Scutchamer Knob
Scutchamer Knob, also known as Cuckhamsley Hill and occasionally as Scotsman's Knob or Beacon Hill, is an early Iron Age round barrow on the Ridgeway National Trail at East Hendred Down in the English county of Oxfordshire.Photo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site in Oxfordshire, England
- Also known as: “Scutchamer Knob (Earthwork)” and “Scutchamore Knob”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include DIDO and PLUTO reactor.
DIDO
Building
DIDO was a materials testing nuclear reactor at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell, Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom. It used enriched uranium metal fuel, and heavy water as both neutron moderator and primary coolant. DIDO is situated 1 mile northeast of Scutchamer Knob.
PLUTO reactor
Building
PLUTO was a materials testing nuclear reactor housed at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment, a former Royal Air Force airfield at Harwell, Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom. PLUTO reactor is situated 1 mile northeast of Scutchamer Knob.
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Research institute
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory is one of the national scientific research laboratories in the UK operated by the Science and Technology Facilities Council. Rutherford Appleton Laboratory is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Scutchamer Knob.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Ginge and West Ilsley.
West Ginge
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Bates, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Ginge is a hamlet within the civil parish of Ardington in the English county of Oxfordshire, 3.9 miles by road to the southeast of Wantage. West Ginge is immediately next to the hamlet of East Ginge, which is contained within the parish of West Hendred.
West Ilsley
Village
Photo: Michael Ford, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Ilsley is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England. The population of the village at the 2011 Census was 332. West Ilsley is situated 2 miles southeast of Scutchamer Knob.
Chilton
Village
Photo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chilton is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England, about 3+1⁄2 miles southwest of Didcot. The parish is a historic part of Berkshire, though under the 1974 local government boundary changes was transferred to the administration of Oxfordshire. Chilton is situated 2 miles east of Scutchamer Knob.
Scutchamer Knob
- Categories: mound, round barrow, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: West Hendred, Vale of White Horse District, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.56238° or 51° 33′ 45″ northLongitude
-1.34281° or 1° 20′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C3WHM64+XVOpenStreetMap ID
node 446825585OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q7439556
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In Other Languages
“Scutchamer Knob” goes by many names.
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Cwichelmeshlæw”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cwichelmeshlaew Hill and Scutchamer Knob Plantation.
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