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`Five Barrows'

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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`Five Barrows' is a promontory fort in Isle of Wight. It is the only promontory fort the Albion Guide charts in the county. The closest station is Shanklin, 10.3 km to the east.

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More places to visit near `Five Barrows'

Photo of Carisbrooke Castle, a ruined castle near Shorwell, the Isle of Wight, south east England.Highlight

Carisbrooke Castle

Castle near Shorwell

Hilltop castle where Charles I was imprisoned.

4 km N

Photo of Godshill, a village in the Isle of Wight, south east England.Highlight

Godshill

Village

Thatched cottages round a hilltop church with a rare medieval Lily Cross wall painting, and a model village open since 1952

5.2 km SE · Isle of Wight

Photo of Calbourne, a village in the Isle of Wight, south east England.Highlight

Calbourne

Village

Winkle Street's row of old cottages facing a stream and a stone sheepwash, with a mostly 13th-century church nearby

6.1 km NW · Isle of Wight

Photo of St Catherine's Oratory, a landmark near Godshill, the Isle of Wight, south east England.

St Catherine's Oratory

Landmark near Godshill

Octagonal medieval tower on St Catherine's Down, nicknamed the Pepperpot, built as penance by a local lord who had looted wine from a wreck.

6.6 km S

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

7.3 km W · spans 24 counties

Photo of the coast at Compton Bay and Downs, the Isle of Wight, south east England.Highlight

Compton Bay and Downs

Coastline near Calbourne

A west-coast surf beach on the Isle of Wight, backed by coloured cliffs, open downs and dinosaur footprints in the rocks

10.3 km W