Farthing Downs

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork
TQ299583

Also known as:

Fairdean Downs

Nearest town:

Purley (3km NNE)

OS reference:

TQ299583

OS sheet:

187

Latitude:

51° 18' 30.31 N

Longitude:

0° 8' 10.1 W

Added to TMA by

Jonnee23

Images (6)
Fieldnotes (1)
Links (1)

Images

Image of Farthing Downs (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by UncleRob

The next, and probably best preserved of the barrows near the path (on the east side of the road), looking North. All have been plundered in the past from the look of them.

Image credit: UncleRob CC BY-SA

UncleRob Feb 13, 2018

As you walk up from Coulsdon, heading South, this is the first noticeable round barrow. This photo looks back towards London and it’s between the briar at bottom left and the three little hawthorns.

Image credit: UncleRob CC BY-SA

UncleRob Feb 13, 2018

Image of Farthing Downs (Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork) by Jonnee23

detail of the Cairn giving directions to the tumili and surroundings... with cartoon depiction of some er,
previous inhabitants of the area times gone bye?!...

Image credit: Soundnet Associates 2006

Jonnee23 Apr 18, 2006

The centre of Farthing Downs, looking south with more tumili and Iron Age earhworks ahead... and the Millenium Cairn which has good pointers to the nearby features on the landscape...

Image credit: Soundnet Associates 2006

Jonnee23 Apr 18, 2006

The main predominant mound of the cemetary, on the horizon (centre right) in the cluster of Saxon tumili – before reaching the Folly and Cairn – heading south...

Image credit: Soundnet Associates 2006

Jonnee23 Apr 18, 2006

Chalk and flint lanscape of Farthing Downs – difficult to capture, but depicted are the remains of some of the Saxon cemetary mounds...

Image credit: Soundnet Associates 2006

Jonnee23 Apr 18, 2006

Articles

Farthing Downs

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork

Jonnee23 Apr 17, 2006

A real treasure to discover in South London, and close to Croydon!

Stone / Iron Age, Roman and Saxon history in abundance – all located on common open grassland on a ridge leading into the North Downs and ancient woodlands and pastures, that commands great views stretching as far as to The City and Docklands around the surrounding urban and rural landscape.

Visible today are low banks indicating ancient trackways and Iron Age fields, and the excavated remains of several 6th or 7th century Saxon burial mounds, of which at least seven are clearly defined on the Downs’ landscape.