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These barrows are just west of Setta barrow and the Five barrows group. They run south to north on the top of a west facing ridge.
Apparently there are four in the group, but I could only see three. The southern one has a group of low stones in its centre. Not sure wether these are the remains of a burial chamber or cist. The central barrow appears relatively undamaged and is a medium sized bowl type. The north on is low and appears to have been damaged at some stage.
The northern of the three barrows I could see.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 11/06/09
The stones in the middle of the southern barrow.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 11/06/09
The cental and biggest of the barrows.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 11/06/09
I went to this group prior to visiting Setta barrow which is a few hundred yards north east. They are a varied group in terms of size and are spread east to west across the ridge of a high hill. Some show signs of having been excavated, particularly the central one with the trig point on it.
The setting for these barrows is quite spectacular, with views across many miles of Exmoor. There are at least 6 other barrows within a short distance and an iron age hillfort a couple of miles to the north east.
One of the barrows in the group is a bell type barrow and is a real rarity , wessex fancy barrows aren’t usually found this far west.
I counted 8 in this group, all of which are pictured here. Having read Rhiannon’s previous info I did not attempt to look for the stone row.
This is the northern most barrow in the eastern half of the group.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 11/06/09
This is the eastern most of the group.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 11/06/09
This low barrow is south east of the central barrow.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 11/06/09
This large barrow is south west of the central barrow.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 11/06/09
Apair of barrows in the centre of the group.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 11/06/09
This is immediately east of the central barrow and is a rarity this far west as it is a bell type.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 11/06/09
This large , low barrow is just west of the one with the trig point on it.
Image credit: Mike Rowalnd 11/06/09
This is the central and largest barrow of this group, with trig point.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 11/06/09
Setta barrow from the south, just below the Five barrows.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 11/06/09
A small group of four bowl barrows just to the north of the village of Chaldon Herring. These are in a valley to the south of a ridge which has the Five Marys group on it and from which these photos were taken. I could only see three of them from the hill above them, the one I couldn,t see is only slight and may be swamped by long grass. The Five Marys are the best place to see these slight barrows from.
The westernmost of four barrows.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 10/06/09
There are two barrows here, the eastern one is the larger and has the telegraph pole on its east side.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 10/06/09
A large gorse covered barrow at the eastern end across the road to Broadmayne.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 17/04/07
The east of the two adjacent round barrows.
Image credit: formicaant 17/04/07
Looking east along the full length with the two adjacent barrows to the north.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 17/04/07
Bincombe bumps from the top of the bank barrow.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 17/04/07
This bowl barrow is at the western end of the bank barrow, almost touching it.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 17/04/07
A northern outlier, in the same field as the bank barrow.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 17/04/07
Bell barrow across the road from the eastern end of the bank barrow.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 10/06/09
Two more bowl barrows in the next field, to the west of the bank barrow.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 10/06/09
A close up of the two adjacent bowl barrows.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 10/06/09
Three round barrows and the bank barrow from the valley below.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 10/06/09
Barrows on the ridge, this is taken from Poundbury hillfort with a long lens.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 09/06/09
One of the second of the central pair, it has been truncated and has a wall and a fence across it.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 03/04/07
The large, most westerly pair of barrows, the largest is a bell barrow. Bronkam hill is in the top left corner.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 03/04/07
A large low bowl barrow, very much ploughed by the look of it.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 03/04/07
One of the western bell barrows.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 03/04/07
This is probably Ridgeway no. 7, now disfigured and disrespected by a telecom mast.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 03/04/07
One of the southern outliers from the valley below.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 03/04/07
The second central pair of barrows.
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Two low bowl barrows to the west of the main group.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 28/05/09
I decided my my 8 year old nephew and 6 year old neice should see Stonehenge, as they hadn’t even heard of it. They were very impressed with the stones, but were more interested in the barrows because of the possibility of bodies being buried in them!
This is an extended group, the main set comprising 1 bowl and 3 bell barrows, a single bell and a twin bell, formed as 2 pairs. The bell barrows are particularly well formed types of they’re class. There are another 3 bowls and 1 bell outlying to the west.
One of the Old King barrows is beneath the trees in the gap.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 28/05/09
New King Barrows from inside Stonehenge, the barrow in the foreground is the one next to the monument.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 28/05/09
Corfe Castle from between two barrows on the western side of Corfe Common barrow cemetery.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 18/05/07
The ditch between the inner and outer western ramparts.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 07/04/07
Looking east along the north side of the hillfort.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 07/04/07
This is the eastern area between the inner and outer eastern ramparts.
Image credit: Mike Rowland 07/04/07