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Money Tump

Round Barrow(s)

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CARL Oct 8, 2013

Visited 6.10.13

Directions:
On the eastern side of a minor road south of Bisley, a little north of the Nash End Farm Barrows. There is room to park next to a rough track. Access to the Barrow is via a public footpath / stile. It is only a 2 minute walk.

A Barrow with a name – usually worth having a look for?

The weather was warm and sunny and the walk easy and flat.

The Barrow is now no more than a low grass mound, approximately 20m wide x 1m high.
Sited on a reasonably prominent position in the flat countryside.

Just about worth a quick look when in the area.

Money Tump

Round Barrow(s)

Rhiannon Feb 22, 2006

Westwood and Simpson (’Lore of the land’ -2005) mention a tale collected in 1985 by the Cotswold writer Edith Brill. She spoke to an old man who said “he wished he could borrow a bulldozer and search for the money that lay hidden inside [the tump] and then he would be rich for the rest of his life.” She herself ‘knew’ that the money originated from a wealthy local chief who’d left it there while fleeing the Saxons.

Money Tump

Round Barrow(s)

Rhiannon Sep 4, 2003

The name of this round barrow tends to suggest people thought there was treasure within it – or maybe they did actually find some. Whatever, these etymological speculations pale beside the following story, gathered by Grinsell from one of his many dusty tomes.

As you can see from a map, a path runs right by the tumulus. It’s said that on the night of Bisley Feast, two men from Chalford were returning home towards France Lynch. They were near the barrow when they spotted some people up ahead of them. Assuming they were some friends who’d also been to the festivities they hurried up to catch them. As they came closer they realised that the figures were men with no heads! As Grinsell quotes: “The consequent fright had an abiding effect on the men.”

As it well might.

Sites within 20km of Money Tump

Nash End Farm (Bisley)

Round Barrow(s) • 0.7km WSW

1
The Twizzle Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 0.86km NE

1
Twizzle Stone Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 1.14km ENE

5

4
Avenis

Long Barrow • 1.14km SE

1

3
The Giant’s Stone

Long Barrow • 1.98km NE

7

1

6
Througham

Long Barrow • 2.72km NNE

3
Westwood

Long Barrow • 3.33km ENE

3

1
Tump Belt

Round Barrow(s) • 3.35km ENE

3

1
Upper Hyde Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 3.54km SSW
The Camp

Long Barrow • 4.31km N

19

4
The Lang Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.85km SW

1
Honeycombe Farm

Long Barrow • 4.9km NE

2

1
The Horestone (Rodborough)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.11km WSW

3

2
The Longstone of Minchinhampton

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.21km SSW

49

1

17
Gatcombe Lodge

Long Barrow • 5.47km SSW

4

1

7
Cobstone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 5.54km SSW

1

2
College Plantation

Long Barrow • 5.77km ENE

9
Whitfield’s Tump

Long Barrow • 5.78km WSW

11

5
Tabitha’s Well

Sacred Well • 6.07km WNW

2

2
The Tinglestone

Long Barrow • 6.16km SSW

24

9
The Bulwarks (Minchinhampton)

Dyke • 6.35km SW

10

3
The Hoar Stone (Duntisbourne Abbots)

Long Barrow • 6.44km ENE

13

6

1
Norn’s Tump

Long Barrow • 6.64km S

4

3
Avening Burial Chambers

Burial Chamber • 6.92km SSW

18

1

7
Oldfield Wood

Long Barrow • 7.39km SW

4

2
The Oven

Round Barrow(s) • 7.42km SSW

4

1
Inlands Plantation

Round Barrow(s) • 7.65km SE

1

2
Buck’s Head Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.86km N

3

1

2
The Toots

Long Barrow • 7.86km WSW

12

3
Standish Wood

Dyke • 7.92km W

7

1
Painswick Beacon

Hillfort • 7.95km NW

24

6
Randwick Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 8.05km W

21

5

1
Windmill Tump

Long Barrow • 8.07km SE

29

10

2
Lechmore Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 8.2km SSW

13

2
Shortwood mounds

Round Barrow(s) • 8.21km W

11

1
Lechmore Round Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 8.29km SSW

7

1
Cranham Corner

Enclosure • 8.51km NNW

7

1
West Tump

Long Barrow • 8.54km N

35

6

1
Haresfield Camp

Hillfort • 8.57km W

34

3
Bown Hill

Long Barrow • 8.65km WSW

1
High Brotheridge Camp

Hillfort • 8.92km NNW

11

2
Haresdown Barn

Round Barrow(s) • 9.04km ESE

2
Trewsbury

Hillfort • 9.24km E

4

3
Manor Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 9.39km SSW

1
Cooper’s Hill

Dyke • 9.42km NNW

14

2

1
Combend Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 9.8km NE

7

1

2
Cotswold Park

Long Barrow • 9.87km ENE

6

1
Birdlip Camp

Hillfort • 10.33km N

22

1

4

1
Broadfield Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 10.36km S

2
Beverston Stones

Standing Stones • 10.69km SSW

1
Buckholt Wood

Long Barrow • 10.88km WSW

6

4
Woodleaze

Long Barrow • 11.04km SW

2

3
Nympsfield

Long Barrow • 11.29km WSW

46

14

3
Woodmancote

Round Barrow(s) • 11.34km ENE

5

1
Soldier’s Grave

Round Cairn • 11.35km WSW

17

6
Bagendon Earthworks

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.36km ENE

11

3
Emma’s Grove

Round Barrow(s) • 11.51km NNE

18

6
Crickley Hill

Causewayed Enclosure • 11.57km N

58

1

14

1
North Cerney

Long Barrow • 11.81km ENE

6
Coberley

Long Barrow • 12.01km NNE

33

5
Hetty Pegler’s Tump

Long Barrow • 12.33km WSW

76

6

32

2
Henley Bank

Round Barrow(s) • 12.68km NNW

5

1
Crippets Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 12.87km N

46

8
Tar Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 12.98km E

13

6
Uley Bury Camp

Hillfort • 13.24km WSW

26

9

1
Norbury Camp (Upper Coberley)

Hillfort • 13.31km NE

22

2
The Beck Swan

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.37km ENE

1
Kingscote stones

Standing Stones • 13.6km SW

1
Symonds Hall Farm

Long Barrow • 13.76km SW

2
Bowldown Wood

Round Barrow(s) • 13.95km SSW

1
Boy’s Grove

Round Barrow(s) • 14km NE

4

1
Shawswell Farm

Long Barrow • 14.2km ENE

4

2
Churchdown Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.26km NNW

16

4

1
Leckhampton Hill

Hillfort • 14.4km NNE

86

6

2
Boxwell stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 14.94km SW

1
Pinkwell

Long Barrow • 15.26km ENE

5

3
Hangman’s Stone (Preston)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 15.46km E

1
Withington Woods West

Round Barrow(s) • 15.72km NE

7

1
Withington Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 15.77km NE

6

2
West Barrow

Long Barrow • 15.88km SSW

6

3
Lineover

Long Barrow • 16.31km NE

32

5
Foxcote Hill Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 16.45km NE

2

2
St Paul’s Epistle

Round Barrow(s) • 16.55km NE

13

3
Barnsley Wold Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.78km ENE

2
Colnpen Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 16.82km ENE

1
Dowdeswell

Hillfort • 17.14km NE

17

3
Park Wood Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 17.14km SSW

1
The Clump

Long Barrow • 17.21km SW

7

2
Wood Barrow

Long Barrow • 17.98km ENE

6

2
Sales Lot Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 18.2km NE

1
Nan Tow’s Tump

Round Barrow(s) • 18.42km SW

1

2
Battledown Camp

Hillfort • 18.44km NNE

1

1

1
Brackenbury Camp

Hillfort • 18.57km WSW

37

1
Wood Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 18.89km NNE

9

3

1