HETTY PEGLER'S TUMP (Uley Long Barrow) AND WEST HILL
Dating from around 3000 BC Hetty Pegler's Tump is a Neolithic chambered burial mound which is unusual in that the mound is still intact. West Hill is the site of a Romano-Celtic temple dedicated to Mercury, although no archaeological remains are visible.
Access
Directions: 3 1/2 miles north east of Dursley on B4066. Public Access is available at any reasonable time to Hetty Pegler's Tump and is signposted. Access to West Hill is by appointment, see contact details. Please note that there is very little visible at West Hill and the sites have been seeded with metal to discourage metal detection.
The owner's binding undertakings
The owner undertakes to take reasonable steps for the maintenance, preservation of their character and for public access to the properties. The following Management Objectives apply to the property at West Hill, 1. Any cultivation of the land should be by direct drilling or shallow cultivation and not by ploughing. 2. If the land is put down to pasture, a) the growth of shrub should be controlled, b) the number of rats, rabbits and burrowing animals should be carefully controlled. 3. Access, a) Staff at English Heritage should be allowed access at any reasonable time, though normally by appointment, b) Access by appointment should be permitted for the purpose of viewing by the public 4. The traditional Cotswold stone wall on the south east of the land at West Hill should be maintained.