United Kingdom
England
South West England
Somerset
Mendip
Chewton Mendip
Priddy Nine Barrows
United Kingdom
England
South West England
Somerset
Mendip
Chewton Mendip
Priddy Nine Barrows
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 21 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Mendip Hills National Landscape
Priddy Nine Barrows is a site of archaeological importance and a protected Scheduled Monument. They are a group of nine Bronze Age round barrows, seven occurring in a broadly linear arrangement, with two further mounds some 150 yards to the north. Round barrow cemeteries date to the Bronze Age (c.2000-700 BC).
They comprise closely-spaced groups of up to 30 round barrows - rubble or earthen mounds covering single or multiple burials. Most cemeteries developed over a considerable period of time, often many centuries, and in some cases acted as a focus for burials as late as the early medieval period - See Historic England website for more information historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1010506
March 30, 2021
Prehistoric burial mounds that are easy to access and without any touristy stuff around them.
September 14, 2021
This hill is a wonderful elevation and was certainly carefully chosen as a final resting place.
January 18, 2024
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