Priddy Nine Barrows and Ashen Hill Barrow Cemeteries, Bronze Age burial site in Mendip Hills, England
The landscape contains fifteen barrows divided between two cemeteries, with Ashen Hill featuring eight barrows and Priddy Nine containing seven plus two separate mounds.
Archaeological excavations in 1815 by Reverend John Skinner revealed multiple cremation burials containing bronze daggers, decorative beads, and other Bronze Age artifacts.
The placement and arrangement of these burial mounds indicate complex funeral practices and social hierarchies among Bronze Age communities in Somerset.
Visitors can observe the barrows by following a public footpath from Priddy village green along Nine Rings Lane to reach the field boundary.
The area between the barrow mounds remains undisturbed, suggesting potential additional burial sites and urnfields beneath the surface.
Location: Chewton Mendip
Location: Priddy
GPS coordinates: 51.26278,-2.66250
Latest update: March 20, 2025 00:25
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