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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Furze Down Alternative Name: ParadiseCountry: England County: Hampshire Type: Long Barrow
Nearest Town: Fordingbridge Nearest Village: Martin
Map Ref: SU0791621895
Latitude: 50.996396N Longitude: 1.888574W
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 |
5 | Superb |
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 |
0 | No data. |
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 |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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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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