Ash Hill stands on private land on the Swinhope estate behind some industrial buildings. On my one and ony visit I think I met the original ‘Farmer Palmer’, the conversation went something like this-
Farmer “You can’t come in here it’s private land”
Me “OK, but would it be possible just to have a quick look at the long barrow?”
Farmer “There’s no long barrow here”
Me “Err, but it’s marked on the map”
Farmer “There’s no long barrow here”
Me (shows him the map) “Look, it’s marked on the map”
Farmer (after a short silence) “You can’t come in here it’s private land”
I quite possibly thanked him warmly for his kind assistance. Or maybe I didn’t....
