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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Giant's Grave (Marshland)Country: England
NOTE: This site is 7.4 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Norfolk Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Village: Marshland St. James
Map Ref: TF5237009830
Latitude: 52.664775N Longitude: 0.251678E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Round Barrow(s) in Norfolk
A possible Bronze Age Barrow, associated in folklore with Tom Hickathrift.
The giant is an ogre he killed in the district who was then buried beneath a mound.
The earthwork was destroyed in the 19th century.
http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF2390-Tom-Hickathrift%27s-washbowl-and-Giant%27s-Grave&Index=2&RecordCount=1&SessionID=972954b8-c57b-4359-9d0c-51b3d34850ab
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