Archaeological sites · West Midlands
Asthall Barrow: an Anglo-Saxon burial mound 100m SSW of Barrow Farm
Asthall Barrow: an Anglo-Saxon burial mound 100m SSW of Barrow Farm — archaeological site in Asthall, West Oxfordshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Shipton · 8.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Asthall Barrow: an Anglo-Saxon burial mound 100m SSW of Barrow Farm is an archaeological site in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "archaeological site in Asthall, West Oxfordshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.7889°, -1.5811°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Asthall barrow is a high-status Anglo-Saxon burial mound from the seventh century AD. It is located in Asthall, Oxfordshire, and was excavated in 1923 and 1924.
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Background
Architecture
]] The barrow stands 2.4 m high, and is about 55 ft in diameter. It was recorded as 8 ft high around 1907, but, in 1923, as 12 ft high. It is surrounded by a 4 ft high dry stone retaining wall. Once covered in trees including beeches and firs, likely planted in the nineteenth century, the barrow is now topped by a single, prominent, sycamore; the remaining growth was removed during conservation work in 2017 or 2018. The presence of Romano–British grey wares in the barrow's soil, like the downward sloping surrounding land, suggests that the barrow may have been constructed by scraping up the surrounding topsoil. The land around the barrow is cultivated up to its edges, and in 1992 was…
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- Coordinates
- 51.7889, -1.5811
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- West Oxfordshire
- Parish
- Asthall
- Postcode
- OX18 4HJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Witney
- Nearest railway station
- Shipton — 8.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17648985 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Asthall barrow (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Asthall Barrow (geograph 6581641).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Asthall Barrow: an Anglo-Saxon burial mound 100m SSW of Barrow Farm?
- Asthall Barrow: an Anglo-Saxon burial mound 100m SSW of Barrow Farm is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX18 4HJ), in the parish of Asthall.
- Is Asthall Barrow: an Anglo-Saxon burial mound 100m SSW of Barrow Farm a listed building?
- Asthall Barrow: an Anglo-Saxon burial mound 100m SSW of Barrow Farm is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- Is Asthall Barrow: an Anglo-Saxon burial mound 100m SSW of Barrow Farm a protected site?
- Yes — Asthall Barrow: an Anglo-Saxon burial mound 100m SSW of Barrow Farm is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Asthall Barrow: an Anglo-Saxon burial mound 100m SSW of Barrow Farm?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode OX18 4HJ. It sits within the Witney parliamentary constituency.