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<< Text Pages >> Furze Down - Long Barrow in England in Hampshire

Submitted by JimChampion on Tuesday, 31 May 2005  Page Views: 4604

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Furze Down Alternative Name: Paradise
Country: England County: Hampshire Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Fordingbridge  Nearest Village: Martin
Map Ref: SU0791621895
Latitude: 50.996396N  Longitude: 1.888574W
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
4
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Earthen Long Barrow in Hampshire

This neolithic long barrow is found in the middle of a field on an exposed hilltop, inconspicuous at less than 1m high. It is 56m long, with parallel flanking ditches that have long since silted up. Its width tapers from 20m at the east end to less than 9m at the west end. The barrow was mutilated by the construction of a (now disused) reservoir at its centre.

This ancient monument is described in its scheduling as being "800m north-west of Paradise"!
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SU0721 : Tumulus and deer near Grim's Ditch by Toby
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SU0721 : Trees on Furze Down by Toby
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©2007(licence)
SU0722 : Grim's Ditch by Stuart Buchan
by Stuart Buchan
©2006(licence)
SU0822 : View towards Toyd Down, Hampshire by Stuart Buchan
by Stuart Buchan
©2006(licence)
SU0822 : Barn near Grim's Ditch by Toby
by Toby
©2007(licence)

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Re: Furze Down by Zooks777 on Saturday, 21 August 2021
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Inconspicuous on Environment Agency lidar (grey icon next to CamRA) except for abandoned modern reservoir
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