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Multi-periodSite Name: King Henry's Mound Alternative Name: King Henry VIII Mound, King Henry’s MountCountry: England County: Greater London Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Richmond Nearest Village: Petersham
Map Ref: TQ18607315 Landranger Map Number: 176
Latitude: 51.444931N Longitude: 0.29482W
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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The top of the mound, reached by a spiral pathway, is nowadays tarmacked over with a few bench seats.
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