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<< Our Photo Pages >> The Mount (Beaconsfield) - Round Barrow(s) in England in Buckinghamshire

Submitted by coldrum on Friday, 01 July 2011  Page Views: 5017

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: The Mount (Beaconsfield)
Country: England County: Buckinghamshire Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Beaconsfield
Map Ref: SU95549089
Latitude: 51.608748N  Longitude: 0.621716W
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
no data 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
5
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The Mount (Beaconsfield)
The Mount (Beaconsfield) submitted by SimonRN59 : The Mount, Wilton Park near Beaconsfield, believed to be a neolithic round barrow. Sadly completely neglected. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Barrow on Beaconsfield golf course in Buckinghamshire.

Pastscape entry:
"The Mount" is a circular mound overgrown with trees and scrub, situated in a plantation once a part of Wilton Park, now a golf course. It measures c 23.0m in diameter and 2.8m high, the summit being 3.0m in diameter. At a height of 1.0m there are traces of a berm around the mound."

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