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<< Our Photo Pages >> Minns Close Tump Wood - Causewayed Enclosure in England in Herefordshire

Submitted by yewtreeguy on Wednesday, 15 August 2018  Page Views: 2190

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Minns Close Tump Wood
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.723 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Herefordshire Type: Causewayed Enclosure
 Nearest Village: Abbey Dore
Map Ref: SO38693162
Latitude: 51.979644N  Longitude: 2.894061W
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
4
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Minns Close Tump Wood
Minns Close Tump Wood submitted by yewtreeguy : Minns Close Tump Wood at Abbey Dore in Herefordshire showing the possible Causewayed Enclosure (Vote or comment on this photo)
A possible Neolithic Causewayed Enclosure recently discovered ( August 2018 ) from aerial photography.

Given I only discovered it two weeks ago it has obviously not had any work done on assessing the photographs but it does look pretty convincing.
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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
SO3831 : Minns Close Tump by Oliver Dixon
by Oliver Dixon
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SO3831 : Arable crops by Hugh Venables
by Hugh Venables
©2006(licence)
SO3831 : Weedy strip by Hugh Venables
by Hugh Venables
©2006(licence)
SO3831 : Private drive to Red Barn by Jonathan Billinger
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©2019(licence)
SO3931 : Pontrilas Army Training Area by Ian Capper
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