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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Haresfield Beacon tumulusCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.645 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Gloucestershire Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Stroud Nearest Village: Haresfield
Map Ref: SO82030887
Latitude: 51.778205N Longitude: 2.26187W
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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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TheCaptain visited on 31st Aug 2020 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Walk around the Bruce Friendship Trail, which takes in the superb Haresfield Beacon with its remnants of promontory hillfort with a round tumulus at the western point, with a trig point on the top. Superb views over the Severn Vale
drolaf visited on 15th May 2016 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 5 Access: 3.5
At the western tip of Haresfield Hill, the views from here over the Severn Vale to the Forest of Dean and Black Mountains are superb.
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