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<< Our Photo Pages >> Halsway Tumuli - Barrow Cemetery in England in Somerset

Submitted by Bladup on Thursday, 10 October 2013  Page Views: 2200

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Halsway Tumuli
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.38 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Somerset Type: Barrow Cemetery

Map Ref: ST137389
Latitude: 51.142837N  Longitude: 3.235032W
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
3 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.
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
4

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Halsway Tumuli
Halsway Tumuli submitted by Bladup : Halsway bowl barrow. The mound measures circa 16m in diameter and is 1.3m high on the west side and 1.8m high on the east. There are at least another 3 tumuli near it. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Barrow Cemetery in Somerset

Halsway Tumuli. There are at least 4 tumuli here. The biggest is a bowl barrow - The mound measures 16m in diameter and is 1.3m high on the west side and 1.8m high on the east.
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