Farmington round barrow – visitors welcome.
Image credit: A. Brookes (5.9.2009)
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A closer inspection reveals, well, nothing much.
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Seen from the road, the barrow is visible only by the slight rise in the field.
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The eastern rampart, with hedge planted on top of it.
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The western rampart, seen from the outside looking east.
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The southern side of the fort, with natural slope, seen from the SW.
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The Hangman’s Stone, with the stile slab in the wall to the left.
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The Furzenhill long barrow from the SW. At the right end of the barrow, there is small round “mound” which could either be a round barrow or part of the much-reduced long barrow.
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Cheltenham Road Plantation long barrow (or round barrows) is the slight rise on the far side of the field, the centre of the picture below the greener field.
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The NE cairn, showing the enormous damage caused by excavation.
Image credit: A. Brookes (29.8.2009)
Approaching the NE cairn from the forestry track.
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Whitfield’s Tump on the left, with the rear of the unusual milestone in the right foreground.
Image credit: A. Brookes (23.8.2009)
View north along the southern section of The Bulwarks. Part of the golf course is on the right of the picture.
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The corner in the earthwork at SO856007.
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WT station on the left, Blorenge on the skyline to the right.
Image credit: A. Brookes (14.8.2009)
The block construction of the large cairn, with the drizzly view over Monmouthshire’s lowlands to the left.
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The visible cairn in its landscape, seen on the horizon from the WT station at Cefn y Galchen.
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The smaller, fallen stone to the north. Carreg Maen Taro is just visible in the centre of the picture, just in front of the darker green vegetation.
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Carreg Maen Taro in its landscape, looking south(ish).
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The Breconshire side of the stone.
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The Monmouthshire side of the stone.
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Crickley Hill from Barrow Wake. Churchdown Hill is on the left, with the Malverns along the horizon.
Image credit: A. Brookes (2.8.09)
Viewed from the nearby Tump Belt round barrow.
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It’s in here somewhere! The barrow hidden under summer nettles.
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The round barrow seen from nearby Westwood long barrow.
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Showing the fallen tree that used to crown the barrow.
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The top of the barrow, showing exposed limestone construction.
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The massive mound of the barrow is visible through the foliage.
Image credit: A. Brookes (25.7.09)
Tar Barrow in proximity to Cirencester – the Abbey church tower is visible on the left.
Image credit: A. Brookes (25.7.09)
Tar Barrow with its covering of mature chesnut trees.
Image credit: A. Brookes (25.7.09)