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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Giant's Grave (Downton)Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.764 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Wiltshire Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Salisbury Nearest Village: Downton
Map Ref: SU16102300
Latitude: 51.006163N Longitude: 1.771906W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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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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A Neolithic long barrow situated in a prominent position on an east facing slope above the valley of the River Avon. The barrow was listed as Downton 2 by Grinsell and comprises a mound 60 metres long with a maximum width of 18 metre aligned north-south across the slope. The mound is 2.5 metres high at the northern end and is flanked by ditches from which material for its construction was quarried. These have become almost entirely infilled and only that flanking the east side of the mound can be seen as a slight hollow. Scheduled.
Source: Pastscape monument no. 217890.
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