Priddy Nine Barrows and Ashen Hill Barrow Cemeteries, Bronze Age burial site in Mendip Hills, England
Priddy Nine Barrows and Ashen Hill Barrow Cemeteries are two burial grounds with a total of 15 mounds spread across the landscape near Priddy in the Mendip Hills. The two sites contain different numbers of barrows, with additional separate mounds that date to the Bronze Age.
These burial grounds were established during the Bronze Age and have shaped the landscape for thousands of years. Excavations in the 1800s uncovered cremation burials with bronze weapons and ornaments, providing evidence of the people who were buried here.
The arrangement of these mounds reflects how Bronze Age communities marked their dead and organized their burial grounds according to social rank. Walking through the site, you can sense how important these spaces were for the people who lived here.
Start from the village green in Priddy and follow the public footpath along Nine Rings Lane toward the field boundary where the barrows are located. The mounds sit in open pasture land that is accessible year-round, though sturdy boots help on uneven ground.
The soil between the barrows has never been disturbed, meaning additional burial pits and urn fields may lie hidden beneath the ground. This makes the site potentially richer in undiscovered graves than what is visible today.
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