Barrow(s) • 8.74km ENE

26

1
Ridgeway (Southernmost Remains)

Ancient Trackway • 8.77km ESE

8

1

1
The Hanging Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 8.82km ESE

3

3
Loxwell

Sacred Well • 8.86km W

3
Penning

Round Barrow(s) • 8.98km ENE

12

2
Knap Hill

Causewayed Enclosure • 9.02km E

33

1

13

1
Winterbourne Monkton oval mound

Round Barrow(s) • 9.33km ENE

1
Golden Ball Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 9.65km E

10

3
Down Barn standing stones

Standing Stones • 9.74km ENE

4

1
Monkton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 9.94km NE

10

3
Woodborough Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 9.95km ESE

3

3
Pickledean Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 10.01km ENE

10

2
Experimental Earthwork

Artificial Mound • 10.05km ENE

6

2

2
Marden Henge (and Hatfield Barrow)

Henge • 10.06km ESE

7

3

23

3
Overton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 10.18km ENE

18

2
Picked Hill

Sacred Hill • 10.49km E

8

5
The Mother’s Jam

Natural Rock Feature • 10.52km ENE

15

1

7
Naish Hill

Hillfort • 10.55km W

2

3
Winterbourne Bassett

Stone Circle • 10.61km NE

34

5

14

1
Monster Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 10.64km ENE

6

1
Draycott Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.64km E

25

2

1
Piggle Dene

Natural Rock Feature • 10.66km ENE

18

2
Lockeridge Dene

Natural Rock Feature • 10.68km ENE

20

5
Fyfield Down

Natural Rock Feature • 10.72km ENE

17

4

1
White Barrow (Lockeridge)

Long Barrow • 10.75km ENE

1
Berwick Bassett Down

Round Barrow(s) • 11km NE

3

1
Old Chapel

Long Barrow • 11.15km NE

2
Fyfield 1 and 2 barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 11.35km ENE

2

1
Fyfield Down settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.43km ENE

4
Swanborough Tump

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.65km E

3

1

6
Long Tom (Fyfield)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.71km ENE

6

1

4

1
Rough Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 11.74km ENE

1
Rough Hill Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 11.84km ENE

1
Devil’s Den

Chambered Tomb • 11.85km ENE

91

1

4

27

2
Barrow Copse

Long Barrow • 11.91km E

25

4

1
Manton Down

Long Barrow • 11.98km ENE

10

2

6
Clatford Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 11.99km ENE

1
Fiddlers Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.09km NE

1

1
Hackpen Hill (Wiltshire)

12.16km NE

3

1

7
Huish Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 12.39km E

8

1
Broadbury Banks

Hillfort • 12.49km SE

2
Temple Bottom

Long Barrow • 12.64km ENE

1

3
Broad Stones (Clatford)

Stone Circle • 12.86km ENE

1

2
Manton Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.08km ENE

6

6
Giant’s Grave (Martinsell)

Promontory Fort • 13.42km E

16

1

3
Barton Copse Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 13.6km ENE

1
Ogbourne Maizey Down Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.14km ENE

1

1
Pewsey Church

Standing Stones • 14.23km E

7

1
Martinsell

Hillfort • 14.33km E

14

7
Granham Hill

Long Barrow • 14.38km ENE

2
Bincknoll Castle

Hillfort • 14.44km NNE

11

2
Pewsey

Standing Stones • 14.63km E

6

3
Marlborough Mound

Artificial Mound • 14.79km ENE

14

7

11

2
Marlborough Common Golf Course Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 14.84km ENE

3
Barbury Castle

Hillfort • 14.95km NE

40

3

18

1
Casterley Camp

Hillfort • 15.36km SE

2

2
Ell Barrow

Long Barrow • 15.77km SSE

1
Ogbourne St Andrew Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.15km ENE

15

1

8
Ogbourne St Andrew Church

Standing Stones • 16.15km ENE

6

3
Slay Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.35km SE

1
Holy Well

Sacred Well • 16.65km W

2
Chisenbury Camp

Hillfort • 17.26km ESE

1
Giant’s Grave (Milton Hill)

Long Barrow • 17.35km E

15

3
Forest Hill Farm

Hillfort • 17.35km ENE

3

2
Tinhead Hill

Long Barrow • 17.39km SW

6

2
East Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 17.4km SSE

1

1
Mud Lane Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.47km E

1
Enford

Round Barrow(s) • 17.68km SE

3

1

2
Whitefield Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 17.71km ENE

1
Lanhill

Long Barrow • 17.75km W

35

1

11

1
Savernake

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.8km E

8

3
Bushy Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.96km W

1

2

1
Everleigh Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.09km ESE

11

1

3
Down Farm Group

Round Barrow(s) • 18.13km ESE

2

3
Great Chalfield Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.21km WSW

1
Square Copse Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.21km E

1
Grant’s Firs Group

Round Barrow(s) • 18.29km ESE

1
The Bloodstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.49km SW

2

1
Net Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.62km SE

1
Lidbury Camp

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18.62km ESE

1
Easton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 18.94km E

2

1
Savernake Temple

Ancient Temple • 19.07km ENE

1
Kill Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.12km S

1
Tilshead Lodge Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 19.24km S

9

4
Oldhat Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.32km E

12

1

1
Savernake Lodge

Round Barrow(s) • 19.37km E

5

1
Burderop Wood Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 19.48km NE

1
Silver Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 19.48km SSE

9

1
Devil’s Footprint

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.66km NE

1
Rushy Platt Bowl Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.73km NNE

2

1

1
White Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.89km S

9

3
Old Ditch Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 19.93km S

19

3