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<< Our Photo Pages >> Monument 224718 - Round Barrow(s) in England in Wiltshire

Submitted by TimPrevett on Tuesday, 24 November 2015  Page Views: 1623

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Monument 224718
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.93 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Wiltshire Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Marlborough
Map Ref: SU21446591
Latitude: 51.391828N  Longitude: 1.693249W
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.
4 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 224718
Monument 224718 submitted by TimPrevett : A bowl barrow situated to the east of a wider track, to the west of a path in the Savernake Forest. Marked on OS Maps as 'tumulus' a little to the north of the well known ancient tree "Big Belly Oak". Pastscape records the Bronze Age barrow as 36 metres across by 1.2 metres high, with a surrounding ditch 0.4 metres in depth. Viewed from the west, the barrow is a little more raised than this p... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Barrow in Wiltshire

A bowl barrow situated to the east of a wider track, to the west of a path in the Savernake Forest. Marked on OS Maps as 'tumulus' a little to the north of the well known ancient tree "Big Belly Oak". Pastscape records the Bronze Age barrow as 36 metres across by 1.2 metres high, with a surrounding ditch 0.4 metres in depth.
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Monument 224718
Monument 224718 submitted by HarryTwenty : Standing on the footpath looking at the trees next to the barrow. Savernake forest is a magical place. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Monument 224718
Monument 224718 submitted by HarryTwenty : Top of the barrow with the southern half lit up by the Christmas sun. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Monument 224718
Monument 224718 submitted by HarryTwenty : Top of the barrow looking south at the Christmas sun. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Monument 224718
Monument 224718 submitted by HarryTwenty : Looking up at the barrow. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Monument 224718
Monument 224718 submitted by HarryTwenty : Christmas Day sunlight shining on the barrow, seasons greetings from the ancestors : ) (Vote or comment on this photo)

Monument 224718
Monument 224718 submitted by HarryTwenty : Looking east from the footpath at the barrow lit up by the Christmas day sunlight.

Monument 224718
Monument 224718 submitted by TimPrevett : A bowl barrow situated to the east of a wider track, to the west of a path in the Savernake Forest. Marked on OS Maps as 'tumulus' a little to the north of the well known ancient tree "Big Belly Oak". Pastscape records the Bronze Age barrow as 36 metres across by 1.2 metres high, with a surrounding ditch 0.4 metres in depth. Viewed from the north.

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