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Looking towards the north-western bowl barrow from that to the south-east
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North-western, looking south(ish)
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The South-eastern barrow doesn’t possess as upstanding a profile as its neighbour, but still pretty large.
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The north-western is a pretty substantial barrow, to be fair.........
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The better-preserved north-western monument upon Long Hill.......
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Long Hill
Recommended should one perhaps fancy a respite from this ‘brave new world’...
There are actually two bowl barrows here upon Long Hill (Crooksbury Hill is some way to the approx northwest): that to the northwest, substantial and reasonably well preserved; its companion to the south-east is a little less upstanding but still pretty voluminous. One assumes Rhiannon is referring to the excellent triple bell barrow upon Turners Hill located within woodland to the approx southeast? The siting and vibe are excellent, with sweeping views across Crooksbury Common to the south.
Historic England has the following to say:
“The monument includes two bowl barrows, aligned north-west to south-east, situated on a south-facing rise on the Lower Greensand. The northern barrow comprises a mound 22m in diameter and 2m high with a surrounding ditch from which material was quarried during the construction of the monument. This is no longer visible at ground level, having become infilled over the years, but survives as a buried feature c.3m wide. The second barrow, less than 20m to the south-east, has a mound 16m in diameter and 1.1m high with a slight central hollow suggesting that the barrow was once partially excavated. This too is surrounded by a quarry ditch which survives as a buried feature c.2.5m wide.”
Access to the common is via an off-road parking area from Seale Road. Follow the track heading to your left, prior to veering uphill to the right.
Aldous Huxley’s famous novel “Brave New World” ends at Crooksbury Hill.
3 Bronze Age bell barrows on the common, and an Iron Age hillfort to the NW.
Sites within 20km of Crooksbury Common
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Turners Hill
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Hillbury
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Bourne Wood Barrow
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Thursley Common
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Frensham Common
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Barossa Barracks Barrow
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Skirmishing Hill Earthwork
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Caesar’s Camp (Aldershot)
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Heath Brow Barrows
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Cockadobby Hill Barrow
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Albert Road Barrow
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St. Peter’s Church, Farnborough
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St Catherine’s Hill
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Hascombe Hill
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St Martha’s Hill
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Hornley Common Barrow
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Brentmoor Heath Barrows
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Horsell Common
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Pyrford Stone
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