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<< Text Pages >> Hog Cliff Bottom Barrow - Round Barrow(s) in England in Dorset

Submitted by coldrum on Tuesday, 06 December 2011  Page Views: 3179

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Hog Cliff Bottom Barrow
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.503 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Dorset Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Maiden Newton
Map Ref: SY61209711
Latitude: 50.772267N  Longitude: 2.551609W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5
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"The mound, a probable bowl barrow, is situated at SY 61209711 on a shelf below the crest of a spur. It measures 11.4m in diameter and 0.9m high and has been dug into from the south to ground level. There are slight traces of a ditch on the north-west."

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SY6197 : Hog Cliff National Nature Reserve by Andrew Smith
by Andrew Smith
©2008(licence)
SY6197 : Barley, Maiden Newton by Andrew Smith
by Andrew Smith
©2008(licence)
SY6197 : Hog Cliff National Nature Reserve by Nigel Mykura
by Nigel Mykura
©2008(licence)
SY6197 : Hog Cliff Bottom by Andrew Smith
by Andrew Smith
©2007(licence)
SY6097 : Barley, Maiden Newton by Andrew Smith
by Andrew Smith
©2008(licence)

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