<< Our Photo Pages >> Southmead Barrow - Round Barrow(s) in England in Gloucestershire
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Southmead Barrow Alternative Name: Westbury TumulusCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 1.127 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:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no 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
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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