Winterbourne Monkton (Churchyard)

Standing Stone / Menhir
SU098719

Also known as:

Millbarrow (remains)

Nearest town:

Marlborough (10km E)

OS reference:

SU098719

OS sheet:

173

Latitude:

51° 26' 43.67 N

Longitude:

1° 51' 32.29 W

Added to TMA by

hamish

Images (3)
Fieldnotes (2)
Miscellaneous (1)
Links (2)

Images

Image of Winterbourne Monkton (Churchyard) (Standing Stone / Menhir) by hamish

Image credit: Mike Murray

hamish Nov 16, 2004

Image of Winterbourne Monkton (Churchyard) (Standing Stone / Menhir) by hamish

Image credit: Mike Murray

hamish Nov 16, 2004

Image of Winterbourne Monkton (Churchyard) (Standing Stone / Menhir) by hamish

Image credit: Mike Murray

hamish Nov 16, 2004

Articles

Winterbourne Monkton (Churchyard)

Standing Stone / Menhir

C

CARL Oct 4, 2011

Visited 1.10.11

I had been meaning to visit this site for quite a while and am glad I finally managed it.

The stone is easily found next to the end of the church and is about 2.5 metres long x 1.5 metres wide. The grass around the stone was well trimmed and the stone has a fair bit of lichen covering it.

Phew – it’s a scorcher today.

Winterbourne Monkton (Churchyard)

Standing Stone / Menhir

hamish Nov 16, 2004

This forlorn Sarsen was (allegedly) pillaged from the now destroyed Mill Barrow (SU094722) and used to mark the Rev. Brinsden’s grave. I see from Rhiannons’ post that it may have been the capstone!

Winterbourne Monkton (Churchyard)

Standing Stone / Menhir

Rhiannon Nov 16, 2004

I was intrigued to see the “Millbarrow” marked on a map in the papery TMA. Some searching revealed it had been a longbarrow north-east of Windmill Hill at SU094722, but was apparently destroyed by an uncaring farmer in 1863.

Aubrey drew it in his Monumenta Britannica. It was surrounded by stones – he called it ‘an orthostatic peristalith’ to be technical.

Stukeley also drew it in 1743, calling it ‘a most magnificent sepulchre’.

The barrow was just west of Winterbourne Monkton, and if you go to that village’s church you will see that the Reverend Brinsden’s grave is marked by a sarsen from the barrow – supposedly the capstone of the barrow’s chamber.

The site of the barrow was excavated in 1994, and the results are in volume 87 of the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Magazine.

Winterbourne Monkton (Churchyard)

Standing Stone / Menhir

Rhiannon Jun 28, 2006

Avebury – A Present from the Past

Stukeley’s illustration of the Millbarrow. Online as part of ‘Abury – A Temple of the British Druids’ (1743) courtesy of Lithop.

Winterbourne Monkton (Churchyard)

Standing Stone / Menhir

Kammer Nov 17, 2004

Mill Barrow Multimap Link

Here’s a Multimap link showing where Mill Barrow once stood (SU094722).

Sites within 20km of Winterbourne Monkton (Churchyard)

Millbarrow

Long Barrow • 0.48km WNW

1

1
The Shelving Stones

Long Barrow • 0.66km E

1
Windmill Hill

Causewayed Enclosure • 1.2km WSW

79

4

15

3
Winterbourne Monkton oval mound

Round Barrow(s) • 1.62km E

1
Penning

Round Barrow(s) • 1.74km E

12

2
Horslip

Long Barrow • 1.84km SW

3

1

3
The Cove

Standing Stones • 1.85km SSE

54

1

5

2
Avebury

Stone Circle • 1.92km SSE

339

3

222

89

12
Monkton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 1.99km ENE

10

3
Avebury Down

Round Barrow(s) • 2.2km ESE

26

1
Avenue stone with axe grinding marks

Carving • 2.42km SE

10

2
West Kennett Avenue

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 2.47km SSE

130

1

5

12

3
Falkners Circle Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 2.57km SE

1
Beckhampton Avenue

Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue • 2.69km SSW

8

4

3

1
The Longstone Cove

Standing Stones • 2.75km SSW

62

2

13

2
Beckhampton Road Enclosures

Enclosure • 2.76km S

2
West Kennet Avenue Settlement Site

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 2.8km SE

25

4
South Street

Long Barrow • 2.81km SSW

6

4

1
Falkner’s Circle

Stone Circle • 2.82km SE

25

2

13

2
Falkners Circle mounds and barrows

Artificial Mound • 2.83km SE

1

2
Wagon and Horses Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.9km S

1
Berwick Bassett Down

Round Barrow(s) • 2.92km NE

3

1
Little London Pair

Round Barrow(s) • 2.93km WSW

4

4
Long Stones

Long Barrow • 2.97km SSW

10

1

6
Waden Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 2.98km SSE

5

1

2
Penning Barn

Round Barrow(s) • 2.98km SSW

1

2
Little London Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.02km WSW

1
West Kennet Hollow Way

Ancient Trackway • 3.24km SE

1
Overton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 3.25km E

18

2
Old Chapel

Long Barrow • 3.25km ENE

2
Silbury Hill

Artificial Mound • 3.3km SSE

156

180

45

15
Yatesbury Village Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.3km WSW

1
Yatesbury Field Cursus

Cursus • 3.33km SW

1
Experimental Earthwork

Artificial Mound • 3.35km E

6

2

2
Yatesbury Field Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.41km WSW

1
Harepit Way

Ancient Trackway • 3.48km SW

1
Silbaby

Artificial Mound • 3.68km SSE

17

17

7
Knoll Down Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 3.7km SW

1

1
Winterbourne Bassett

Stone Circle • 3.72km NNW

34

5

14

1
Old Bath Road Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.8km SW

9

2
The Mother’s Jam

Natural Rock Feature • 3.81km E

15

1

7
Monster Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 3.82km E

6

1
Fyfield Down

Natural Rock Feature • 3.82km E

17

4

1
Pickledean Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 3.84km E

10

2
Fox Covert Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 3.89km SW

2

2
Swallowhead Springs

Sacred Well • 3.91km SSE

34

1

5

9

1
Rough Hill Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 3.92km ENE

1
West Kennett Palisaded Enclosures

Enclosure • 3.95km SE

2

2

1
Down Barn standing stones

Standing Stones • 3.96km ESE

4

1
Noland’s Farm Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 3.99km W

1
Rough Hill Row

Stone Row / Alignment • 4.01km ENE

1
Hackpen Hill (Wiltshire)

4.09km NE

3

1

7
Beckhampton Penning Enclosure

Enclosure • 4.13km S

1
West Kennet Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 4.14km SSE

175

1

14

36

7
The Sanctuary

Timber Circle • 4.25km SE

59

1

1

16

4
Fyfield Down settlement

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.26km E

4
Fiddlers Hill

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.29km NNE

1

1
West Down Gallops Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 4.38km SW

6

2
Overton Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.46km SE

106

1

3

6
West Down Roman Road Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 4.49km SW

7

2
West Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 4.54km SW

1
Long Tom (Fyfield)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 4.62km E

6

1

4

1
Fyfield 1 and 2 barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 4.64km E

2

1
Cherhill 4

Round Barrow(s) • 4.7km WSW

6
Beckhampton Plantation Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 4.74km SSE

1

2
Beckhampton Penning Barrow Cemetery

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 4.75km S

1
Manton Down

Long Barrow • 4.92km E

10

2

6
Temple Bottom

Long Barrow • 5.08km ENE

1

3
Knoll Down Earthwork

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 5.23km WSW

1

1
North Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 5.27km SW

31

7

1
East Kennett Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 5.4km SE

56

5

8

1
Piggle Dene

Natural Rock Feature • 5.43km ESE

18

2
Cherhill Down and Oldbury

Hillfort • 5.58km WSW

52

4

13

2
Harestone Down Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 5.67km SE

21

2

3
Oldbury Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 5.71km WSW

3

2
Devil’s Den

Chambered Tomb • 5.72km E

91

1

4

27

2
Calne Without

Long Barrow • 5.92km WSW

7

1
Harestone Down barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.99km SSE

5
Cherhill cross dyke

Dyke • 6.1km WSW

4
Mount Wood

Round Barrow(s) • 6.22km WSW

6

4
Allington Down

Round Barrow(s) • 6.27km S

12

3
Clatford Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 6.29km E

1
Horton Down

Round Barrow(s) • 6.35km SSW

1

1
White Barrow (Lockeridge)

Long Barrow • 6.37km ESE

1
Lockeridge Dene

Natural Rock Feature • 6.42km ESE

20

5
Cherhill Hill (West)

Round Barrow(s) • 6.46km WSW

10

1
Little Avebury

Stone Circle • 6.51km SE

18

2
Ogbourne Maizey Down Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 6.58km ENE

1

1
Easton Down

Long Barrow • 6.76km SSW

22

1
Barbury Castle

Hillfort • 6.87km NE

40

3

18

1
Broad Stones (Clatford)

Stone Circle • 7.1km E

1

2
Tan Hill (east)

Dyke • 7.16km S

10
Manton Round Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 7.24km E

6

6
Bincknoll Castle

Hillfort • 7.45km N

11

2
Barton Copse Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 7.46km E

1
Baltic Farm

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 7.48km SW

2

2
Tan Hill (west)

Round Barrow(s) • 7.49km SSW

15

3
Roughridge Hill

Long Barrow • 7.59km SW

4

3

1
Kitchen Barrow

Long Barrow • 7.87km SSW

8

3
Tan Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 7.92km S

6

2

5

1
Knap Cottage Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 7.98km SSE

2

1
Morgan’s Hill (eastern group)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.07km SW

10

1
White Horse Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.08km SSE

9

2
Rybury

Causewayed Enclosure • 8.13km S

32

2

1
Easton Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 8.2km SSW

1
Shepherds Shore Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 8.29km SW

1
Morgan’s Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 8.38km SW

25

3
Knap Hill and Walker’s Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.39km SSE

4

4
Marlborough Common Golf Course Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 8.4km E

3
Golden Ball Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 8.48km SE

10

3
Barrow Copse

Long Barrow • 8.48km ESE

25

4

1
Knap Hill

Causewayed Enclosure • 8.6km SE

33

1

13

1
Knap Hill Pass

Ancient Trackway • 8.6km SSE

2
Adam’s Grave

Long Barrow • 8.61km SSE

51

18
Draycott Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 8.98km SE

25

2

1
Ogbourne St Andrew Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 8.98km ENE

15

1

8
Ogbourne St Andrew Church

Standing Stones • 8.98km ENE

6

3
Granham Hill

Long Barrow • 9.04km E

2
Marlborough Mound

Artificial Mound • 9.05km E

14

7

11

2
Adam’s Grave Fallen Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 9.06km SSE

3

2
Brade Wyll

Sacred Well • 9.71km SSE

2

1
Whitefield Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 9.73km ENE

1
Alton Priors

Christianised Site • 9.84km SSE

12

2

7

1
Huish Hill

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 10.01km ESE

8

1
Ridgeway (Southernmost Remains)

Ancient Trackway • 10.15km SSE

8

1

1
Roundway Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 10.37km SW

9

1
King’s Play Hill

Long Barrow • 10.62km SW

20

3
Giant’s Grave (Martinsell)

Promontory Fort • 11.02km ESE

16

1

3
Picked Hill

Sacred Hill • 11.12km SSE

8

5
Martinsell

Hillfort • 11.22km ESE

14

7
The Hanging Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.39km SSE

3

3
Forest Hill Farm

Hillfort • 11.53km E

3

2
Burderop Wood Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 11.6km NE

1
Devil’s Footprint

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.75km NE

1
Laggus Farm Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 11.96km WSW

1
Swanborough Tump

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 11.97km SE

3

1

6
Roundway Hill Covert

Round Barrow(s) • 12.11km SW

3
Oliver’s Castle

Hillfort • 12.11km SW

30

1

14
Woodborough Holed Stone

Holed Stone • 12.13km SSE

3

3
Rushy Platt Bowl Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 12.42km NNE

2

1

1
Mother Anthony’s Well

Sacred Well • 12.55km SW

4

1

1

3
Broome Long Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 12.66km NE

1
Broome Temple

Stone Circle • 12.66km NE

2
Bowood Park Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 12.96km WSW

1
Coate Mound

Round Barrow(s) • 12.97km NE

2
Savernake

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.05km E

8

3
Bowood

13.07km WSW

1
Hoare Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.07km WSW

1
Pewsey Church

Standing Stones • 13.24km SE

7

1
Coate Stone Circle

Stone Circle • 13.48km NE

13

7

19

1
Liddington Castle

Hillfort • 13.51km NE

30

4

3
Mud Lane Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.52km ESE

1
Pewsey

Standing Stones • 13.65km SE

6

3
Marden Henge (and Hatfield Barrow)

Henge • 13.71km S

7

3

23

3
Savernake Temple

Ancient Temple • 13.72km E

1
Shipley Bottom

Round Barrow(s) • 13.97km ENE

3

1
Savernake Lodge

Round Barrow(s) • 14.28km E

5

1
Square Copse Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.33km ESE

1
Loxwell

Sacred Well • 14.61km WSW

3
Liddington Warren Farm

Long Barrow • 14.78km ENE

13

1

3
Warren Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 14.91km ENE

1

1
Ringsbury

Hillfort • 14.98km NNW

16

1

5
Aldbourne (west of Giant’s Grave)

Round Barrow(s) • 15.17km ENE

7

1
The Giant’s Grave (Aldbourne)

Round Barrow(s) • 15.33km ENE

20

1
Sugar Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 15.73km ENE

9

1
Aldbourne 'Cup Barrow'

Round Barrow(s) • 15.75km ENE

1

1
Aldbourne 7

Round Barrow(s) • 15.91km ENE

3

1
Aldbourne Four Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 15.99km ENE

11

1

5

2
Giant’s Grave (Milton Hill)

Long Barrow • 16.31km ESE

15

3
Broadbury Banks

Hillfort • 16.35km S

2
Naish Hill

Hillfort • 16.58km WSW

2

3
Easton Clump

Round Barrow(s) • 16.9km ESE

2

1
The Aldbourne Way

Ancient Trackway • 17.02km ENE

1
Aldbourne Blowing Stone

Natural Rock Feature • 17.05km ENE

3

2

1
Down Farm Group

Round Barrow(s) • 17.67km SE

2

3
Everleigh Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.92km SE

11

1

3
Oldhat Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 18.31km ESE

12

1

1
Casterley Camp

Hillfort • 18.46km SSE

2

2
Godsbury

Enclosure • 18.49km ESE

3

2
Grant’s Firs Group

Round Barrow(s) • 18.7km SE

1
Chisenbury Camp

Hillfort • 18.8km SE

1
Crofton

Causewayed Enclosure • 18.89km E

2
Chisbury

Hillfort • 18.99km E

7

3
Ballards Copse Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.24km ENE

3

1
Lidbury Camp

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 19.75km SE

1
Three Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.93km ENE

8

3