<< Our Photo Pages >> Castle Donington hilltop mound - Long Barrow in England in Leicestershire and Rutland
Submitted by ESgt on Sunday, 31 July 2011 Page Views: 6272
Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Castle Donington hilltop mound Alternative Name: Runway MoundCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 2.169 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Leicestershire and Rutland Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Castle Donington Nearest Village: Isley Walton
Map Ref: SK432260
Latitude: 52.829800N Longitude: 1.36026W
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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48m x 17m x 1.5m high at it's eastern end; a mound off the B6540 road, and near to East Midlands Airport westerly runway lights, and the Download music festival camp site by Castle Donington racing circuit. Iron age remains were found nearby with excavations preparatory to Airport buildings.
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