Woodmancote

Nearest town:
Cirencester (7km SSE)
OS reference:
SP00790919
OS sheet:
163
Latitude:
51° 46' 51.23 N
Longitude:
1° 59' 18.77 W
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Image of Woodmancote (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

The mound of the barrow extends beyond the fence and trees. It’s a decent barrow under the vegetation and doesn’t appear to be under threat of the plough at present.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.8.2020)
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Image of Woodmancote (Round Barrow(s)) by thesweetcheat

With hindsight an August visit in shorts was maybe not the ideal time to come. The barrow shelters under the trees, through the knee-high nettle barrier.

Image credit: A. Brookes (23.8.2020)
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Woodmancote

thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Dec 13, 2020
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An easy stroll up from the bus stop at Rendcomb on a warm August day, the sun playing hide and seek behind billows of Cotswolds clouds.

The tree-covered barrow is prominent in a field next to the minor road east of Woodmancote. It’s at the top of steeper slopes dropping down to the picturesque River Churn, hidden by woodland from the barrow itself. There are neither crops nor livestock on my visit.

The trees make the barrow an obvious landmark and appear to have saved it from the plough, although the mound extends outwards into the field from the wooden fence surrounding the trees. The drawback with my summer visit is that the trees conceal the barrow beneath a deep covering of nettles, which also guard the site with a knee-high barrier. Clad in shorts, I make a half-hearted foray but am quickly stung in multiple places and retreat from closer inspection.

Vegetation aside, it’s heartening to find a Cotswold round barrow that hasn’t been ploughed down to nothing. The situation is pleasant, but the lack of longer views and the proximity of houses on the edge of the village stops it from really being a place to spend very much time. Worth the visit though, especially as I haven’t been here before.

I head off to Woodmancote itself, then on to Cotswold Park long barrow. A good start to the day.

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