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<< Our Photo Pages >> Monument 224730 - Round Barrow(s) in England in Wiltshire

Submitted by TimPrevett on Tuesday, 24 November 2015  Page Views: 1869

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Monument 224730 Alternative Name: Savernake 1
Country: England County: Wiltshire Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Marlborough
Map Ref: SU23036640
Latitude: 51.396172N  Longitude: 1.670366W
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.
4 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
5

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Monument 224730
Monument 224730 submitted by HarryTwenty : Looking SE at the barrow. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Barrow in Wiltshire

A bowl barrow in a clearing to the east of the Grand Avenue in the Savernake Forest. Pastscape records it as 43 metres in diameter and 1.4 metres high.
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Monument 224730
Monument 224730 submitted by HarryTwenty : Western side looking SE. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Monument 224730
Monument 224730 submitted by HarryTwenty : Western side looking north. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Monument 224730 submitted by HarryTwenty : Southern side of the barrow looking north. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Monument 224730 submitted by HarryTwenty : SW side looking north. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Monument 224730
Monument 224730 submitted by HarryTwenty : Top of the barrow. The tree is pointing towards the SW but you won't get to see the winter solstice sunset as the forest is in the way! (Vote or comment on this photo)

Monument 224730
Monument 224730 submitted by HarryTwenty : Northern side looking SW.

Monument 224730
Monument 224730 submitted by HarryTwenty : Southern end of the barrow.

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Re: Monument 224730 by TimPrevett on Friday, 19 May 2017
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This barrow is in this short video of some of the ancient trees I filmed here the day after winter Solstice 2015, time index 4:04:
https://youtu.be/VKRKdS_aGHA?t=4m4s

I'm surprised I've not put a photo or two up, so will get around to that.
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