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<< Our Photo Pages >> Horrocks Moor Barrow - Artificial Mound in England in Lancashire

Submitted by David on Tuesday, 15 March 2022  Page Views: 369

Multi-periodSite Name: Horrocks Moor Barrow
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.731 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Lancashire Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Bolton  Nearest Village: Belmont
Map Ref: SD687136
Latitude: 53.618001N  Longitude: 2.474641W
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
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 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.
3 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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Horrocks Moor Barrow
Horrocks Moor Barrow submitted by David : The woolly cattle were a feature of several years ago. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Artificial Mound in Lancashire. A decent description of this little barrow might be 'cute'. It's a satellite to a larger mound not far away and is very picturesque.
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Horrocks Moor Barrow
Horrocks Moor Barrow submitted by David : There are superb views from up here when the weather's right. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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SD6813 : Whimberry Hill Trig Point by Rude Health
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