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<< Our Photo Pages >> Bircher Common - Misc. Earthwork in England in Herefordshire

Submitted by jfarrar on Monday, 21 September 2009  Page Views: 7761

Multi-periodSite Name: Bircher Common
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 3.1 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Herefordshire Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Leominster  Nearest Village: Bircher
Map Ref: SO454661
Latitude: 52.290307N  Longitude: 2.801925W
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
4 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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Bircher Common
Bircher Common submitted by jfarrar : Low bank outlining the Iron Age enclosure. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Bircher Common is a medieval common land with a number of features including several Iron Age enclosures and some later house platforms. It lies south-east of Croft Ambrey Hillfort.
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Bircher Common
Bircher Common submitted by Bladup : Lidar image of Bircher Common Enclosures Source: www.lidarfinder.com (Vote or comment on this photo)

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