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Wander along the scarp edge to a kissing gate at the far end of the
grassland. Go through this and down the slope a little, keeping to the lower
path when it forks. Another kissing gate takes the way among trees and
scrub. Pass an exposed section of limestone cliff, beyond which the path
then works its way up a series of stone steps and onto a road. Bear left. In
a few paces come to the B4066 where you head to the right - Hetty Pe-
gler's Tump is not far away. A short distance along the road a Cotswold
Way signpost directs a bridlepath down into woodlands. Note To visit Hetty
Pegler's Tump continue along the roadside for a further 1/2 mile (800m).
HETTY PEGLER'S TUMP
Hetty Pegler's Tump is found just off the route of the Cotswold Way to the south of
Nympsfield Long Barrow. This Neolithic burial mound is in very good condition. Meas-
uring 140ft long by 90ft wide (42m x 27m), the covering mound is about 10ft (3m)
high. From a long internal passageway there are two pairs of side chambers and a
single chamber at the western end. The two northern chambers have been sealed off.
Nineteenth-century excavations unearthed pieces of Roman pottery and an Edward IV
silver groat. The mound (or tump) gained its curious name because it stands on land
that was owned in the 17th century by Henry and Hester (or Hetty) Pegler.
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