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<< Text Pages >> Houghton Conquest - Long Barrow in England in Bedfordshire

Submitted by vicky on Tuesday, 17 September 2002  Page Views: 10567

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Houghton Conquest
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 4.631 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Bedfordshire Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Shefford  Nearest Village: Houghton Conquest
Map Ref: TL055405  Landranger Map Number: 153
Latitude: 52.052854N  Longitude: 0.462832W
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.
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
3

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TL0540 : Greensand Ridge, Houghton Conquest, Beds by Rodney Burton
by Rodney Burton
©2006(licence)
TL0540 : Grassy field margin by Bury Farm by Philip Jeffrey
by Philip Jeffrey
©2013(licence)
TL0540 : Fields at Hawhills Farm by David Purchase
by David Purchase
©2016(licence)
TL0540 : Footpath into Houghton Conquest by Philip Jeffrey
by Philip Jeffrey
©2013(licence)
TL0541 : Power lines by the footpath by Philip Jeffrey
by Philip Jeffrey
©2013(licence)

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Re: Houghton Conquest by Zooks777 on Thursday, 12 August 2021
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Clear on Environment Agency lidar (gery icon next to CamRA). 40 x 15 m rectangular feature trending NW-SE - has it been excavated? Close by are 2, possibly 3 circular mounds
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