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<< Our Photo Pages >> Whitnell Corner Barrows - Barrow Cemetery in England in Somerset

Submitted by dooclay on Sunday, 20 August 2023  Page Views: 128

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Whitnell Corner Barrows
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.598 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Somerset Type: Barrow Cemetery
 Nearest Village: Binegar
Map Ref: ST5982849096
Latitude: 51.239619N  Longitude: 2.576836W
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.
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.
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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Whitnell Corner Barrows
Whitnell Corner Barrows submitted by dooclay : HER 23456 and 23458 Bowl Barrows are visible in this shot. 23458 being a green lump in front of the woods (Vote or comment on this photo)
Barrow Cemetery in Somerset

The Somerset HER shows at least 8 Barrows or sites of in this vicinity. I could see no permitted access, so I took a couple of shots from the roadside - needs a visit from somone w/ a better camera or a way to get closer.
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ST5949 : Bronze age round barrows by Sharon Loxton
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ST5949 : Bronze age round barrow by Sharon Loxton
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ST5948 : 2011 : B3139 looking north east toward Chilcompton by Maurice Pullin
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ST5948 : The B3135 at the entrance to Bennetts Lane by David Purchase
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ST6048 : Bennetts Lane by David Purchase
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