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<< Our Photo Pages >> Southmead Barrow - Round Barrow(s) in England in Gloucestershire

Submitted by dooclay on Thursday, 10 February 2022  Page Views: 586

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Southmead Barrow Alternative Name: Westbury Tumulus
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 1.488 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Gloucestershire Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Westbury-on-Trym  Nearest Village: Southmead
Map Ref: ST5794477902
Latitude: 51.498483N  Longitude: 2.60724W
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.
4 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
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TheCaptain visited on 2nd Jun 2022 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Remarkably well preserved round barrow now a part of the recently created Badock's Wood nature reserve

Southmead Barrow
Southmead Barrow submitted by dooclay : The Tumulus from approx NE (Vote or comment on this photo)
A remarkably well preserved round barrow now a part of the recently created Badock's Wood nature reserve

A twice excavated (1873 & 1922/23) Bronze Age Barrow, the type is not mentioned. Located in an area of parkland/nature reserve, surprisingly well preserved. There is an information board nearby. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, BS27.
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Southmead Barrow
Southmead Barrow submitted by TheCaptain : There is a nice sculpture nearby (Vote or comment on this photo)

Southmead Barrow
Southmead Barrow submitted by dooclay : The Tumulus w/ information board in foreground. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Southmead Barrow
Southmead Barrow submitted by TheCaptain : Sculpture and barrow together (Vote or comment on this photo)

Southmead Barrow
Southmead Barrow submitted by TheCaptain : Some old chap on top to give scale (Vote or comment on this photo)

Southmead Barrow
Southmead Barrow submitted by TheCaptain : Interesting info sign

Southmead Barrow
Southmead Barrow submitted by TheCaptain : Remarkably well preserved round barrow now a part of the recently created Badock's Wood nature reserve

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