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<< Our Photo Pages >> Wills Neck - Barrow Cemetery in England in Somerset

Submitted by Bladup on Wednesday, 03 July 2013  Page Views: 2656

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Wills Neck
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 4.75 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Somerset Type: Barrow Cemetery
 Nearest Village: Triscombe
Map Ref: ST16533516
Latitude: 51.109634N  Longitude: 3.19372W
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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Wills Neck
Wills Neck submitted by Bladup : Looking at the trig point and barrow at ST165351 on the 386m high Wills neck, it's the highest place in the Quantock hills. (Vote or comment on this photo)
There are at least six barrows on the 386m high Wills Neck, the highest place in the Quantock hills.

Nearby is the little Triscombe standing stone.
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Wills Neck
Wills Neck submitted by TheCaptain : Several are cairns on the top of and around Wills Neck, the highest point (386m) of the Quantock Hills. The summit cairn has a trig point on the top, where we saw several horses, including a very young foal. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wills Neck
Wills Neck submitted by TheCaptain : Several cairns are on the top of and around Wills Neck, the highest point (386m) of the Quantock Hills. This one is to the southeast of the summit (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wills Neck
Wills Neck submitted by Bladup : This barrow is on Wills neck at ST167349. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Wills Neck
Wills Neck submitted by Bladup : Looking over the overgrown tumulus - ST164356 [it looked like a ringcairn] at the sun setting into Bridgwater Bay. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nearby Images from Geograph Britain and Ireland:
ST1635 : Views towards Wills Neck by thejackrustles
by thejackrustles
©2022(licence)
ST1635 : Wills Neck by Rude Health
by Rude Health
©2013(licence)
ST1635 : The Trig Point on Wills Neck by Richard Baker
by Richard Baker
©2005(licence)
ST1635 : Trig point on Wills Neck by Roger Cornfoot
by Roger Cornfoot
©2014(licence)
ST1635 : Trig point, Wills Neck by Chris Andrews
by Chris Andrews
©2012(licence)

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 779m NNW 346° Triscombe Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (ST16363592)
 1.4km NW 320° Great Hill Platform cairn* Barrow Cemetery (ST15653625)
 2.2km ENE 60° Plainsfield Camp* Misc. Earthwork (ST18433622)
 2.3km NNW 330° West Hill Platform Cairn* Cairn (ST15423717)
 2.4km NW 317° Fire Beacon Cairn* Cairn (ST14913697)
 3.0km N 353° Dead Woman's Ditch* Misc. Earthwork (ST162381)
 3.2km NNW 337° Wilmots Pool Cairn* Cairn (ST15303813)
 3.6km NNW 327° Black Hill Tumuli* Barrow Cemetery (ST14653819)
 3.7km NW 321° Hurley Beacon Tumulus* Cairn (ST14223808)
 3.8km SSE 149° St. Agnes Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST18423186)
 4.1km N 352° Dowsborough Castle* Hillfort (ST160392)
 4.7km NW 322° Halsway Tumuli* Barrow Cemetery (ST137389)
 5.2km NW 319° Thorncombe Hill Cairns* Barrow Cemetery (ST13183914)
 5.3km S 177° Devil's Whispering Well* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST1671029841)
 5.7km NW 317° Thorncombe Barrow* Cairn (ST12733942)
 6.1km NNW 337° Holford Standing Stone* Standing Stone (Menhir) (ST142408)
 6.3km NW 311° Trendle Ring* Ancient Village or Settlement (ST118394)
 7.1km NW 324° Beacon Hill Platform Cairn* Barrow Cemetery (ST12434101)
 7.1km WNW 297° Curdon Camp Hillfort (ST102385)
 8.5km NNE 25° St Andrew's Well (Stogursey)* Holy Well or Sacred Spring (ST20224282)
 9.4km SSE 160° Norton Fitzwarren* Hillfort (ST196263)
 9.6km W 261° Elworthy Barrows hillfort* Hillfort (ST070338)
 9.7km NE 56° Cannington Camp* Hillfort (ST246405)
 9.7km SW 223° Kings Castle Hillfort (ST097282)
 11.1km NW 305° Battlegore* Round Barrow(s) (ST07454162)
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