Withycombe Common

Round Barrow(s)
SS98663958

Nearest town:

Minehead (8km NNW)

OS reference:

SS98663958

OS sheet:

181

Latitude:

51° 8' 45.44 N

Longitude:

3° 26' 56.17 W

Added to TMA by

thelonious

Images (3)
Fieldnotes (1)

Images

Image of Withycombe Common (Round Barrow(s)) by thelonious

23/03/2017 – Southern barrow with trigpoint

thelonious Mar 26, 2017

Image of Withycombe Common (Round Barrow(s)) by thelonious

23/03/2017 – Middle barrow – very hidden.

thelonious Mar 26, 2017

Image of Withycombe Common (Round Barrow(s)) by thelonious

23/03/2017 – Most northerly barrow

thelonious Mar 26, 2017

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Withycombe Common

Round Barrow(s)

thelonious Mar 26, 2017

23/03/2017 – Good walk from Wheddon Cross to Dunster today. Route taken was

Wheddon Cross -> Lype Hill -> Luxborough -> Monkham Hill ->Withycombe Common -> Bat’s Castle -> Dunster

Weather was rubbish in the morning. Low cloud and rain. On the way we passed a couple of cairns on Lype Hill and then stopped at the Royal Oak in Luxborough. This proved to be a fine place to get something to eat whilst we waited out the rain before climbing up to Withycombe Common in the afternoon to look for these barrows.

On the top of the hill is a linear group of three round barrows. Easiest to find is the most southern one with a trigpoint on it. Middle one was very hidden in heather. Most northerly one was OK with stones showing. Good views to Dunkery Beacon and the sea from here.

After a bash about in the heather we headed off to Bat’s Castle then Dunster for the night.

Sites within 20km of Withycombe Common

Croydon Hill Cairn

Cairn(s) • 1.59km W

1
Bats Castle

Hillfort • 2.62km N

10

4
Gallax Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 3.13km NNW

3

1
Langridge Wood

Cist • 3.56km ESE

1
Leather Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 4.09km SSE

2
Cutcombe

Round Barrow(s) • 4.61km SSW

2
Lype Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.62km SW

2

2
Wiveliscombe Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.08km SE

2
Naked Boy Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.83km SE

1
Periton Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 6.01km WNW

1

2
King’s Brompton Common Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.19km SE

1
Huish Champflower Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 6.86km ESE

2
Devil’s Stone (Luckwell Bridge)

Natural Rock Feature • 7.3km WSW

2
Ralegh’s Cross Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.36km ESE

1
Tripp Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.76km ESE

1
Daw’s Castle

Cliff Fort • 8.28km ENE

1

1
Dunkery Hill Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.39km W

6
Kit Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 8.93km W

1
Battlegore

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.96km ENE

7
Elworthy Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.48km ESE

1
Dunkery Beacon

Cairn(s) • 9.62km W

9

2

6

1
Higher Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 9.63km E

1
Furzebury Brake

Hillfort • 10.07km NW

3
Elworthy Barrows

Hillfort • 10.12km ESE

1

2
Bury Castle (Selworthy)

Hillfort • 10.24km WNW

9

1
Staddon Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 10.51km WSW

1
Selworthy Beacon

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.52km WNW

9

1
Staddon Hill Camp

Enclosure • 10.63km WSW

1

1
Little Rowbarrow

Cairn(s) • 10.93km W

1

1
Stoke Pero

Cairn(s) • 11.22km W

1
Great Rowbarrow

Cairn(s) • 11.25km W

1

1
Rowbarrows

Round Barrow(s) • 11.28km W

1

2
Rowbarrow ring barrow and a round cairn

Cairn(s) • 11.35km W

1

1
Caratacus Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.42km WSW

3

5
Curdon Wood Camp

Enclosure • 11.57km E

1
Bleary Pate

Round Barrow(s) • 11.58km ENE

3
Bossington Hill

Cairn(s) • 11.94km WNW

6

2
Wambarrows

Round Barrow(s) • 12.22km WSW

5
Hoar Moor Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.49km W

1
Road Castle

Hillfort • 12.5km WSW

1

1
Tar Ball Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 12.56km W

1
Trendle Ring

Hillfort • 13.1km E

7

2
The Wilmersham Common row

Stone Row / Alignment • 13.17km W

1
Bendels Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 13.26km W

1

1
Herne’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.47km WSW

2
Berry Castle

Enclosure • 13.78km W

1

1
Thorncombe Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.03km ENE

5

2
Weacombe Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 14.1km ENE

2
Mounsey Castle

Hillfort • 14.28km SW

1

3
Almsworthy Stone Circle

Stone Setting • 14.37km W

4

3
Black Ball Hill Cairn

Cairn(s) • 14.65km ENE

1
Whit Stones

Standing Stones • 14.86km W

2

4
Porlock Stone Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 14.88km W

2

2
Porlock Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 15.1km W

8

7
Alderman’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.18km W

2

2
The Long Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.32km ENE

3
Withypool Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.48km WSW

1
Anstey Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.75km SW

1
Black Hill and Hurley Beacon

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.75km E

7

1
Withypool Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 15.76km WSW

1

3
Black Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.08km W

1
Old Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.19km WSW

1
Lark Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.43km W

1
Wilmot’s Pool

Round Barrow(s) • 16.65km E

6

1
Portford Bridge Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.67km WSW

1
West Hill (Quantock Hills)

Cairn(s) • 16.67km E

4

1
Elsworthy

Standing Stone / Menhir • 16.67km W

1
Knackers Hole Cairn

Cairn(s) • 17km ENE

1
West Anstey Longstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 17.08km SW

2

1
Dowsborough

Hillfort • 17.19km E

6
Culbone Stone

Christianised Site • 17.23km W

2

2
Culbone Hill

Stone Row / Alignment • 17.23km W

5

2
Great Hill (Quantock Hills)

Cairn(s) • 17.28km E

3
Brightworthy Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 17.51km WSW

2
Green Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.54km WSW

1
Quarter Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 17.68km W

1
Triscombe Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18km E

6

1
Stowey Allotment Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.11km W

1
Swap Hill Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 18.35km W

1
Longcombe Burrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.56km W

1
Wills Neck

Round Barrow(s) • 18.58km E

10

1
Manor Allotment stone setting

Stone Setting • 18.87km W

1
Ashbrittle Yew

Round Barrow(s) • 19.3km SE

2
Cow Castle

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.32km WSW

2

3
Twitchen Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 19.56km WSW

2
Horsen Hill Stones

Stone Row / Alignment • 19.66km WSW

1
Sherdon Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 19.7km WSW

2
Lydeard Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 19.76km E

1