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Cobhill Barrow

Round Barrow(s)

Rhiannon Mar 21, 2007

Winterslow: tradition of golden coffin buried in the vicinity, which contains two of the largest barrows in the county (excluding Silbury). Information from the late J.F.S. Stone, 1951.

From Barrow Treasure, in Fact, Tradition, and Legislation
L. V. Grinsell
Folklore, Vol. 78, No. 1. (Spring, 1967), pp. 1-38.

As you can tell, this might not be this Bronze age barrow that the folklore refers to – there are a large number of barrows in cemeteries to the north of the Winterslows. So you probably won’t find it. Just leave your metal detector at home please.

Cobhill Barrow

Round Barrow(s)

Chance Aug 19, 2012

Details of site on Pastscape

The remains of a Bronze Age bowl barrow.

(SU 23483329) Cobhill Barrow (NR). (1)
A mutilated bowl barrow, Winterslow 25, 18 paces x 15 paces x 4 ft high; traces of a slight ditch. Considered by P F Ewence probably to have been used as a siting point for a change in the angle of the Roman road (RR 45a). (2)
A badly mutilated 0.7m high mound is all that remains of this barrow. Ewence’s contention would seem to be suspect as neither the eastern nor western alignment of the Roman Road intersects the barrow. (3)

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SOURCE TEXT
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( 1) Ordnance Survey Map (Scale / Date) OS 6” 1962
( 2) General reference VCH Wilts 1 pt 1 1957 204
( 3) Field Investigators Comments F1 ANK 15-OCT-70

Sites within 20km of Cobhill Barrow

Pheasant Hotel

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 1.12km S

1
Easton Down

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 2.59km N

2
Ashleys Copse

Hillfort • 3.14km ENE

1

1
Battery Hill

Long Barrow • 3.23km W

1
Fussell’s Lodge

Long Barrow • 4.15km WSW

4

2
Figsbury Ring

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 4.52km W

31

1

14
Horse Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 5.13km W

1
Winterbourne Gunner Group

Round Barrow(s) • 5.17km W

1

1
Martin’s Clump

Long Barrow • 5.47km NNE

2
Whiteshoot Hill

Round Barrow(s) • 5.79km E

1

1
The Turret

Round Barrow(s) • 5.8km E

1

1
Martin’s Clump Mine

Ancient Mine / Quarry • 5.91km NNE

1
Suddern

Long Barrow • 6.11km NE

1
Laundry Bungalows

Round Barrow(s) • 8.65km N

1
Wilbury House

Round Barrow(s) • 8.73km NNW

2
Barrow Field Clumps

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 9.16km N

2

2
Newton Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 9.28km WNW

1
Quarley Hill

Hillfort • 9.57km NNE

2

3
Old Sarum

Hillfort • 9.58km WSW

31

14

1
Rowbarrow (Salisbury)

Round Barrow(s) • 9.91km WSW

1
Amesbury Archer

10.02km WNW

1

3

1
Danebury Long Barrows

Long Barrow • 10.12km ENE

5

2
Danebury

Hillfort • 10.12km ENE

28

11

4
Lockerley Camp

Plateau Fort • 10.16km ESE

1
Ratfyn Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 10.17km NW

1
Ogbury Camp

Hillfort • 10.4km W

2

1
Boscombe Bowmen

10.46km WNW

1

2

1
Amesbury Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 10.49km WNW

1
Danebury North-East long barrow

Long Barrow • 10.58km ENE

1
Little Down (Great Durnford)

Round Barrow(s) • 10.78km W

1
Danebury Round Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 10.99km ENE

1
Waters Down Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 11.17km ENE

1
Devil’s Ditch

Dyke • 11.31km NNW

5

3
Lake House

Round Barrow(s) • 11.45km W

5

3
Bulford

Standing Stone / Menhir • 11.46km NW

1

2
Ratfyn Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 11.48km WNW

3

2
Bulford Camp Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 11.95km NW

1
Clearbury Ring

Hillfort • 12.01km SW

1
Bulford Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 12.14km WNW

15

3
Vespasian’s Camp and Blick Mead

Hillfort • 12.21km WNW

17

10

2
Countess Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 12.3km WNW

1
Bluestonehenge

Stone Circle • 12.35km WNW

5

2

2

1
Giant’s Grave (Downton)

Long Barrow • 12.55km SW

1

1
King Barrow (Coneybury Hill)

Round Barrow(s) • 12.69km WNW

2

1
The Giant’s Chair (Downton)

Round Barrow(s) • 12.74km SW

1
Dunwood Camp

Hillfort • 12.94km ESE

1

1
Coneybury Henge (site)

Henge • 12.95km WNW

1

2
Woodhenge

Timber Circle • 13.06km WNW

36

3

10

2
Lake Down Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.07km W

1
Milston Down Long Barrows

Long Barrow • 13.1km NNW

18

3
Milston Down Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 13.13km NNW

2
Newton Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.19km W

2
Wilsford Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.22km W

1
Durrington Walls

Henge • 13.29km WNW

38

10

4
Cuckoo Stone

Standing Stone / Menhir • 13.31km WNW

20

1

2
New King Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.35km WNW

24

4
Amesbury Bowl Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 13.44km WNW

5

1

4
The Avenue

Ancient Trackway • 13.48km WNW

18

2

1
Milston Down Firs

Long Barrow • 13.48km NW

5
Old King Barrows

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 13.69km WNW

24

3
Cursus Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 13.76km WNW

8

2
Cowdown Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 13.79km W

1
Stockbridge Down

Round Barrow(s) • 13.83km ENE

1

1
MOD Durrington

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 13.99km WNW

8

2
Silk Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.07km NW

2
Amesbury 11 Bell Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.07km WNW

6

1
The North Kite Enclosure

Enclosure • 14.08km W

1
Gate Ditch

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.14km WNW

3

1
Normanton Down Neolithic Mortuary Enclosure

14.17km WNW

1
Bush Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.2km WNW

16

1

6

5
Normanton Down and Bush Barrow

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.2km WNW

16

2

4

2
Lake Group

Round Barrow(s) • 14.2km W

12

2
Normanton Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 14.22km WNW

1
Prophet Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.24km W

5

3
Strangways Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.25km WNW

1

1
Station Stones

Standing Stones • 14.26km WNW

2

1
Oval Twin Disc Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.27km WNW

1
Lake Group Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 14.29km W

1
Altar Stone

Oath Stone • 14.33km WNW

2

1

1

3

1
Stonehenge

Stone Circle • 14.34km WNW

240

2

180

138

29
Lake Group Earthwork

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.35km W

3

2
Droveway Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 14.44km WNW

1
Sun Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 14.45km WNW

1
Normanton Gorse Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 14.51km WNW

1
Stonehenge Car Park Post Holes

14.54km WNW

5

3

7
Stonehenge Urn (A303) Barrow Group

Round Barrow(s) • 14.54km WNW

1

1
Stonehenge Palisade

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 14.65km WNW

10

2
Stonehenge Cursus Group

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 14.87km WNW

40

6
Woolbury

Hillfort • 14.9km ENE

9

2
Dirty Mount

Round Barrow(s) • 14.95km E

3

1
Bury Hill

Hillfort • 15.18km NE

18

2
New Henge (To be named)

Henge • 15.19km WNW

1
Fargo Plantation Henge

Henge • 15.41km WNW

1

2
Jacob’s Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.42km S

4
Monarch of the Plain

Round Barrow(s) • 15.47km WNW

9

2
Seven Barrows (Tidworth Camp)

Round Barrow(s) • 15.58km NNW

4

1
Larkhill Camp Long barrow

Long Barrow • 15.6km WNW

2

2
Winterbourne Stoke Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 15.64km W

2
Weyhill

Round Barrow(s) • 15.67km NNE

2
The Stonehenge Cursus

Cursus • 15.71km WNW

50

2

6

1
Winterbourne Stoke Group

Round Barrow(s) • 15.74km W

22

3

1
Dunch Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 15.75km NNW

8

1
Durrington Down Group

Round Barrow(s) • 15.84km WNW

4

2
Breamore Down

Round Barrow(s) • 15.9km SW

1

2
Whitsbury Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 15.99km SW

2
Knighton Longbarrow

Long Barrow • 15.99km WNW

9

3
Balksbury

Hillfort • 16.16km NE

2

2
Giant’s Grave

Long Barrow • 16.24km SW

2

4
The Lesser Cursus Henge

Henge • 16.29km WNW

1
New Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 16.31km ENE

1
Sheer Barrow

Long Barrow • 16.32km NW

1
Lesser Cursus

Cursus • 16.39km WNW

1
Little Somborne Hillfort

Hillfort • 16.46km ENE

1
Heardulfes Hlaewe

Round Barrow(s) • 16.46km ENE

1
Old Coach Road Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 16.61km NNW

2

1
Withering Corner Barrows.

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 16.66km E

4

2
Gallows Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.66km NW

4

1

1
Fargo Compound Group

Round Barrow(s) • 16.91km WNW

1
Pickpit Hill Barrow

Round Barrow(s) • 16.91km N

1

1
Leckford Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 16.95km ENE

1
Winterbourne Stoke Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 17.05km WNW

2

1
Whitsbury Castle Ditches

Hillfort • 17.15km SW

4

4
Tenantry Farm

Long Barrow • 17.21km SW

2
Ebsbury Hill

Hillfort • 17.22km W

1

1
Farley Mount Enclosure

Enclosure • 17.24km E

7

2
Berwick St James

Standing Stones • 17.26km W

7

1

1
Sidbury Hill

Hillfort • 17.37km NNW

1

4
Black Bush Plain

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.55km SSE

1
Winterbourne Stoke East Group

Round Barrow(s) • 17.57km W

1

1
Chilbolton Round Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 17.69km ENE

1
The Butts (New Forest)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.69km S

1
Windmill Hill (Ludgershall)

17.79km N

2

1
Ludgershall 2

Round Barrow(s) • 17.79km N

5

2
Winterbourne Stoke West Group

Round Barrow(s) • 17.86km W

1

1
Hot Cross Bun

Round Barrow(s) • 17.89km NNW

3

1
Southly Bridge Barrows

Round Barrow(s) • 17.91km N

3

2
Ludgershall 1

Round Barrow(s) • 17.93km N

5

2
Stagsbury Hill

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 17.95km SE

7

1
King Ina Earthworks (Eastern section)

Ancient Village / Settlement / Misc. Earthwork • 18km N

2

1
Duck’s Nest

Long Barrow • 18.21km SW

3

5
Robin Hood’s Ball

Causewayed Enclosure • 18.21km WNW

4

1
Cow Down (Tidworth)

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 18.29km NNW

1

2
West Wood

Round Barrow(s) • 18.36km E

6

1
Grovely Castle

Hillfort • 18.59km W

2

2
Comesdeane Well Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 18.76km NNW

3

2
Snail Down

Barrow / Cairn Cemetery • 19.05km NNW

2

1

4
Chilbolton Down Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.1km ENE

1
Frankenbury Camp

Hillfort • 19.15km SSW

1

1
Sarsen Stone (Martin)

Standing Stone / Menhir • 19.16km SW

3

2
Furze Down Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.19km SW

2
Weather Hill Long Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.29km NNW

1
Newton Down Farm

Round Barrow(s) • 19.3km ENE

2
The Butt (Fritham)

Round Barrow(s) • 19.42km SSE

4

1
Grans Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.56km SW

4

3
Knap Barrow

Long Barrow • 19.56km SW

3

4
Weather Hill

Henge • 19.57km NNW

5

3

1
Knoll Camp

Hillfort • 19.85km SW

1

2
Merdon Castle

Hillfort • 19.9km E

1

1
Money Hills

Round Barrow(s) • 19.97km SE

2