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<< Our Photo Pages >> West Littleton Down - Round Barrow(s) in England in Gloucestershire

Submitted by 4clydesdale7 on Friday, 01 July 2011  Page Views: 4850

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: West Littleton Down
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 3.479 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Gloucestershire Type: Round Barrow(s)
 Nearest Village: Tormarton
Map Ref: ST769769
Latitude: 51.490570N  Longitude: 2.334106W
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
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 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.
2 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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4clydesdale7 visited on 30th Jun 2011 - their rating: Amb: 4 Access: 2 Just arrived at the wrong time - haymaking in progress meant it was inconvenient to walk to site - but that walk is not short nor is it along footpaths so permission needed

West Littleton Down
West Littleton Down submitted by 4clydesdale7 : Site from NNW (Vote or comment on this photo)
Round Barrow(s) in Gloucestershire

Pasture being worked on as I arrived - access politely refused - might be granted at less busy time. Telephoto lens shot only possible - looks interesting
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ST7677 : West Littleton Down by Dr Duncan Pepper
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ST7676 : 2010 : East on West Littleton Down by Maurice Pullin
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ST7676 : 2010 : South east on West Littleton Down by Maurice Pullin
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ST7676 : 2010 : Barley field on the footpath to West Littleton by Maurice Pullin
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Re: West Littleton Down by 4clydesdale7 on Friday, 01 July 2011
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Further research has revealed that in 1968 when a trench for a gas pipeline was being dug on West Littleton Down the remains of three men, two with combat wounds (one wound still containing a bronze age spear point), were found in an ancient ditch which proved to be (in later excavations in 1999/2000) about 60m long - five skeletons were eventually found. [Source S.Glos Council website http://www.southglos.gov.uk using search word Dead Tormarton]. The council eventually published a proud 'little blue leaflet' in April 2007.
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