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<< Our Photo Pages >> Roundhill Barrow - Round Barrow(s) in England in Bedfordshire

Submitted by Anonymous on Tuesday, 13 January 2009  Page Views: 3820

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Roundhill Barrow Alternative Name: Roxton Round Barrow
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 2.269 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Bedfordshire Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Bedford  Nearest Village: Roxton
Map Ref: TL1487755016
Latitude: 52.181442N  Longitude: 0.321247W
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.
 2 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.
 3 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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Roundhill Barrow
Roundhill Barrow submitted by Iain_P : Round Hill barrow is an impressive sight, both from a distance across the generally flat surrounding fields and close up. Pity it's covered in so much vegetation; I'll revisit in winter, when hopefully more of the barrow will be visible. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Barrow in Bedfordshire

Impressive looking Neolithic round barrow, but spoilt by the new bypass which runs next to it cutting off access to the site from Roxton.
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Roundhill Barrow
Roundhill Barrow submitted by Iain_P : Here's a simulation (= not very scientific, manipulated Photoshopped image!) showing the barrow without the trees, bushes and knee-deep vegetation. Actually, purely by accident, it fits quite well with the dimensions and description given on the Heritage England listing: "circular in plan, measuring about 21m in diameter, and survives to a height of approximately 1.7m, with steep sloping sides d... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: Roundhill Barrow by Iain_P on Wednesday, 24 May 2017
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The location for this site is 1.5km West of the reference currently on the site. The true location is TL 1488 5501 [corrected]
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